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1 '52 ANTHROP_OLOGY-" ANTHROP 3003 , ARCHAEQLOGY OF DEATH_ Archaeological analysis and interpretation. of burial practices and .otherdeath-ritual. '"Three hours (lectures and discussion);' one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2PA3 _ ' ,ANTHROP 3E03 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY IThe topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine An-- Gient Mesoamerican Cities and another focus on The Archaeology .ofHierarchy).'Three hours; (lecturEls and discussion); one termPrerequisite:'ANTHROP 2PA3 -'ANTHROP 3EE3 - SPECIAL TOP,ICS\IN ARCHAEOLOGY IIAs per ANTHHOP 3E03._"Three hours (lectures· and discussion); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2PA3 "ANTHROP 3G03 i' COMPARATIVE ,MYTHOLpGY ,, , the reconstruction of lost mythic traditions by means of comparativetechniques drawn from historical linguistics. 'The Indo-European'traditionsofEurasia will be examined.Three hours (Iectl,lres and discussion); one termPrerequisite: A~THROP2G03 or permission of the instructorANTHROP 3H03 ANTHROPOLOGICAL DEMOGRAPHYThis course offers an introduction to the 'study" of population dynamics(birth,death, migration) -and population struc~ure. It focuses on' issuesparticularly pertinent to anthropological'stud,ies of past and. presentpopulations. ' " ,Three hour~ (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP ,2E03 -'' 'ANTHROP 3103 SYNTAX" ' _ .'A study of howwords are organized intQ sentences. The emphasis will' beon the Functional approach in comparison with other syntactic theories,Three hours (Iectwe~); One term .Prerequisite: One of ANTHROP 21.,L3, LINGUIST 2LL30rpermission cif theDepartment' 'Cross-list: LINGUIST 3103Offered in a!~ernate years.This course is administered by the Department of Modem Languagesand Linguistics. ' , - .,ANTHROP 3113 SEMANTICSA study of patterns of meaning in language; a- critical survey of currenttheories and issLles., -Three hoyrs (lectures); one term /Prerequisite: One of ANTHROP 3103, 3M03; LINGUIST 3103, or 3M03, andsix units of a language other than English; or permission of the DepartmentCross-list: L1NGUIST'3113Offered· in alternate years.This course is administered by the Department· of Modern Languages'andiUnguistics. 'ANTHROP 31S3 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY. Independent study of a research problem through published materials' -and/or fieldwork. It is incumbent UpOr:l the student to secure 'arrange~,ments with the supervising instructor priortoregistration in this course;otherwise, . no grade will be submitted.'One term'-Prerequisite: Registration in any program in Anthropology andpermissionof the instructor,'ANTHROP 3183 may be repeated,' if on adiffeient study, to a total of sixunits.ANTHROP3K03 • ,ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONTechnique and methodology in the investigation of archaeological material.Three hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: ANTH'ROP 2PA3 - "Enrolment is limited. 'ANTHROP 3L03 HI~TORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY ~Some of the major developments and personalities in the history of anthropologyal3 a discipline, with emphasis ,upon tl;le English-~peakingworld, -, -Three hours (Iectures.and diSCUSSIon); one termPrerequisite: Registration in Honours AnthropologyAntirequisite: ANTHROP 2103This course, is required of all students registered in an Honours Programin Anthropology. 'ANTHROP 3M03_ MORPHOLOGYThe study of word, formation in languages of the world; a ci"iticalsurveyof current theories and issues.'Thr~e hours (lectures); one,termPrerequisite: One of ANTHROP 2LL3,LlNGUIST 2LL30r permission oHheDepartment . ,Cross'-list: LINGUIST 3MO$Offered in alternate years.This course is ,administered by the Department of Modern Languages_" and Linguistics.'ANTHROP 3N03', PRIMATE EVOLUTIONComparative anatomy and evoi.utionary development ~f humans and ournearest living relatives, the other primates; , ,Three hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2E03_Antirequisite: ANTH'ROP 3NN3ANTHROP 3P03 RESEARCH METHODS IN. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Methodologies and techniques of research, especially field study, in'_ sociocultural anthropology.Three hours(lectures and discussion); one term.Prerequisite: Registration in any program in AnthropologyANTHROP 3PP3 . PALEOPATHOLOGY'The origins and evolution' of human diseases and methods, of identifyingdisease in ancient human remains.'Three hours (lectures/discussion and lab); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP. 2FF3Enrolment is limited. ' '_ANTHROP 3R03 " . GENETICS AND MODIERN HUMAN ORIGINS -This course~urveys genetic studies in anthropology and considers keyissues in the field, 'such as the huma-n genome diversity project.Three hours (one hour lecture; two hour lab), one term. Prerequisite: ANTHROP 2D03 or BIOLOGY 3J03-, (There will be a. supplementary fee for -supplies used 'in labs.)Enrolment· is limited.ANTHROP3RR3 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDERSelected .. topics.' relating to the construction and· practiCE? of gender invarious cultural contexts. ' . .Three h,ours(lectures and discussion); one term . .Prerequisite: Registratin in Level III or IV of any Anthropology program''ANTHROP3T03 POWER AND RESISTANCE-A critical examination of power in post-colonial conflicts. Examines conceptsand Case stl!dies of local resistance to economic globalization, the"re-defining of nationalities; and the spread of universalizing cultures., Three -hourS. (lectures and discussion); one termPr~requisite: Six units of Sociql/Cultural AnthropologyANTHROP 3V03 ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE. HISTORICAL IMAGINATIONThis course is situated at the intersection' of history and anthropology,and focuses especially on the ways in which soCial actors represent,give meaning to, and strategically employ constructions of1he past. -Three hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2F03 and regjstrationin anyprogram in AnthropologyEnrolment is limited.ANTHROP 3W03** SP~CIAL TOP,ICSIN ANTHROPOLOGY IThe ,topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine. CurrentIssues in Medical Anthropology and other classes :mayfocus on­Readings in Myth or Contemporary Issues in Archaeology).One. term .. " _ 'Prerequisite: Hegistrati:on in any" program in Anthropology,ANTHROP 3WW3** SPECIAL TOPICS I,NANTHROPOLOGY IIAs per ANTHROP 3W03**.~OnetermPrerequisite: Registra,tionin 'any program in AnthropologyANTHROP 3Y03 "ABORIGINAL COMMUNITYHEALTH AND WELL-BEING'A Gritical 'examination of the determinants of ,health in Aooriginal communities;processes of community· revitalization; and recent governmentpolicy initiatives. , . -Three hours (Iectur~ and discussion); o':le term