Reading and composition courses based on the anthropological literature. These courses provide an introduction to issues distinctive of anthropological texts and introduce students to distinctive forms of anthropological writing, such as ethnography and anthropological prehistory. Readings will be chosen from a variety of texts by authors whose works span the discipline, from bioanthropology to archaeology and sociocultural anthropology. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

This course will explore key themes in how past foodways are determined and interpreted within anthropological archaeology. Readings will be chosen from a variety of academic texts that showcase both theoretical and methodological perspectives of how archaeologists discuss food, with an emphasis on the ancient Americas. Evidence for how people in the past engaged with their food can be determined using various types of artifacts and ecofacts preserved at archaeological sites such as ceramics, stone tools, art, plant remains, animal remains, as well as through analyses such as stable isotopes. These discussions will introduce students to the ways in which scholars ask questions, read and evaluate sources, and develop arguments. Students will be trained in critical and persuasive writing that integrates supporting evidence into an argument using archaeological and anthropological perspectives.

Section Reserved for EAOP Program

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills