University of Calgary : Anthropology ANTH

Anthropology ANTH

Instruction offered by members of the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Department Head – M. Pavelka

Junior Courses

Anthropology 201

Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution

Introduction to evolutionary theory and processes, with particular reference to the primates. Topics include primate taxonomy, distribution, reproduction, locomotion, diet, social organization, and evolution, with special emphasis on the path of human evolution.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Anthropology 203

Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

The nature of human society: its elements, its variability and its perpetuation. Conclusions will be drawn from comparisons of institutions (political, economic, religious, educational and sexual) in both small-scale and large-scale societies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Anthropology 213

Contemporary Aboriginal Issues in Canada

An exploration of the history of Aboriginal/state relations, the development of Indian policy, and current efforts of Aboriginal peoples to address historical matters through the critique of the residential school system and the pursuit of self government, land claims, modern treaties and Aboriginal rights. Includes a critical examination of Canadian historical writing, popular culture, and stereotypes of Indians and will survey contemporary Aboriginal expressions of identity in the arts, literature, cultural performances, and other public contexts.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Senior Courses

Anthropology 303

Business in Cultural Context

Ways in which differences in cultural values and practices affect the form and nature of interaction between business parties, especially those of differing national/cultural/ethnic backgrounds.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Anthropology 311

Primate Behaviour

Primate behaviour and related topics: social dynamics, sociobiology, socio-ecology, dominance, aggression, kinship, sexual behaviour, socialization, learning, cognition, communication, ape language, and conservation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Anthropology 317

Ethnographic Survey of Africa South of the Sahara

Traditional societies in sub-Saharan Africa, concentrating on a number of classical social anthropological fieldwork studies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 319

Ethnographic Survey of North Africa

Ethnographic survey of the peoples of North Africa, including the Sahara, and historical analysis of their incorporation within the contemporary national states of the region.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 321

Ethnographic Survey of Latin America

A survey of cultural traditions of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America as they have evolved since the 16th century.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 323

Culture and Society of China

Diversity of social and cultural patterns in imperial and contemporary times.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 329

Ethnographic Survey of Selected World Areas

Arranged for various topics in the anthropology of world areas. Consult department for topics in any given year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 329 and 399 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 399)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 331

Anthropology of Gender

Comparative analysis of gender as a central feature of social identity and of social relations of power, with particular reference to feminist approaches to the exploration of women's experience in their historical and cultural variety.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 335

Culture and Environment of Selected Circumpolar Peoples

Peoples and cultures of the circumpolar area with an emphasis upon environmental adaptation and the effects of culture contact.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 337

Indigenous Knowledge and Global Developments

Contemporary anthropological approaches to indigenous knowledge and peoples, particularly in their relationships to industrial and post-industrial societies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 341

Medical Anthropology

A survey of anthropological approaches to disease, illness and the maintenance of health.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 343

World Survey of Military Institutions

Comparative ethnographic survey of military institutions in small-scale and large-scale societies. Examples will be drawn from contemporary and historical societies, with a particular emphasis on the organization and employment of armed forces and on their relationship to the larger society.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.
Notes: Not open to students with credit in Anthropology 315.

Anthropology 353

Primate Evolution

Focus on cladistic methods in taxonomy and theory in systematics and evolution. Discussion of major problems in primate evolution. Laboratory work involving cladistic analyses of fossil primate lineages.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 201 or Archaeology 203 or consent of the Department.
Notes: Anthropology 307 or equivalent statistical course is highly recommended.

Anthropology 355

An Ethnographic Survey of Native North America

Selected North American Indian cultures in terms of the relationships among basic subsistence adaptations, social, ceremonial, and ideological structures.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 363

Anthropological Perspectives on Religion

Contemporary anthropological theoretical perspectives on indigenous and world religions.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 379

Urban Anthropology

A study of tribalism, ethnicity, sub-cultures, social networks and related phenomena in urban societies. Attention will be paid to planning and applied urban anthropology.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 391

Anthropological Theory

Study of a variety of theories in Social and Cultural Anthropology, and their implications for research design and fieldwork.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 391 and 365 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 365)

Anthropology 393

Ethnography of Global-Local Dynamics

Changes in the international division of labour and resulting social, cultural, and political effects, with particular attention to the incorporation of small-scale societies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 393 and 387 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 387)

Anthropology 402

Independent Study

Selected topics in anthropology to be offered to Majors and Honours in their fourth year. Topics for each student to be arranged on the basis of special interest and need.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Anthropology 404

Independent Study

Anthropology 405

Ecology of Tropical Forest Societies

Adaptation of indigenous societies to their tropical forest habitat, and their transformation under the impact of industrial society.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 411

Methods and Analysis for Anthropology

An introduction to research design, data collection, and analysis as used in anthropology. Cross-cultural research design and methods, use of participant observation and personal documents will be emphasized.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 413

Method and Theory in Primatology

Focus on observational methods and analysis, with practical application in laboratory study at the Calgary Zoo. Theoretical perspectives of behavioural ecology as applied to primate studies.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 311 or consent of the Department.
Notes: Field trips required. Anthropology 307 or equivalent statistical course is highly recommended. Credit allowed for only one of Anthropology 351 and 413 .
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 351)

Anthropology 419

Ethnography of the Great Plains

Comparative study of peoples and cultures of the Great Plains past and present.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Also known as: (Archaeology 419 )

Anthropology 421

Contemporary Latin American Society

An examination of selected issues in the anthropological study of contemporary Latin America.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 and 321 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 427

Women in East Asian Societies

Comparison of women's roles in China, Japan, and Korea, with particular reference to family structure and economic organization.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 323 or 327.

Anthropology 431

Ethnography as Text

Written and pictorial techniques used by anthropologists in classic and experimental ethnographies to establish their authority and to persuade readers that the facts and patterns they report have an objective existence.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 433

Applied Anthropology

Introduction to the practical use of anthropological knowledge and research methods. Includes discussion of the specific challenges of practicing anthropology outside of academia.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 433 and 357 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 357)

Anthropology 435

Evolutionary Anthropology

Analysis of evolutionary principles and processes (such as natural selection, sexual selection, kin selection, parental investment) as they are applied to the current study of human and nonhuman primate behaviour. Special emphasis on socioecological approaches to primate behaviour.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 311 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 451

Topics in Primate Behavioural Ecology and Conservation

Advanced topics in the behavioural ecology and conservation biology of nonhuman primates, including related theory and field techniques.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 311 or consent of the Department.
Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 461

History of Anthropology

Historical survey of anthropological thought from the enlightenment to the present.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 465

Identity, Nationalism and Post-Colonialism

A study of the creation of colonial national identities and their disruption by indigenous assertions of identity and sovereignty in settler societies including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 467

Anthropological Perspectives on Armed Forces

An anthropological approach to modern armed forces and their shifting relationship to the nation-state. The notion of a global military culture will be critically examined through focusing on such topics as the lived experience of military personnel, military ritual, leadership, and group cohesion.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 391 or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 469

Ritual and Cultural Performance

Anthropological theories of political, social, symbolic and performative aspects of ritual and the role of ritual in the reproduction and contestation of cultural identities.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 469 and 367 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 367)

Anthropology 471

Political Anthropology

Comparative analysis of power, authority, dependency relations, and processes of governance, from the perspective of social anthropology, with primary emphasis on stateless societies and formative states.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 471 and 371 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 371)

Anthropology 473

Belief Systems

An anthropological approach to the social construction of reality: the internal logic and structure of closed systems of ideas; processes of legitimization of belief; the resolution of contradictions; and properties of belief systems under conditions of social change.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.

Anthropology 475

Anthropology of Law

Systems of law and social control in both state and non-state societies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 475 and 375 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 375)

Anthropology 481

Environment, Society and Culture

The relationship between human societies and the physical environment will be examined with emphasis on the relation between cultural behaviour and environmental phenomena.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: One of the following ethnographic courses: Anthropology 317 , 319 , 321 , 323 , 327, 331 , 335 , 427 , Archaeology 345 , 355 , 357 , 419 .

Anthropology 485

Economic Anthropology

Comparative analysis of production, distribution and consumption in small-scale and complex societies; theories of exchange; effects of capitalism upon traditional economies and social organization.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 , 391 and 393 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for Anthropology 485 and 385 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Anthropology 385)

Anthropology 501

Conference Course in Anthropology

Arranged for various topics of anthropology on the basis of special interest and need.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 203 or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 505

Conference Course in Primatology

Arranged for various topics of primatology on the basis of special interests and need.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 311 and one additional senior primatology course and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 523

Human Ecological Systems

The development of human ecology, its current directions and application of analytical techniques as they apply to anthropology, archaeology and geography.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in Anthropology 609, Archaeology 609, and Geography 609.
Also known as: (Archaeology 523 , Geography 523 ) (formerly Anthropology/Archaeology/Geography 609)

Anthropology 535

History and Theory in Primatology and Physical Anthropology

Historical and theoretical survey of ideas about the biological bases of human and non-human primate social behaviour. Impacts of the theoretical models of the modern synthesis, ethology, behavioural ecology, socio-ecology, and sociobiology or the study of human and non-human primates.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 311 plus one of the following: Anthropology 413 , 435 or 451 .

Anthropology 541

Field Study in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Research projects carried out off campus, under the supervision of a member of academic staff, and resulting in a graded project report.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Anthropology 552

Field Studies in Primatology

Intensive training and practice in field methods of observational primate behaviour or behavioural ecology.
Course Hours: F(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 351 and consent of the Department.
Corequisite(s): Anthropology 553 or consent of the Department.
Notes: Normally offered during Spring Term.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 553

Primate Behavioural Research Design

Design of a research project, including the identification and operationalization of a research question and the collection and analysis of data.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 552 and consent of the Department.
Notes: Normally offered during Spring Term.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 567

Advanced Studies in Visual Culture

Advanced studies in visual communication with special attention to historical and theoretical aspects of visual practices. Students will explore diverse expressions of visuality and undertake applied visual research and production. Topics may include the social production of visual discourse, visual media and social change, visual anthropology, and strategies for visual research.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Communications Studies 367 or 371 or Anthropology 411 , or consent of the Faculty of Communication and Culture.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Credit for both Anthropology 567 and Communications Studies 567 will not be allowed.

Anthropology 571

Honours Seminar in Primatology

Current theoretical and methodological issues will be explored in a discussion based seminar format.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): For students enrolled in the BSc Honours program.

Anthropology 573

Honours Seminar in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Current theoretical and methodological issues will be explored in a discussion based seminar format, with the possibility of development of a research project.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): For students enrolled in the BA Honours program.

Anthropology 589

Nutritional Anthropology

The study of human dietary practices from biological and cultural perspectives. Subjects covered include the development of nutritional anthropology, principles of nutrition, principles of ecology, diet from an evolutionary, comparative and historic perspective, the impact of undernutrition on human physiology, and behaviour and methods in nutritional anthropology.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 201 or Archaeology 203 or Archaeology 305 , and consent of the Department.
Also known as: (Archaeology 589 )

Graduate Courses

Only where appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599.

Anthropology 601

Conference Course in Anthropology

A specialized area of Anthropology selected on the basis of particular interest and need.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 603

Thesis Development

A reading and conference course in the student's substantive area conducted jointly by at least two faculty members.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 605

Professional Skills for Anthropologists

Training and practice in research/teaching skills: grantsmanship, conference and classroom presentations, academic publishing, job interviews.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in Anthropology 601 .90 or the equivalent.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Anthropology 611

Methods in Anthropological Research

A variety of topics relevant to research and the logic of inquiry in Anthropology.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Anthropology 613

Current Issues in Methodology in Primatology

A variety of topics relating to aspects of data collection and data analysis in primatology, with a focus on ecological and behavioural data.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 631

Anthropological Theory

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Anthropology 635

Primatological Theory

Seminar dealing with the theoretical material of primatological and biobehavioural perspectives in Anthropology.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Anthropology 641

Graduate Seminar in Civil-Military Relations

Comparative analysis of relations between civil society and military institutions. While most theories of civil-military relations take the military and civilian sectors as a given, this seminar will adopt a critical approach to analyzing how civil and military institutions mutually constitute each other as distinct forms of society.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Anthropology 659

Primatology

Specialized topics and laboratory training in this field will vary from year to year and may include: behavioural ecology, biomechanics, evolution, biosociality, and field methodology.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Anthropology 701

Independent Studies

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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