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Prerequisites/Notes:
Junior standing and at least two courses in anthropology or consent of instructor
Catalog Description :
An examination of a particular topic in contemporary anthropology. The specific topic investigated changes each year. Students are expected to carry out independent research on the topic, either through a review of relevant literature or through field or laboratory work.
Topic for Fall 2016: Anthropology of Migrants and Refugees
This course focuses on social groups of migrants and refugees who voluntarily or involuntarily leave their country and cultures of origin, while considering the global processes of displacement. It examines how migrants and refugees experience displacement and its impact on core concepts of culture such as enculturation, assimilation, adaptation, acculturation, and notions of cultural identity and citizenship. It also examines the phenomenon of displacement as a demographic dimension of globalization—high levels of movement of peoples across national boundaries, an increase in the number of countries affected by migrants and refugees, and the increase in number of multiethnic and multicultural societies.
Topic for Winter 2017: Disability and Culture
Disability is a social and lived category fundamental to human experience. This advanced seminar draws from experiential, reflexive, phenomenological, and critical approaches in cultural and medical anthropology to cross-culturally explore the subjectivities of perceived physical and mental disabilities in both local and global worlds. Topics will include: autism, learning disabilities, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, chronic pain, d/Deaf culture, and other categories of social impairment.
Topic for Spring 2017: Natives and Newcomers in Northeast Wisconsin
This course examines the American Indian cultures of Northeast Wisconsin during the late prehistoric and early historic periods, focusing on the time of first contact between Indians and Europeans. After a survey of American Indian cultures in the region, the course explores the impacts of European contact on both the natives and the newcomers, and considers how those impacts continue to resonate today. The fields of archaeology, ethnohistory, ethnography, and museum studies will all be engaged.
Attributes: GER Social Science Div, 400-599 Advanced Course
Term |
Winter Term 2017 |
Instructors |
Brenda Jenike |
Course |
ANTH 500 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP: DISABILITY & CULTURE |
Final Exam |
Wednesday, Mar 15, 2017 11:30 a.m. - 02:00 p.m. |
CRN |
1077 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
12:30 PM-02:20 PM TR BRIG 305 |
Start-End Date |
Jan 03, 2017-Mar 15, 2017 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
Course materials |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Number on waitlist |
Seats available |
Enrollment: |
15 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
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