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Anthropology
1020E -
Many Ways of Being Human
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Students explore the human experience, past and present, by learning about differences and similarities in societies and cultures across time and space, including how we live, die, communicate, make sense of our lives, and interact with each other and the world around us.
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Anthropology
1025F/G -
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
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An introduction to the basic concepts used in the anthropological study of non-Western social and cultural institutions that focuses on the unity and diversity of human experience. Topics include: kinship, economics, politics, religion, and the present-day conditions of indigenous societies. The ethnography of various peoples is discussed.
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Anthropology
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Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
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An introduction to aspects of biological anthropology and archaeology which help us to understand the place of humankind in nature. Topics to be covered include heredity, human evolution and variability, archaeological method, the development of culture, the domestication of plants and animals, and the rise of civilization and the state.
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Anthropology
1027A/B -
Introduction to Linguistics
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Introduction to basic concepts and methods of modern linguistics. Topics include articulatory and acoustic phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. This course is a prerequisite for subsequent linguistics courses in the Department of Anthropology and/or the Linguistics program.
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Anthropology
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Archaeology and World Prehistory
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The field of archaeology, with emphasis on the major discoveries of the discipline. Topics include the evolution of humans, their spread throughout the world, the origins of agriculture, urbanization, and the development of early civilizations. Major archaeological sites like Olduvai Gorge, Stonehenge, Giza, Ur and Teotihuacan will be discussed.
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Anthropology
2112 -
Iroquoian Language and Culture
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In this course the student will learn the basics of a particular North American aboriginal language (Mohawk) and will examine the relationships of that language to various culturally relevant concepts.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2201F/G -
Urban Thinking: Cultural Explorations of Towns and Cities
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An ethnographic and social-ecological approach to towns and cities examining small and large urban and peri-urban sites as complex cultural and political systems. Topics such as urban cultures, space and power, sustainability, and governance, among others, will be explored from a critical cross-cultural and historical perspective.
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Anthropology
2202F/G -
Queer Lives: Cultures of Sex, Sexuality, and Desire
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Using ethnography to challenge the hetero-normative assumption, this course explores queer sexual and erotic diversity, examining local and historical expressions and practices of desire as both culture and politics.
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Anthropology
2203F/G -
Indigenous Peoples, Globalization, and the Environment
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An examination of natural resource development emphasizing the interplay between indigenous people, the state and transnational developers. Topics include: environmentalism and livelihood; land rights; corporate power and state policies; common property and community-based resource management; NGOs in environmental politics; sustainability and the greening of development.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2211F/G -
Cultures of the Caribbean
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An introduction to the Caribbean and circum- Caribbean, emphasizing religion, aesthetic styles, current political processes, and relationships of the region and its peoples to Canada.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 1.0 or 0.5 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2212F/G -
Cultures of the Pacific
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The cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia with an emphasis on indigenous social structures. Other topics include ecology and economy, male-female relations, ritual and cosmology, hierarchical and egalitarian political systems, Pacific history, and contemporary political and economic issues.
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Anthropology
2214F/G -
Cultures of Native North America
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This course will examine the traditional cultures and culture areas of Native North America. Contemporary peoples will be compared in Canada and the United States as a product of different histories and different traditional ways of life.
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Anthropology
2216F/G -
Cultures of Latin America
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The cultural history of Latin American societies. Topics include the historical formation of indigenous communities, and a wide variety of contemporary social problems in Latin America.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2217F/G -
First Nations Traditional Cultures of Canada
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Cultural and linguistic areas of Canada, subsistence patterns, social and political organization, religion, ethnohistory of the fur trade and Metis, treaties, accessing First Nations viewpoints.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2218F/G -
Contemporary First Nations Issues in Canada
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Education, land claims, sovereignty, social justice, hunting and fishing rights, co-management of resources, spirituality, pow-wows, oral history, language maintenance; media representation, cross-cultural mis-communication, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2219F/G -
Cultures of the Middle East
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A critical examination of approaches that tend to homogenize and dehistoricize Middle Eastern peoples. The course provides an historical overview that reveals regional heterogeneity, and shifts in peoples, powers and borders. Due to the immensity and complexity of the region, the thematic focus will change regularly.
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Anthropology
2220E -
Iroquoian Perspective and Tradition
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Through the in-depth examination of Iroquoian (Mohawk) language, mythology, legends, and ceremonial texts, this course offers an introduction to the unique world view of the Iroquoian people and an examination of its continuing relevance in contemporary Iroquoian society.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 1.0 or 0.5 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2222F/G -
The Foundations of Anthropology
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An overview of socio-cultural theory accomplished through the reading of a number of anthropological classics. Each will be examined critically against the background of major theoretical developments in Anthropology from the late nineteenth century to the 1960s.
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Anthropology
2224F/G -
The Anthropology of Religion
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A cross-cultural exploration of religion as a system of practices, knowledge and belief. Topics include: human predicaments and ideas of the sacred; traditional religions in their cultural, social, and political dimensions; world religions and their spread; modernity, utopias and revivals; contemporary religions in local and global terms.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2226A/B -
Biological Anthropology
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A survey of the major areas of biological anthropology, including heredity, paleo-anthropology, human adaptability and variability, and growth and development.
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Anthropology
2227E -
Special Topics in Anthropology
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Special topics of current interest in Anthropology. List of special topics available in the Anthropology Department.
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Any first year Arts and Humanities or Social Science 1.0 or 0.5 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2228F/G -
Special Topics in Anthropology
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Anthropology
2229F/G -
Principles of Archaeology
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This course provides an overview of the goals, theory and analytical methods of archaeology as practised by anthropologists. The course serves to provide a basic appreciation of how one is able to go from the material remains of past peoples to statements about the nature of their cultural systems, and also, how archaeologists are uniquely poised to address certain general questions of concern to all anthropologists.
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Anthropology
2230F/G -
Arctic Archaeology
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An overview and critical evaluation of reconstructions of past ways of life in the Arctic. The course will introduce prehistoric cultures as archaeologically defined and examine the use of ethnography in archaeological interpretation, the role of cultural contact in culture change, and the use of archaeology in constructing contemporary identity.
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Anthropology
2231F/G -
Archaeology of North America
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An overview of the archaeology of native peoples north of Mexico. Topics include the evolution of Plains bison hunting, the origins of agriculture and Pueblo societies in the Southwest, the development of social complexity amongst the mound builders of the Mississippi Valley, and the colonization of the High Arctic.
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Anthropology
2232F/G -
Prehistoric Civilizations of Mesoamerica
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The prehistoric societies of Mexico and Central America. Topics include the entry of humans into the New World and their arrival in Mesoamerica; appearance of agriculture and settled village life; evolution of cities and civilizations; development of historic Aztec and Maya societies; effect of the Spanish Conquest.
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Anthropology
2233F/G -
Archaeology of Ontario and the Great Lakes
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The prehistoric societies of Ontario and surrounding areas. Topics include the entry of humans into the New World and their arrival in Ontario; development of agriculture; appearance of historic period societies such as the Huron, Neutral and Ojibwa; impact of European settlement and economic systems on native societies.
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Anthropology
2234F/G -
Andean Prehistory
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This course will focus primarily on the prehistory of the Peruvian Andes and Coast, with some overlap into Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Amazonia. We will study the area's archaeological record in some detail, touching on a variety of themes that are of general archaeological interest, e.g. agricultural origins, trade, the rise of complex societies, the role of religious ideology, and the interpretation of archaeological evidence.
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Anthropology
2235A/B -
Individuation in Forensic Science
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Recovering remains and identifying victims and perpetrators of crimes is at the core of forensic science. This course details methods used in crime scene analysis using a case study format. Topics include: archaeology, entomology, vital statistics (i.e., age, sex, stature, race) of skeletons, fingerprinting, and DNA (nuclear and mitochondrial).
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Anthropology
2236A/B -
Human Aging: Bioanthropological Perspectives
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This course examines biological changes of the human body from birth to old age, using a systems approach to document and evaluate populational patterns of growth and development. It emphasizes methods used in bioarchaeology to estimate chronological age from calcified tissue and problems associated with senescence (i.e., osteoarthritis and osteoporosis).
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Anthropology
2240E-2242E -
Special Topics in Anthropology
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Special topics of current interest in Anthropology.List of special topics available in the Anthropology Department.
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Any first year Arts and Humanities or Social Science 1.0 or 0.5 Essay course.
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Anthropology
2243F/G -
Applied Linguistics
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A survey of practical applications of linguistic theory. Includes discussion of the relevance of psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic research to language teaching and learning, evaluation of language policies, consideration of issues of translation and communicative competence, and the analysis of language use in media, law and medicine.
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Anthropology
2245F/G -
Topics in Language and Culture
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Culture is investigated using linguistic methods and techniques. Topics include: the analysis of lexical sets, cognitive categories, language as a symbolic communicative process, non-verbal communication, conversational analysis.
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Anthroplogy
2246F/G -
Anthropology of Reading and Writing
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This course examines reading and writing from an anthropological perspective. It looks at how writing originated based on archeological evidence and at the sociocultural consequences of this invention. Then it explores various writing systems around the world as well as the effects of the introduction of literacy in societies.
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Anthropology
2247A/B -
Phonological Analysis
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An introduction to the analysis of the sound systems of languages. Includes a discussion of the basic units of sound, their patterns of distribution and alternation. Topics to be covered are: articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, distinctive feature theory, the writing of rules to describe phonological patterns. The generative framework will be emphasized.
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Anthropology
2248A/B -
Introduction to Syntax and Semantics
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An introduction to contemporary generative syntax and semantics: lexical categories, lexical semantics, morphology in relation to syntax, constituency, dependency, grammatical relations, argument structure, sentential semantics focussing especially on the relation between semantic structure and syntactic structure. The primary language discussed will be English but examples will be drawn from other languages where appropriate.
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2249F/G -
Discourse Analysis and Linguistic Pragmatics
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Analysis of the contexts in which sentences occur and of the communicative functions they carry. Topics include: theme/rheme, information structure, deixis, presupposition, conversational implicature, speech acts and conversational analysis.
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Anthropology
2250F/G -
Verbal Art, Performance and Speech Play
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This course examines the artful and playful use of spoken language in relation to social organization and cultural practices. Topics include: structures and patterns in speech play, participation of the audience in the performance, evaluation of competence, issues of authenticity and identity, and the tension between tradition and innovation.
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Anthropology
2255E -
Feminist Perspectives in Anthropology
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Critical assessment of feminist theory and methodology for cross-cultural interpretations. Topics include: critical examination of gender, division of labor, power, production and reproduction, ideology, communication, "nature"; controversies over nature/nurture, nature/culture, public/private.
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Anthropology
2260F/G -
“Nature” in the City
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This course examines how changing notions of social control, sanitation, property value, class, security, and individual well-being have shaped the social production of green spaces in urban environments. We will also explore how green spaces are experienced by urban inhabitants and influence their imagination of the city.
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Anthropology
2262F/G -
The Production and Consumption of Global Commodities
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This course focuses on communities of commodity producers and consumers in an integrated global political economy. Weekly lectures centre on particular commodities (rubber, gold, sapphires, oil, water, etc.) and on how anthropologists have attempted to study the roots and effects of their production and consumption.
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Anthropology
2264F/G -
Issues in Primate Conservation
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A consideration of conservation issues confronting primatologists, including: conservation assessment, variables for understanding the conservation biology of nonhuman primate populations, biogeographic patterns contributing to declining primate populations, strategies in primate conservation, and how ethnoprimatology – the study of interactions between humans and nonhuman primate populations – can be useful in primate conservation.
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Anthropology
2265F/G -
Primate Behavior
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This course considers the behavioral patterns, and diversity, exhibited across species of the Order Primates. Critical examination of theoretical models developed to explain primate behavior is emphasized. Topics covered, using species comparisons, include socioecological contexts of primate behavior, reproduction, growth and development, kinship and dominance, communication and cognition.
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Anthropology
2269F/G -
Special Topics in Environment Culture
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Special topics in the anthropological study of environment and culture.
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Anthropology
2272F/G -
Anthropology of Tourism
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This course examines various aspects of tourism from an anthropological point of view. Topics will include the cultural effects of tourism on both hosts and guests, on the political and economic issues involved in tourism, on the connection between tourism and environmental concerns, and on conflict over local resources.
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2280F/G -
Economic Anthropology
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This course explores the economic lives of people across a variety of cultures. Topics will include social and political economy, economics and morality, gifts and exchange, labour and production, commodities and consumption, fair trade, and concepts of land and mortgage.
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The former Anthropology 271A/B.
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Anthropology
2281F/G -
Anthropology of Development
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Third World responses to development from an anthropological perspective, with emphasis on the impact of market institutions on indigenous societies. Topics include the impact of aid, wage labor and urbanization on peasant communities; local versus national priorities in development; and risk aversion and technological innovation among small farmers.
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2282F/G -
The Anthropology of Migration
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This course will examine human migration from an anthropological perspective that includes a brief historical overview of human mobility, case studies from around the world, and theoretical attempts to explain and predict human migration.
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2283F/G -
Refugees and the Displaced: An Anthropological Approach to Forced Migration
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This course examines populations forcibly uprooted from their original habitats due to armed conflict, famine, environmental disasters and 'development.' It emphasizes the need to examine displacement in specific contexts. Topics include: the impact of displacement on society and culture, 'home' and exile, humanitarian aid, resistance and resilience in host-countries.
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Any Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course and registration in any module in the Faculty of Social Science.
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2289F/G -
Special Topics in Refugee and Migrant Studies
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Special topics in refugee and migrant studies.
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Plagues and Peoples: Cultures of Health and Healing
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An exploration of the social and cultural basis of health, disease, and healing. We will examine patterns of illness and epidemics, social and cultural aspects of risk, the use of ritual in healing, and the politics of health, among other issues, from an ethnographic and historical perspective.
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Anthropology
2532F/G -
Indigenous Women and Globalization
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An overview of the social, cultural and economic consequences of globalization on Indigenous women. Students will use contemporary sources to examine how the globalization of culture, communication, consumption, and production have affected Indigenous women as well as their responses to these pressures.
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3237A/B -
Field Techniques in Linguistics
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Students elicit and record linguistic data from a native speaker of a designated language and then study its phonological and lexical-grammatical systems. Selected aspects of the language are analyzed in terms of current problems in linguistic theory.
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The former Anthropology 237a/b and 2237A/B.
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3266F/G -
Anthropology of Space and Place
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This course reviews recent anthropological contributions to the study of space and place which give particular attention to issues of power, agency, and subject formation and focus on such disparate sites as the body, the home, the urban neighbourhood, national, and transnational space.
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The former Anthropology 2266F/G.
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3301E -
Concepts of Society and Culture
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Provides a comparative view of kinship organization and social stratification in order to examine different models of the relationship between social structure and cultural form.
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Anthropology
3302F/G -
Anthropology’s Intellectual and Institutional Histories
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An advanced history of anthropology examining the development of specific schools of thought and their legacies. Emphasis will be placed on tracing key debates in the history of the discipline and their relevance for contemporary anthropology.
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3305F/G -
History, Territory and the Politics of Identity
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This course examines the reconstitution of identities as people reclaim histories and territories, challenging nation-states and traditional identity references. The course examines different situations through case studies in colonial and post-colonial societies. Key issues to be discussed include: memory/history; territory, displacement and deterritorialization; citizenship, nation and the state.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course and registration in third year or higher in any program.
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Anthropology
3306F/G -
Ethnohistorical Research in Anthropology
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This course provides insight into culture and society based upon evidence from written documents, oral literature, art, film, and material culture within a comparative and cross-cultural framework. Ethnohistorical research brings together an anthropological understanding of social structure, culture and community with an historical understanding of time and change.
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At least 0.5 from Anthropology 2211F/G, 2212F/G, 2216F/G, 2217F/G, 2218F/G, 2219F/G, 2220E, 2231F/G, 2232F/G, 2233F/G, 2234F/G or the former 213F/G or 214F/G, or from First Nations Studies 2211F/G, 2212F/G, 2216F/G, 2217F/G, 2218F/G, 2531F/G, 2101E, 2231F/G, 2232F/G, 2233F/G, 2234F/G, and registration in year 3 or 4 in any Arts and Humanities or Social Science Module.
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Anthropology
3307A -
Field Methods in Archaeology
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This course provides a practical introduction to field methods and preliminary laboratory techniques of archaeology. Practical training will be given at a field camp to be held at an archaeological site near London.
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Anthropology 2229F/G and registration in Anthropology module Year 3 or 4. Application required.
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3308F/G -
Debates in Archaeology
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This course focuses on theoretical debates of interest to archaeologists and on the methods used to examine them. Topics can include: agricultural origins, the development of social inequality and complexity, the role of gender in interpretation, and various models for intersociety articulation and the building of larger political systems.
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Anthropology
3309F/G -
Hunting and Gathering Societies
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An overview of issues concerning hunter-gatherers from both an archaeological and ethnographic perspective. Topics include: the usefulness of the "hunter-gatherer" category, debates about the original state of human nature, and the causes of subsistence and societal variability including the shift to agriculture and the development of non-egalitarian societies.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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Anthropology
3310A/B -
Zooarchaeology
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An introduction to the range of information about past human groups gleaned from the animal remains. Lectures will cover various topics in zooarchaeological theory and practice. Labs will teach the basics of skeletal identification for fish, birds and mammals, and will provide experience in the identification of fragmentary archaeological remains.
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3311F/G -
Bioarchaeology: Practice and Theory
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An introduction to current theoretical and methodological issues in bioarchaeology. Use of ancient human, animal, and plant tissues to reconstruct relationships among biology, culture and environment in international contexts is emphasized. Topics include: diet, demography, disease, identity, mobility, landscape, childhood, gender, ideology, political economy, violence, work, urbanism, and globalization.
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3312F/G -
Historical Archaeology – Interpreting the Recent Past
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This course examines how archaeologists interpret the archaeological record dating from European colonial expansion to the emergence of modern capitalism. We will explore how the material and written record allow archaeologists to understand class, gender, racial and power differences, and consider the implications of these findings for contemporary archaeological practice.
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3317F/G -
Cultural Structures of First Nations Imagination
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Representations of the First Nations, particularly by First Nations writers and artists. Folklore, art, oral tradition, fiction, poetry and drama analyzed in relation to performance of First Nations identity in contemporary Canadian society.
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3320 -
Archaeological Summer Field School
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An advanced, hands-on introduction to the practice of field archaeology. Students will participate in intensive, problem-oriented, research excavations and field laboratory work on an undisturbed archaeological site. Students should be prepared to cover necessary travel and living expenses. Limited enrollment. 4 weeks.
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3322 -
Field Course in Environmental Anthropology
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This course offers students the opportunity to study current issues in environmental anthropology through participation in extended fieldtrips and collaborative research projects during Intersession or summer terms. Students should be prepared to cover necessary travel and living expenses. Applications required and available in department.
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Registration in Environment and Culture minor module, or permission of instructor(s).
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Anthropology
3325F/G -
Readings in Anthropology
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Individual reading and research of current interest in Anthropology. It is up to the student to make arrangements with a Professor in the Department of Anthropology. An application must be completed with approval from the Instructor and the Chair.
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Registration in third year in any program with approval from the instructor and the Department Chair. Applications available in the Department of Anthropology. Hours to be arranged with Instructor.
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Anthropology
3326F/G -
Special Topics in Anthropology
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Special topics of current interest in Anthropology. List of special topics may be available in the Department.
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Registration in third year in any program.
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3327E -
Special Topics in Anthropology
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Special topics of interest in Anthropology. List of special topics available in the Anthropology Department.
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Registration in third year in any Anthropology module, or permission of the Department.
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3332F/G -
Sociocultural Anthropological Perspectives on the Lifecourse
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This course examines how various stages in the human lifecourse are understood and experienced differently in diverse socio-cultural contexts. It begins with a cross-cultural examination of theories of conception and then proceeds similarly through discussions of birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, elderhood, death and the afterlife.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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3333F/G -
Symbolic Anthropology
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Explores Anthropological theories and analyses of symbol systems. Frameworks examined include among others; structuralism, theory of metaphor, textual analysis and performance theory. This course emphasizes the application of such frameworks to the analysis of ritual, narrative, and the ideologies of social life.
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The former Anthropology 333E.
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3334F/G -
Primate and Human Paleontology
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This course will combine general principles of vertebrate paleontology and evolutionary biology to examine the fossil evidence for primate and human evolution. Important events, such as primate and hominid origins will be investigated in detail, emphasizing the cross-disciplinary nature of this field of study.
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3335F/G -
Historical Linguistics
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This course provides an introduction to comparative linguistics. Issues to be discussed will include the study of historical relationships, reconstruction of proto-languages and the implications of linguistic reconstructions for culture history. Current theoretical issues, such as the nature of sound change will also be discussed.
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3336F/G -
Topics in Human Evolution
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This course provides an overview of the fossil evidence for human evolution as a background for the critical examination of controversies in the field. Areas to be explored include human taxonomy, the evolution of human behaviour and the origin of modern humans.
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Anthropology 2226A/B and registration in year 3 or 4 in any module. Application required.
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3337F/G -
Topics in Language and Society
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An investigation of the interrelationship between language and social structure with particular attention to linguistic differentiation on this basis and the direction of language change. The speech of minority groups will be investigated.
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3338F/G -
Skeletal Biology
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An exploration of the role that skeletal material plays in providing anthropological information. Emphasis will be placed on the analytical techniques used in osteology and odontology for: measuring biological adaptability in archaeological populations; creating individual biographies; the reconstruction of cultural activities.
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Anthropology 2226A/B and registration in Year 3 or 4 in any module. Application required.
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3340A/B -
Biomedical Anthropology and Evolutionary Medicine
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The role of bioanthropology in the genesis of the emerging field of evolutionary medicine is explored. We examine the natural history of the diseases that affect modern western societies as reconstructed from our ancestral remains and historical texts, and the implications of disease history for understanding causes of modern diseases.
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3341F/G -
Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
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An examination of cultural attitudes to diet and subsistence and their effects on human biology in both ancient and modern contexts. Areas to be explored include: subsistence strategies and modelling; food ideology and metaphor; processing and preparation; the effects of diet on growth and development; diet related diseases.
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3342A/B -
Bioarchaeological Genetics
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Determining genetic relationships between and within past populations is at the genesis of bioanthropology. This course provides an overview of the history and current status of bioarchaeological genetics. It details basic transmission, molecular and population genetics and integrates morphogenetic and molecular approaches used in determining intra and between sample relationships.
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3349F/G -
Frontiers and Borderlands
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This course will examine the history of indigenous peoples in frontier and borderland regions, emphasizing the North American experience and drawing on examples from other continents for comparison. The focus will be on the interaction between indigenous and settler cultures, with close attention paid to each colonization experience.
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3369F/G -
Advanced Special Topics in Environment Culture
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Advanced special topics in the anthropological study of environment and culture.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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3389F/G -
Advanced Special Topics in Refugee and Migrant Studies
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Advanced special topics in refugee and migrant studies.
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Any Arts and Humanities or Social Science 0.5 or 1.0 Essay course.
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4400E -
Anthropological Thought
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Exploration of current anthropological debates and contemporary theoretical frameworks as they may be used in the analysis of anthropological problems and thought.
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4402F/G -
Indigenous Cultures and Globalization
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Indigenous cultures around the world are sharing their traditional knowledge and supporting one another’s claims to political and cultural autonomy as well as human rights. First Nations in Canada increasingly act on a global scale, in ways still dependent on their traditional values and forms of social organization.
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4412F/G -
Language and Power
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This course examines linkages between linguistic practices and relations of power, drawing primarily on techniques of discourse analysis.
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The former Political Science 412F/G.
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Fourth year Honors standing in Anthropology or permission from the department.
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4420A/B -
Introduction to Paleoepidemiology
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Studying disease in ancient populations requires a multidisciplinary approach integrating basic skeletal biological knowledge, clinical diagnostic skills, and epidemiological models integrated within archaeological contexts, including paleoenvironmental reconstructions. This course provides a detailed understanding of the complexities of diagnosing disease in archaeological samples and determining the health status of ancient populations.
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4430F/G -
Supervised Readings/ Research in Anthropology
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Individual reading and research of current interest in Anthropology. It is up to the student to make arrangements with a Professor in the Department of Anthropology. An application must be completed and receive approval from the Instructor and the Chair.
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Registration in fourth year in any program with approval from the Instructor and the Department Chair.
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4431F/G -
Advanced Special Topics in Anthropology
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Special topics of current interest in Anthropology. List of special topics may be available in the Department.
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Registration in fourth year in any program.
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