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Fall 2012 Course Offerings

Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic Anthropology, Physical Anthropology

(when available, click on course titles for descriptions)

ANTH. 00000 - Student Professional Development
GC: W, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Rm. 6402, 0 credits, Prof. Blim,
Note: Students do not register for this non-credit workshop.

ANTH. 70000 – Colloquium: Current Topics in Anthropology
GC: F, 4:15-6:15 p.m., Rm. TBA, 0 credits, Prof. Mullings, [19010]
Note: Lecture schedule TBA; will be distributed by email.

ANTH. 70100 - Cultural Anthropology
GC: F, 10:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Robotham, [19011]
Course open to CUNY GC Level 1 Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 70300 - History of Anthropological Theory
GC: T, 3:15-6:15 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Profs. Blim/Skurski, [19012]
Course open to CUNY GC Level 1 Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 70500 - Research Methods
GC: W, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Binford, [19013]
Fulfills cultural anthropology research requirement.

ANTH. 70700 - Anthropology of the Media
GC: M, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Salamandra, [19015]

ANTH. 71000 - Protest of the Body
GC: F, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Low, [19016]
Cross listed with WSCP 81000. This section open to Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 71400 – Anthropological Approaches to Property
GC: W, 4:15-6:15 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Verdery, [19017]

ANTH. 72100 - Being & Becoming in Latin America
GC: T, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Collins, [19018]
Fulfills cultural anthropology area requirement; open to Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 72300 - Ethnography of Space & Place
GC: R, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Low, [19020] Cross listed with PSYC 80103 & WSCP 81000. This section is open to Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 75100 - Archaeology & Physical Anthropology
GC: F, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Profs. Pechenkina/Perdikaris, [19021]
Fulfills subfield core requirement for both Archaeology & Physical. Open to Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 79000 - Primate Behavior/Ecology/Conservation
H: M, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Swedell, [19022] NYCEP core course.

ANTH. 79500 - Evolutionary Theory
GC: M, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Raaum, [19023] NYCEP Course.

ANTH 79900 – Human Gross Anatomy
Mt. Sinai: T+Th, time TBA, Rm TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Jeffrey Laitman [19504] NYCEP Course
Open only to Physical Anthropology students.

ANTH. 80800 - Doctoral Dissertation Writing
GC: F, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 0 credits, Prof. Skurski, [19025]
Open to Level 3 Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 81000 - Narrating/Theorizing/Self & (Other)
GC: W, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Crapanzano, [19026] Cross listed with C L 85000. This section open to Anthropology students only.

ANTH. 81300 - Wittgenstein
GC: M, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Asad, [19320]
Permission of Instructor Required.

ANTH. 81700 - Geographic Thought & Theory

GC: R, 4:15-6:15 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Smith, [19027]
Cross listed with EES 79903 and ASCP 81500.

ANTH. 81800 - Reading Marx's Grundrisse
GC: M, 4:15-6:15 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. Harvey, [19028]

ANTH. 83500 - Arch of Identity/Myth/Social Memory
GC: T, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 3 credits, Prof. McNeil, [19029]

ANTH. 83600 - Human Ecology
H: W, 5:30-7:20 p.m., Rm. Rm. 710HN, 3 credits, Prof. McGovern, [19485]

ANTH. 89000 –Seminar: Physical Anthropology [NYCEP]
GC: F, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Rm. TBA, 0 credits, Prof. Delson
Note: Students do not register this semester but attendance is required.


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