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ANT 101 - Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Instructor
Staff
Cross-cultural study of the nature of systems of knowledge and belief, social and political institutions, economic behavior, and human ecological adaptation. Anthropological approaches to traditional tribal and peasant societies as well as complex contemporary societies.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall and Spring)
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ANT 101W - First-Year Seminar: Sports, Culture, and Society
Instructor
Lozada
Survey of the social and cultural impact of sports throughout the world. Topics include the impact of sports on globalization, the commodification of culture, childhood socialization, gender ideologies, national and ethnic identity, and popular culture. Satisfies the distribution requirement in composition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open only to first-year students. (Not offered 2008-09.)
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ANT 102 - Humankind Evolving
Instructor
Cho
Introduction to humanity’s biological heritage. Topics include introductory evolutionary theory, population genetics, primate biology and behavior, and the primate fossil record. Principal emphasis upon fossil evidence for human evolution, with particular focus on biological adaptations and the emergence of culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ANT 108 - Introduction to Archaeology
Instructor
Ringle
Introduction to how archaeologists reconstruct the past. Methods of dating, artifact analysis, excavation, and interpretation, using examples drawn from prehistory. Contributions of archaeology to anthropology, as well as the use of other disciplines by archaeologists.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 205 - Ethnic Relations
Instructor
Fairley
Comparative and historical study of social processes related to ethnic differences in modern complex societies. Readings in theoretical and descriptive literature, focusing on issues of unequal distribution of power and privilege, racism, and ethnic prejudice.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 207 - Foragers, Farmers, and Chiefs of the Ancient World
Instructor
Ringle
The development of human society from the late Ice Age through complex agricultural communities. Topics include hunting and gathering, post-glacial adaptation, world colonization, causes and consequences of agriculture, and the rise of social inequality. Examples include the Near East, Europe, North America, and Polynesia.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 208 - Early Cities and States
Instructor
Ringle
Archaeology of prehistoric and early historic complex societies. Early chiefdoms and states of South America, Egypt, and Asia. Anthropological theories of state formation, including the roles of ecology, ideology, technology, warfare, and economic organization.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 220 - Religion, Society, and Culture
Instructor
Samson
Social and cross-cultural aspects of religious belief and practice in local and global context. Special emphasis on ritual behavior and collective identity in ethnographic perspective, religious revitalization, new religious groups, and the shifting global religious landscape.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered alternating years.)
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ANT 222 - African Civilizations
Instructor
Fairley
African civilizations and their influence on the histories of Europe and the Americas. Two major regional civilizations will be examined, including the impact of European colonization in the 19th century.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 232 - Contemporary Ghanaian Society and Culture
Instructor
Fairley
Examination of the Ghanaian family, gender roles, religious beliefs, social stratification, political economy, and inter-ethnic relations. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the legacy of colonialism and efforts to develop a national culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years as part of the Davidson in Ghana summer program.)
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ANT 251 - Mesoamerican Civilizations
Instructor
Ringle
Origins and development of the major civilizations of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize from the earliest times to the Spanish conquest. Emphasis upon the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs. Examination of social and political organization, economic systems, ecological adaptations, major artistic achievements, and writing systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 253 - Latin American Society and Culture Today
Instructor
Samson
Overview of Latin American culture from an anthropological perspective. An ethnographic focus demonstrates linkages between life in local communities and forces of cultural, social, and political change at the level of the nation-state.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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ANT 257 - The African Continuum
Instructor
Fairley
African cultural influences on the formation of the cultures of the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Emphasis on the dynamic nature of African culture in the Americas as shaped by historical and social forces.
Prerequisites & Notes
Anthropology 101. (Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years)
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ANT 261 - Science, Religion, and Society
Instructor
Lozada
Inquiry into the production and cultural meanings of scientific knowledge and technological change. Comparison of the function and rhetoric of scientific “truths” to other modes of truth-production, such as religion, and consideration of the cultural production of the language of science. Topics include the conflict and dialogue between science and religion, rationality, ethics and the practice of science, environmental issues, and social change.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 263 - Social Change and Social Justice
Instructor: Lozada and Riemer
This course examines issues in social activism from both a theoretical and ethnographic perspective. How do social activists think about and make social change happen? By examining theories and issues in social justice, from macro-level issues in the international arena to local mobilization for community issues, this course will introduce students to social movement and civil society theory. This course will study social movements, community activism, and the cultural practices of community groups.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies a major requirement in Anthropology and distribution requirement in the social sciences.
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ANT 265 - Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture
Instructor
Lozada
Examines Chinese society from the bottom up, with an emphasis on the structure of everyday life. The periods under examination include pre-revolutionary China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong), socialist China, and post-socialist China. Topics include marriage and reproductive strategies, lineage organization, inheritance patterns, gender roles, and religion and life cycle rituals.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 267 - Food and Culture
Instructor
Lozada
This course introduces how food practices shape societies and cultures throughout the world. Food ways will be examined from an anthropological perspective for their social and cultural implications; this is not a survey of nutritional or dietetic sciences. Topics to be covered include: the use of food in social contexts, the symbolism of food, and the political economy of food.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 271 - Human Ecology
Instructor
Cho
Human biological variation among and within living populations. Evolutionary, genetic, ecological, demographic, and especially cultural factors that contribute to biological variation are explored. Topics include biological adaptations to hot/cold climates, high altitudes, and lactose intolerance, among others.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 272 - Forensic Anthropology
Instructor
Cho
The application of the techniques used in biological anthropology to the law. Various topics and methodologies related to the identification of human skeletal remains, including the excavation of human remains, estimation of age-at-death, trauma and analysis, cause and manner of death, and mass disasters, are introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 275 - Monkeys, Apes, Humans
Instructor
Cho
Examination of the anatomy and social behavior of living primates. To better understand the human species, we will examine topics such as infanticide, mating systems, intelligence, locomotion, concealed ovulation, menopause, and extensive culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 310 - Politics, Society, and Culture
Instructors
Samson or Lozada
Examines authority, organization, and power using the comparative perspective. Topics include the acquisition and legitimization of authority, comparative political systems, local level politics, the connections between local and wider political systems, cultural and symbolic aspects of power and legitimacy, and social movements in a variety of cultural contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 325 - Environment, Economy, & Culture
Instructor
Samson
Cultural perspectives on human-environment relations and linkages between the environment and the global economy. Special emphasis on the integration of current knowledge in ecological anthropology, economic production, and the impact of human activity on the environment. Environmental justice issues and proposals for sustainable development are included.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 335 - Biocultural Perspectives on Race
Instructor
Cho
Examines the concept of race from a biocultural perspective, deconstructing race by exploring evidence from population genetics and human origins. Contemporary racial issues such as classification of racial/ethnic groups, intelligence, and achievement are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 340 - Medical Anthropology
Instructor
Cho
Cross-cultural study of belief systems concerning health and illness, practices of diagnosis and treatment, and roles of patients and practitioners. Western biomedicine and non-Western health care systems are examined. The interaction of ecological and cultural factors that influence disease manifestations, and the bio-cultural context of sickness and therapy are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ANT 341 - Globalization
Instructors
Lozada/Fairley
Explores globalization and the social and cultural processes transforming local life throughout the world. Introduction to the impact of global capitalism, transnational culture and political flows, and the role of global non-government organizations in different regions. Topics include global capitalism, state power and sovereignty, diaspora ethnicity and migration, and the localization of transnational culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 343 - Gender, Power, and Culture
Instructor
Lozada
Explores how gender ideologies shape the exercise of power upon men and women in different societies and cultures. Topics include the construction of masculinity and femininity, commodification and consumption of gender, social position, agency, and the political economy of gender. Emphasis on developing an understanding of different theoretical perspectives in the cross-cultural study of gender.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 350 - Art, Society and Culture
Instructor
Fairley
Cross-cultural study of the visual and performing art traditions of selected non-western societies. In addition to examining the major theoretical approaches to the study of art, the course will explore non-western aesthetic systems, relationships between art and social structure, gender and artistic production, and art as mediator between the sacred and the secular.
Prerequisites & Notes
Anthropology 101 or 222. (Spring; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 354 - Art and Writing of the Ancient Maya
Instructor
Ringle
The sculpture and painting of the ancient Maya, including an introduction to hieroglyphic decipherments concerning Maya dynastic history, warfare, and political organization. Other topics include Maya myth, ritual, and astronomical knowledge.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 356 - Art, Myth, and History of Ancient Central Mexico
Instructor
Ringle
Study of Aztec and Mixtec religion, ritual, and philosophy as exemplified in works of art, architecture, civic planning, cosmology, literary works, and painted books (codices). Case studies include the Aztec Great Temple, the Codex Borgia, and the Codex Mendoza, as well as the art of the ancestral city of Teotihuacan.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 360 - Anthropology of Development and Environmental Sustainability
Instructor: Samson
Issues of development and sustainability from the standpoint of environmental anthropology and anthropological approaches to development theory. Considers the human face of development, including local and global scales of analysis, environmental justice, and discourses of community sustainability.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies a major requirement in anthropology. Distribution requirement in the social sciences. Environmental Studies concentration credit.
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ANT 370 - Theory in Anthropology
Instructor
Staff
Theoretical and interpretive perspectives in modern cultural anthropology. Issues include functionalism, historical analysis, cultural evolution, ecology, cultural materialism, structuralism, and symbolic analysis. Writings of major thinkers, including Radcliffe-Brown, Harris, Levi-Strauss, Douglas, Geertz, Turner, Godelier, and Sahlins.
Prerequisites & Notes
Anthropology 101 or permission of the instructor. (Fall)
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ANT 371 - Ethnographic Writing and Research
Instructor
Staff
Approaches to ethnographic and ethnohistorical research and analysis in cultural anthropology. Examination of selected studies that demonstrate a variety of approaches to the study of single cultures and to cross-cultural comparisons. Students design and complete research projects. With advance departmental approval, an off-campus ethnographic field school course may be substituted for credit toward the major.
Prerequisites & Notes
Anthropology 101 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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ANT 372 - Visualizing Anthropology
Instructor
Fairley or Lozada
This seminar introduces students to the theories and methods necessary for making ethnographic films. Students will conduct fieldwork and make a documentary film on a particular aspect of social and cultural behavior. Emphasis is placed on developing the critical skills needed for resolving some of the ethical, technical, and aesthetic problems that may emerge during the documentation of social and cultural behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ANT 375 - Human Osteology
Instructor
Cho
Identification of bones in the human skeleton and basic skeletal biology. Osteological methods and analyses applicable to bioarchaelogy and forensic anthropology are introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes
Does not satisfy social science distribution requirement. (Spring; offered in alternating years.)
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ANT 377 - Imaging the Earth
Instructor
Ringle
The use of geographical information systems (GIS) to analyze, model, and present spatial relationships in the biological and social sciences. Course is computer-based and emphasizes individual research projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
Does not satisfy social science distribution requirement. (Not offered 2008-09; offered in alternating years)
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ANT 380-385 - Seminars in Anthropology
Instructor
Staff
One-time seminars in selected topics in anthropology. Topics announced in advance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to first-year students.
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ANT 395–396 - Independent Research in Anthropology
Instructor
Staff
Independent research under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the research and determines the means of evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Two courses in anthropology. Limited to sophomores or juniors. Permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
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ANT 498 - Honors Research
Instructor
Staff
Proposal formulation, research and writing of the honors thesis. ANT 498 is taken in the fall semester by qualifying senior majors and is graded in P/F mode. ANT 499 is taken in the spring semester and involves completion of the thesis and a departmental oral defense.
Prerequisites & Notes
Required for honors but does not count as a course toward the anthropology major. Departmental permission required. (Fall)
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ANT 499 - Honors Thesis
Instructor
Staff
Research and writing of the honor thesis. Concludes with a departmental oral examination. Open to qualifying senior majors.
Prerequisites & Notes
Required for honors but does not count as a course toward the anthropology major. Departmental permission required. (Spring)
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ARB 101 - Elementary Arabic I
Instructor
Hanna
Introductory course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Developing basic proficiency in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing by mastering the Arabic alphabet, some of the main grammatical aspects of MSA and a range of basic vocabulary. Introducing basic cultural and social aspects of Arab societies. Requires participation in drill sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ARB 120 - Introduction to Arabic Literature and Culture in Translation: Contemporary Arabic Novel Continuity and Change
Instructor
Staff
Selected topics of Arabic literature in translation, mainly the novel: a historical and political overview of the rise of the Arabic novel. Highlighting some cultural aspects of Arab societies, women in contemporary Arabic literature in the works of Najib Mahfuz, ‘Ala Aswani, and Nawal El Saadawi.
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ARB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
Instructor
Staff
Continuing work in development of basic skills of Arabic, with an emphasis on speaking, writing and reading literary texts and newspapers. Requires participation in drill sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes
ARB 101 & ARB 102 at Davidson or passing placement exam.
(Fall)
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ART 100 - Survey of Western Art
Instructor
Staff
History of art from prehistory to the present examined in relation to the cultural background in which it was shaped.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall and Spring)
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ART 102 - Survey of Asian Art
Instructor
Thomas
Introduction to major monuments of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese architecture, sculpture, and painting.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 124 - American Art
Instructor
Smith
American art from the early colonial period to the present. Emphasis on Copley, West, Cole, Eakins, Homer, Bellows, Wood, Hopper, and Pollock.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 200 - Greek Art and Architecture (= CLA 341)
Instructor
Toumazou
(Cross-listed as Classics 341.) Minoan-Mycenaean art and architecture of the Aegean Bronze Age; later Greek art and architecture from the Geometric to the Hellenistic Period.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 202 - Roman Art and Architecture (= CLA 342)
Instructor
Toumazou
(Cross-listed as Classics 342.) Art and architecture of the Roman Republic and Empire, including influences of earlier Etruscan and Hellenistic Greek art upon the Romans.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 206 - From Catacombs to Cathedrals
Instructor
Serebrennikov
A survey of Christian art in the Middle Ages including art and architecture from the Early Christian catacombs in Rome to the earliest illustrated Bibles, Byzantine mosaics, and the Gothic cathedrals in France.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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ART 208 - Renaissance Art in Northern Europe
Instructor
Serebrennikov
Painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts from Northern Europe, primarily the Low Countries and Germany, from 1400 to 1550. Major artists, development of oil painting, evolution of devotional imagery, emergence of secular art, effect of widely dispersed graphic images on the culture of this period, and outcome of the Protestant Reformation on the art of this region.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 210 - Renaissance Art in Italy
Instructor
Serebrennikov
Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from 1300 to approximately 1570. Works by artists such as Giotto, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and the writers who were their contemporaries: Alberti and Vasari.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 212 - Seventeenth-Century Art & Architecture
Instructor
Serebrennikov
Painting, sculpture, architecture in Catholic-Reformation Italy and the Golden Age of Protestant Holland. Artists including Caravaggio, Rubens, and Rembrandt, as well as issues such as how the differing demands of a Catholic culture and a Protestant economy affected the art of the period.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 214 - Eighteenth-Century Art
Instructor
Smith
Eroticism and revolution in painting and sculpture from Tiepolo to David.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 216 - Nineteenth-Century Painting
Instructor
Ligo
Developments in the history of painting between 1790–1890, from the emergence of neo-classicism to the variety of responses to the movement which came to be called Impressionism. Emphasis on French painting and parallel developments taking place in England, Germany, and Spain.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 218 - Modern Painting and Sculpture
Instructor
Ligo
Developments in painting and sculpture that occurred between 1890–1955, from the reaction against Impressionism through Abstract Expressionism. Developments in western Europe during this period and parallel developments occurring in Russia and the United States. Participation in a study tour of the appropriate modern art museums in Washington, D.C., and New York during the semester break is an integral part of the course and is strongly recommended.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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ART 220 - Modern Architecture
Instructor
Ligo
Developments in architecture that occurred between 1850 and the present. Impact of the industrial revolution upon the development of architectural form. Recent architectural developments with emphasis on the works of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. Participants solve an assigned design problem and present it to the class for critique.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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ART 222 - Painted Women, Women Painting
Instructor
Serebrennikov
As a survey of gender in art, this course’s first half examines how women have been represented in Western art and what that implies about the balance of power between the genders over the centuries. The second half of the course deals with the gradual growth of art made by women, the issues addressed by that art, and its reception in American culture of the past century.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 228 - Islamic Art
Instructor
Thomas
Architectural and painting traditions under the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphs and in Moorish Spain, Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, and Mughal India.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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ART 230 - Earth Art—From Lascaux to Lutyens
Instructor
Ligo
The world history of garden design as a manifestation of humanity’s ever changing relationship with the natural world. Important gardens and their creators will be studied in light of the theology, politics, architecture, painting, theatre and stage design, poetry, and philosophy that shaped them.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 232 - Classics Abroad: Greek and Roman Architecture
Instructor
Staff
Survey of major and minor forms of classical art and architecture. Includes the arts of Byzantium and examples of Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture derived from the classical tradition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Formerly Art History 328. (Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 236 - Japanese Art
Instructor: Thomas
Survey of Japanese art from the Neolithic period to Meiji Restoration. Significant works of art will be studied within their asthetic and cultural contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies a major requirement in Art, fine arts distribution requirement, and the cultural diversity requirement.
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ART 304 - The Gothic Cathedral
Instructor
Ligo
Developments in architecture in western Europe between 1000-1500, from the emergence of the Romanesque to the demise of the Gothic. Political, socio-economic, theological context from which these architectural styles emerged. Development in sculpture and stained glass during this period.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2008-09.)
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ART 318 - Contemporary Art
Instructor
Smith
Major developments in 20th-century painting and sculpture from the beginnings of Pop Art (c. 1955) to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 320–370 - Seminars
Instructor
Staff
Courses numbered with even numbers from 320 through 370 are art history seminars limited to ten upperclass students with preference given to art majors. They are offered on an irregular basis in areas of special interest to the faculty, including such topics as history of photography, modern and contemporary critical theory, and individual artists.
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ART 322 - Seminar: Classical Greek Sculpture (= CLA 444)
Instructor
Toumazou
(Cross-listed as Classics 444.)
Prerequisites & Notes
(Further information from Professor Toumazou.)
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ART 332 - Seminar on Indian Art History
Instructor
Thomas
The seminar begins with the art nurtured by the Tamil dynasties, continues with the art of the Buddhist cave temples, and concludes with an in-depth study of Mughal art.
Prerequisites & Notes
Offered as part of the Semester-in-India Program.
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ART 390, 392, 394 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
For the student who wishes to pursue some special interest in art history under the supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the student’s work on a regularly scheduled basis. The project must be initiated by a qualified student and approved in advance with a substantial paper as the end result.
Prerequisites & Notes
Normally limited to majors.
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ART 400 - Perspectives in Art History
Instructor
Serebrennikov
Required during the fall semester for all senior art majors with an emphasis in art history.
Prerequisites & Notes
Normally limited to majors. (Fall)
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ART 496 - Senior Art History Honors Thesis
Instructor
Staff
Students submit a written proposal for a topic in the spring of their junior year. If the topic is accepted, the student enrolls in Art 496 during the fall semester of the senior year. A draft of the thesis is submitted by the end of the semester, whereupon an “Incomplete” is assigned. The final draft is defended during the spring semester in a one-hour oral examination.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor/advisor.
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ART 101 - Basic Studio
Instructor
Staff
Introduction through the studio to the work of the artist—tools, way of seeing, methods and media. Emphasizes basic principles of visual organization.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open to first- and second-year students only. (Fall and Spring)
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ART 201 - Basic Drawing
Instructor
Staff
Introduction to the structure and articulation of natural and non-objective forms through the use of line and tone; analysis of composition. Explores a variety of media.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall and Spring)
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ART 205 - Basic Printmaking—Etching
Instructor
O’Malley
Introduction to history and technique of intaglio: etching, dry point, soft ground and aquatint.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 207 - Basic Printmaking—Lithography
Instructor
O’Malley
Introduction to history and techniques of lithography. Art of the hand-pulled lithograph explored through stone and plate techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 209 - Basic Sculpture
Instructor
Savage
Three-dimensional concepts using a variety of media. Emphasis on material and special relationships, technical processes and critical dialogue.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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ART 301 - Advanced Drawing
Instructor
Savage
Advanced analysis of composition and visual concepts through a variety of drawing media with special projects in media chosen by the student.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 201. (Spring)
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ART 305 - Advanced Printmaking
Instructor
O’Malley
Advanced printmaking challenges including multi-color prints and combination of media. Development of a particular medium chosen by the student.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 205 or 207. (Spring)
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ART 309 - Advanced Sculpture
Instructor
Savage
Sculptural concepts with attention to complex processes such as large-scale fabrication and bronze casting. Individual development of particular media chosen by the student.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 209. (Spring)
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ART 391, 393, 395 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
For the student who wishes to pursue some special interest in studio art under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who evaluates the student’s work. Evaluation will be based upon the quality of work produced weekly by the student. The project must be initiated by a qualified student and approved in advance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Normally limited to majors.
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ART 397 - Junior Advanced Study
Instructor
Jackson
Exploration of a specific medium during the junior year, determined upon consultation with the advisor, leading to the senior exhibition and a preliminary oral exam on the material required for Art 401.
Prerequisites & Notes
Limited to majors. (Spring)
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ART 401 - Senior Exhibition and Examination
Instructor
Staff
Comprehensive oral examination based on a list of 19th- and 20th-century artists together with an exhibition of the student’s work.
Prerequisites & Notes
Limited to majors. (Spring)
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BIO 101W - First-Year Writing Seminar
Instructor
Staff
A writing intensive study of selected topics in biology. Satisfies the distribution requirement in composition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open only to first-year students. (Not offered 2008-09.)
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BIO 104 - Special Topics in Biology II
Instructor
McNally
Introduction to the science of biology designed to meet science requirements of non-science majors. Course content and emphasis will vary with instructor. One laboratory meeting per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to students who have credit for Biology 111 or 112, except by permission of the chair. (Fall and Spring)
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BIO 111 - Molecules, Genes, and Cells
Instructor
Staff
Introduction to the unifying principles of biology at the levels of organization from molecules through cells. The main topics are biochemistry and bioenergetics, cell structure and physiology, and Mendelian and molecular genetics. A laboratory, emphasizing planning, performing, and presenting experiments, meets once each week.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to seniors except by permission of instructor. (Fall and Spring)
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BIO 112 - Organisms, Evolution, and Ecosystems
Instructor
Staff
Introduction to organismal and superorganismal biology. Topics include evolution, ecology, and animal anatomy and physiology. Laboratory sessions meet once a week and are comprised of investigative exercises and some animal dissections.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to seniors except by permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
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BIO 301 - Genetics
Instructors
Hales, Wessner
Examination of classical and molecular genetics, including the physical nature of genetic material, transmission of genetic information, patterns of inheritance, linkage and gene mapping, recombinant DNA technology, gene regulation, and the history of genetics. Attention is paid to issues such as gene therapy, human cloning, and genetically modified crops.
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111 and 112. Chemistry 115, 160, or 201 recommended. One laboratory meeting per week. Not open to first-year students. Satisfies Group A. (Fall and Spring)
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BIO 302 - Microbiology
Instructor
Wessner
An introduction to the diverse world of microorganisms. Topics include the structure, metabolism, identification, and genetics of prokaryotes and viruses. Special emphasis is placed on interactions between microbes and humans, both in terms of pathogenesis and biotechnology. Laboratory focuses on isolating, identifying, and characterizing bacteria and viruses, using a series of classical and molecular techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111 and 112. One laboratory meeting per week. Satisfies Group A. (Not offered 2008-09.)
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BIO 303 - Biochemistry
Instructor
Hay
Introduction to the principles of biochemistry. Emphasis is placed upon the structure and function of biomolecules, as well as, upon metabolism and bioenergetics. Laboratory emphasizes the purification and characterization of an enzyme.
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111, 112, and Chemistry 201. One laboratory meeting per week. Satisfies Group A. (Fall)
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BIO 304 - Molecular Biology
Instructor
Campbell
Molecular (recombinant DNA) methods applied to a variety of biological questions. Emphasizes experimental methods and design, with particular attention to genomic organisms. Uses primary literature. Extensive participation in class discussions. Web assignments describe the structure/function relationships of a protein, its evolution, and the protein’s 3D shape.
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111 and 112, and one of the following: Chemistry 201, Biology 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 309. (Not offered 2008-09.)
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BIO 305 - Microanatomy of the Vertebrates (Histology)
Instructor
Putnam
Microanatomy of the cell with particular reference to those organelles which are altered in the process of development of the four major tissues of the body (epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues).
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111 and 112, or permission of the instructor. One laboratory meeting per week. Satisfies Group B. (Spring)
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BIO 306 - Developmental Biology
Instructor
Lom
Investigates cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate animal development covering topics such as fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, axis specification, and organogenesis via analysis of classical and modern experiments. Laboratory emphasizes direct experimental manipulations of early embryos including student-designed research projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111 and 112. Biology 301 or 308 recommended. One laboratory meeting per week. Satisfies Group A. (Not offered 2008-09.)
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BIO 307 - Immunology
Instructor
Sarafova
Introduction to the immune system with an emphasis on mammalian models. Course focuses on the cellular and molecular levels of the immune system in health and disease. Topics include recognition of antigens, development of lymphocyte repertoires, and adaptive immune responses.
Prerequisites & Notes
Biology 111, 112, and one of the following: Biology 301, 302, 304, 306, 308, 309, or permission of instructor. One laboratory meeting per week. Satisfies Group A. (Spring)
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