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ANTH 111.3 — 1/2(3L)
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Acquaints the student with contemporary social and cultural variation. The basic mechanisms of society and culture will be explained within a comparative framework.
Note: Students with previous credit for ANTH 110 may not take this course for credit.
ANTH 227.3 — 1/2(3L)
Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe
Broadly considers society and culture in Eastern and Central Europe, how the region today is related to both the socialist and pre-socialist pasts, and how ethnography as a key research tool used by anthropologists helps to account for sociocultural changes the region is undergoing since the late 1980’s.
Formerly: ANTH 298.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 111 or completion of 30 credit units at the university level, including an introductory social science course.
Note: Students with credit for ANTH 298 Special Topics: Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe may not take this course for credit.
ANTH 330.3 — 1/2(1.5L-1.5S)
Oral History and Storytelling Anthropological Perspectives
Offers an anthropological perspective on stories and storytelling events, their meanings, interpretations, and applications. Drawing on a wealth of scholarship generated by folklorists, anthropologists and oral historians, students will examine current theories and principles of oral historical research and consider the implications of storytelling and oral narrative in modern societies.
Prerequisite(s): Any anthropology course numbered 200-235 or permission of the instructor.
Note: Students with credit for ANTH 398 Special Topics: Oral History and Storytelling may not take this course for credit.
ANTH 354.3 — 1/2(2L-1S)
Ritual Spaces in Ukrainian Culture
By applying ritual and symbolic analysis to the study of culture, this course investigates selected sites of Ukrainian traditional and contemporary culture in which ritual plays a prominent role. A comparative perspective is applied with the objective to better comprehend complex processes of cultural continuity and change in Eastern Europe and multiethnic Canada.
Formerly: ANTH 398.3 Special Topics: Ritual Spaces in Ukrainian Culture.
Prerequisite(s): Any ANTH course numbered 200 to 235 or permission of the instructor.
Note: Students with credit for ANTH 398.3 Special Topics: Ritual Spaces in Ukrainian Culture may not take this course for credit .
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