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SPRING 2022!
ANTHROPOLOGY
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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Anthropology
Spring 2022
ANTH 2307 ANTH 2322 ANTH 2339
BIOLOGICAL GLOBAL CULTURES* INTRODUCTION TO
ANTHROPOLOGY* This course introduces students to key
ARCHAEOLOGY*
Biological (or physical) anthropology is
the study of human variation and anthropological concepts. Readings for
this course will focus on diverse How do we know what happened in
evolution. This course provides the the past when we don’t have any
foundation for further study of human geographical areas and incorporate a
critical appreciation of the discipline of written or oral records of what
variation, evolution, anatomy, and is occurred? The answer is archaeology--
recommended for anyone with an anthropology to understand cultural
variation and cultural constructions of the scientific study of the past through
interest in a career related to human the material remains of past human
biology, including forensics, medicine, reality. Through a mix of lectures, films,
and discussions this course is also activity. In this course you will learn
and archaeology. Included within the about the changing social, cultural,
discipline is the subfield of primatology; designed to encourage students to
develop an analytical approach to their and environmental dimensions of the
anthropologists study non-human human past and the methods and
primates both for their own sakes and own everyday practices.
theories archaeologists use to uncover
for the insights they provide into the this past.
evolution of humans. Three broad *Required course for BA in
topical areas are covered in this course: Anthropology.
Genetics, human variation &
UTA CORE CLASS: *Required course for BA in
adaptation; Primate anatomy, behavior,
& evolution; and Hominin evolution. Language, Philosophy, and Culture Anthropology.
*Required course for BA in M/W/F 10:00 – 10:50 AM UTA CORE CLASS:
Anthropology M/W/F 11:00 – 11:50 AM Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Carrie Perkins
Counts toward COLA’s certificate in (Carrie.Perkins@uta.edu)
T/TH 9:30 – 10:50 AM
Medical Humanities M/W/F 1:00 – 1:50 PM
Online - Asynchronous Dr. Ashley Lemke
M/W/F 1:00 – 1:50 PM Dr. Joci Ryan (jcryan@uta.edu) (Ashley.Lemke@uta.edu)
Dr. Shelley Smith (slsmith@uta.edu)
ANTH 1306 This course is intended for non-majors.
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
UTA CORE CLASS:
Anthropology is the study of humanity, past and present, and Social and Behavioral Sciences
around the world. In this overview of the discipline you will learn
about archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural
anthropology, and linguistics. Anthropology imparts invaluable
T/TH 2:00 – 3:20 PM
core knowledge about human cultural and biological history,
lending itself flexibly as a tool to refine your interests and Ms. Katrina Nuncio, M.A.
expand the curiosity you bring to higher education. The goal of
this course is to build anthropological knowledge you can use for Online - Asynchronous
the rest of your life. Dr. Shelley Smith (slsmith@uta.edu)
Foundation Courses Link to
Faculty
Anthropology
SPRING 2022
ANTH 3310 / CMAS 3310 ANTH 3346
LATINOS IN THE US ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM
Examines the Latino experience in the U.S. from an Tourism is among one of the world’s largest
interdisciplinary perspective. Discusses the commonalities industries, generating trillions of dollars in revenues
and cultural differences among various Latino groups, and and employing millions. It is heavily relied upon as an
focuses on important contemporary economic strategy for developing countries. This
Latino issues such as education, employment, family and course will examine the cultural practices of travel
gender, identity, immigration, and politics. May receive credit and the impact tourism has on both host and guest
for either MAS 3310 or ANTH 3310. communities. Tourism has been a central dimension
of globalization, and it can be used as a lens to reflect
M/W 1:00 – 2:20 PM on many questions about identity and heritage,
Dr. Christian Zlolniski (chrisz@uta.edu) commoditization, historical and cultural
representation, authenticity and ownership,
neoliberalism, inequality, gender relations,
environmental sustainability, and more. We will
examine various forms of tourism, including, but not
limited to: ethnic, historical, regional, and ecotourism.
We will pay close attention to health and medical
tourism, a growing phenomenon in today’s global
world. Themes of the gaze, authenticity, identity,
consumption, ritual, borders, and pilgrimage will be
considered throughout the term
T/TH 9:30 – 10:50 AM
ANTH 3341 Dr. Amy Speier (Speier@uta.edu)
RESEARCH METHODS in CULTURAL
ANTHROPOLOGY
This course is an introduction to ethnographic research,
also known as “fieldwork”. Students have the
opportunity to conduct research in a local micro-
community, where they will practice various
ethnographic techniques used by cultural
anthropologists. They will learn how to take sensorial
fieldnotes, conduct participant observation, interviews,
focus groups, and take surveys. In the final part of the
course, we will discuss the intimate relationship
between ethnographic research and ethnographic
writing. Throughout the course, we will pay particular
attention to the politics and ethics of fieldwork.
Fulfills Method requirement for BA in Anthropology.
Counts toward COLA’s certificate in Medical Humanities
T/TH 12:30 - 1:50 PM
Dr. Amy Speier (Speier@uta.edu)
Sociocultural Link to
Faculty
Anthropology
SPRING 2022
ANTH 3333
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Survey of indigenous peoples and cultures of North
America both before and after European contact.
Regional cultural geography and history is covered,
as well as ethnography of specific communities.
Role of American Indian studies in anthropology
and representation. Problems and potential of
contemporary North American Indians also
addressed.
MWF 10:00 – 10:50 AM
Dr. Joci Ryan (jcryan@uta.edu)
ANTH 4392 / WOMS 4392
Topics in Cultural Anthropology ANTH 3369 / SOCI 3360.002
MOTHERHOOD
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Explores gender and the politics of motherhood in the United States,
considering the intimate, private lives of American women from the 19th This course will offer a general introduction
century to 2022. We explore how the culturally created role and expectations to the field of medical
of motherhood have changed over time, and how the intersectional effects of anthropology/medical sociology. Medical
race, ethnicity, class, religion, politics, and law impact mothering in America. anthropologists study the relationships
among culture, society, the environment,
T/TH 2:00 – 3:20 PM disease, health, and healing. Specific topics
Dr. Donna Akers include the cultural construction and
organization of medical systems, patients
and healers, health and development,
global disparities in health and disease,
nutritional anthropology, biocultural
aspects of disease, bioethical debates, and
practical applications of medical
anthropology. Instruction is via lecture,
reading, video, internet materials and class
discussion.
Counts toward COLA’s certificate in
Medical Humanities
M/W/F 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Ms. Jordan Wondrack, M.A.
Sociocultural Link to
Faculty
Anthropology
SPRING 2022
ANTH 4406 / BIOL 4406
HUMAN OSTEOLOGY
A complete understanding of the human skeleton is essential to the
study of any sub-field of biological anthropology, including
bioarchaeology, human anatomy, paleoanthropology, forensic
analysis, and related fields. This class is an intensive introduction to
the human skeleton, in which students learn how to identify both
whole and fragmented bones, and isolated teeth. In lecture, we cover
the anatomy of individual bones, with references to functional
morphology, bone growth, individual variation, and the over-lying soft
tissue components. In addition, students are briefly introduced to
bioarchaeological issues, including the analysis of sex, age and health,
the ethics and legality of human skeletal analysis, the identification of
trauma and pathology, and the use of histological, isotopic, and
genetic analysis of the human skeleton. In the laboratory component,
students are expected to apply the anatomical information from
lectures and the textbook to their own analyses of the skeleton.
Course limited to 20 seats – enroll early!
Fulfills Method requirement for BA in Anthropology.
Counts toward COLA’s certificate in Medical Humanities
ANTH 4315.001 / BIOL 4316.001
Section 001
T/TH 2:00 – 3:20 PM
GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND Dr. Naomi Cleghorn
EVOLUTION
Section 002
A survey of topics at the nexus of modern human biological HUMAN OSTEOLOGY LAB (required)
research in growth and development and the evolutionary
record of hominid subadults. Offered as BIOL 4316 and ANTH T/TH 3:30 – 4:20 PM
4315; credit will be granted only in one department. Dr. Naomi Cleghorn
Prerequisite is only required for students registering for ANTH (Cleghorn@uta.edu)
4315. Prerequisite: ANTH 2307 or permission of the
instructor.
M/W 2:30 – 3:50 PM
Dr. Shelley Smith (slsmith@uta.edu)
Biological Anthropology Link to
Faculty
Anthropology
SPRING 2022
ANTH 3352 /
ARCHAEOLOGY OF AFRICA
The African continent has the longest archaeological record on earth,
together with the most complex population in terms of genetic
composition and socio-political organization. This great time depth
allows us to explore the evolution of human culture from the
emergence of our genus, and to follow particular trajectories of
social and economic strategies through to the foundations of
modern African society. In this class, we will follow the African
archaeological record from the earliest evidence for human behavior
through to the beginnings of state society.
T/TH 11:00 – 12:20 PM
Dr. Naomi Cleghorn (Cleghorn@uta.edu)
ANTH 3358
UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
Underwater sites offer some of the best preserved but most challenging
archaeological contexts to research. This course will introduce students to
archaeology underwater, including methods, research questions, great
discoveries, and the history of investigation. It will cover vast stretches of
time and space, from historic shipwrecks in the Mediterranean to >10,000-
year-old prehistoric sites in North and South America. Underwater
archaeology is an emerging field in anthropology more generally – and this
course will explore its important role in the future of archaeology.
T/TH 12:30 – 1:50 PM
Dr. Ashley Lemke (Ashley.Lemke@uta.edu)
ANTH 4358 / ART 3302
TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY:
ART OF ANTIQUITY
The course examines the art and architecture of Greco-Roman
antiquity, beginning with the Aegean Bronze Age (ca 2500 BC) and
concluding with the Late Roman Empire (4th century AD).
Emphasis on the political and ritual role of art, especially in
Periclean Athens and Augustan Rome. Prerequisite: Any two of the
three courses ART 1309, ART 1310, and ART 1317; or permission
from the instructor.
T/TH 12:30 – 1:50 PM
Dr. Leah McCurdy (leah.mccurdy@mavs.uta.edu)
Link to
Archaeology Faculty
Anthropology
SPRING 2022
ANTH 1200 / SOCI 1200 MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS IN
The Anthropology BA requires:
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES • ANTH 2307 Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 2322 Global Cultures
A first year experience course for new students and new transfer • ANTH 2339 Introduction to Archaeology
students interested in a career in the social sciences. Provides the • 1 approved ANTH approved Methods course
necessary foundation for success in a college environment while • 1 approved ANTH approved Theory course
balancing personal and/or work obligations. Orients students to • 1 advanced (3000/4000 level) SOCI elective;
life on campus, demonstrates how to leverage campus resources • 22 additional hours of approved ANTH electives.
to achieve career and academic goals, and emphasizes • 6 hours of MODL language in addition to the COLA
engagement outside the classroom through collaborative and co- requirement.
curricular opportunities. Contact the department advisor for the list of approved
courses for method, theory, and electives. Up to 6 hours
Fulfills the University requirement for UNIV 1101 or UNIV 1131. of field school credit can be applied to the ANTH
electives.
M/W 1:00 – 1:50 PM
LaDorna McGee (ladorna@uta.edu) Interested in majoring in anthropology? Schedule an
appointment with the undergraduate advisor:
Ms. LaDorna McGee, M.A.
ladorna@uta.edu UH 434
To schedule an Advising Appointment, please go to:
https://ugadvising.acuityscheduling.com
Walk-In Hours:
Monday Tuesday 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 – 10:00 AM
FIELD SCHOOLS Appointment Hours:
Monday Tuesday 8:00 – 2:00 PM
Attending a field school is a great way to learn more about Wednesday Thursday Friday 10:00 – 4:00 PM
anthropology and prepare yourself for the job If you have questions about scheduling an appointment,
market and for graduate school. These links have more please call 817-272-2661.
information. The UTA Anthropology Program usually offers field
school and field research experience in the summer in Texas and AND, TALK WITH A FACULTY MEMBER!
in South Africa. You can also check out the links below for other Dr. Naomi Cleghorn, Program Director
opportunities. Cleghorn@uta.edu
American Anthropological Association MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Society for American Archaeology
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology The Anthropology minor (6 courses/18 hours total) can
Texas Archaeological Society be fulfilled by successfully completing two of the
following three courses: ANTH 2307: Biological
Anthropology, ANTH 2322: Global Cultures, ANTH 2339:
JOBS FOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS Principles of Archaeology, Plus any other four ANTH
courses, at least two of which must be at the advanced
Learn about the exciting jobs anthropologists are doing around level (3000 or above).
the world:
http://www.thisisanthropology.org/ FIND US ON FACEBOOK (UTA Anthropology)
http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/careers/ & SHAREPOINT
http://careers.saa.org/jobs/ https://mavsuta.sharepoint.com/sites/soci-anth-uta
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