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ANT Department of Anthropology Courses SSC199Y1 Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first-year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 44. ANT100Y1 Society and culture from various anthropological perspectives: socio-cultural, biological, archaeological, and linguistic. ANT200Y1 Cultures in the Old and New Worlds from an archaeological
perspective. Principles of prehistoric research are applied to archaeological information,
from the Early Pleistocene to the beginning of written history. ANT204Y1 Basic approaches to the understanding of social and cultural
organization in societies of varying complexity. Comparative social institutions:
economic, political, familial, and ritual. Belief systems and symbolic thought, the
individual in society, sources of stability and change in socio-cultural systems.
Anthropological perspectives on current social issues. JAL253H1 The study of the relationship between language and society
with the goal of understanding social structure through language; major themes are
multilingual societies, including pidgin and creoles, and social interaction through
speech. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) JAL254H1 The study of language structure through its social functions;
major themes are social correlates of linguistic variation, including language and gender,
and the social origins of sound change. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and
Linguistics) ARH305H1 (See "ARH: Archaeology Program") ANT310Y1 This course examines human prehistory in North America, North
of Mexico, from the time of earliest occupation to European contact. Special topics
include Paleoindian and Archaic adaptations, the rise of complex hunter-gatherers, origins
of farming and the evolution of complex chiefdoms. ANT311Y1 TBA ARH312Y1 (See "ARH: Archaeology Program") ANT314H1 The Archaeology of Africa 26L ANT315H1 Arctic Archaeology 26L ANT323Y1 Theories of culture and society, with examples from North
America and global popular culture. ANT325Y1 The Southern African peoples before, during, and after their
domination by colonial regimes. Reserve systems, migratory labour, farm labour, urban life
and social stratification. ANT328H1 For the Twenty-first century, the most important facts
regarding genetics are those that have social, political, medical and ethical
implications. Topics include: Darwinism, biological communication between generations,
gene interaction, selection formulation, population genetics, human diversity, race,
eugenics and euphenics, nature and nurture. JAL328H1 Introduction to writing systems; their historical
development, their relationship to language, and their role in culture and society. (Given
by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) ANT329Y1 The role of language and symbolism in the representation and
manipulation of ideology and power structure. Case materials drawn from the study of
verbal arts, gender, law, ethnic relations, consumption patterns, advertising, and
politics with a focus on North America. ANT342Y1 Examines kinship, marriage and family ties as a basis for
social and economic organization. Contemporary Canadian patterns are contrasted with those
in selected band and tribal societies. ANT343Y1 Social anthropological perspectives on variations in gender
roles and systems. Examines, through comparison of ethnography, the relationship of gender
to social organization, economic and political processes, belief systems and social
change. ANT344Y1 Pre-industrial sociocultural types and their transformation
in the national development of Southeast Asia. ANT345Y1 Politics, economics, religion, marriage and kinship in
traditional, colonial, and contemporary West African societies. ANT346H1 Social anthropological perspective on the nature and meaning
of food production, culinary cultures, industrial food, food as metaphor, and famine and
hunger. ANT347H1 The role of culture, cultural diversity, space and
performance in urban institutions and settings. The cultural context and consequence of
urbanization. ANT348Y1 Aspects of health and disease in cross-cultural perspective.
Critical views on the interface between conventional "western" medicine and
alternative, indigenous, and traditional therapeutic systems. ANT349H1 The contribution of ethnographic study to the understanding
of regional disparities within Western and Third World nations. The inter-relationship
between persistent economic underdevelopment, expressions of regional identity and class
formation by reference to comparative ethnographic examples. ANT351H1 A survey of ethnographic film as a medium for representation
of other cultures. Films using different styles and techniques of presentation are viewed.
Readings on ethnographic film. JAL355H1 Ways in which women and men differ in their use of language
and in their behaviour in conversational interaction; ways in which language reflects
cultural beliefs about women and men. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and
Linguistics) JAL356H1 Linguistic variation and its social significance, especially
markers of social class, sex and age; applications of statistics and other quantitative
methods for correlating linguistic and social variables. (Given by the Departments of
Anthropology and Linguistics) JAP356H1 The course explores a range of African cosmologies,
epistemologies, and theologies, as well as specific case studies on justice, the moral
order, and gender relations. The influence of these richly diverse traditions is traced as
well in the writings of African thinkers in the Diaspora. Jointly taught by the
Departments of Anthropology and Philosophy ARH360Y1 (See "ARH: Archaeology Program") 52L ARH361H1 (See "ARH: Archaeology Program") ANT365Y1 Culture areas and types existing in precontact and early
contact times in North America; problems arising out of contacts between North American
Indians and Euroamericans. ANT366Y1 Explores how anthropologists have traditionally studied
social movements and how new social movements have challenged anthropologists to rethink
some of their ethnographic methods and approaches. Some specific movements covered include
those related to indigenous rights, environmentalism, refugees, gay and lesbian issues,
biotechnology, new religions, and globalization. ANT367Y1 Concept and practice of spirituality in indigenous cultures:
Australian Aboriginal, Native North American, African, aspects of Judeo-Christianity,
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam. Includes performative aspect. JAL401H1 Practice in language analysis based on elicited data from a
native speaker of a foreign language, emphasizing procedures and techniques. (Given by the
Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) ANT406H1 Core reduction strategies, replication, experimental
archaeology, use-wear, design approaches, ground stone, inferring behaviour from lithic
artifacts. ANT409H1 The survey and spatial analysis of archaeological evidence
over territories larger than individual camps, villages or towns. Settlement systems,
regional exchange and communication, rank-size analysis, nearest neighbour analysis etc. ANT410H1 Examines the diversity of recent hunter-gatherer societies,
as a source of analogues for understanding the archaeological record of past foraging
peoples. ANT411H1 Seminar in the critical examination of major schools of
archaeological thought. ANT417H1 Methods for studying the socio-spatial aspects of the
archaeological evidence for households and communities. ANT419H1 Current research in Palaeolithic Archaeology reflecting
emerging issues. ANT420H1 How social complexity is manifested in the archaeological
record. Origins and evolution of prehistoric complex societies, from small-scale chiefdoms
to large-scale states. ANT425H1 How ideas about language fit into the overall views of
humankind as expressed by selected anthropologists, linguists, sociologists, and
philosophers. ANT426H1 Language and imagery representing the "oriental" in
the West. Emphasis on representations of the "Semites", the Islamic peoples of
North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, as well as the Jews from the mid-nineteenth
to the mid-twentieth century. ANT427H1 The role of language in the reproduction and transformation
of ideology and political economy. Readings include linguistic analyses of gender and
class relations in local and global contexts, as well as seminal works in linguistics and
other social sciences. ANT440Y1 An exploration of the conceptual tools used to understand
reflexive modernity. Focus on the articulated web of global and local networks that
produce simultaneously inequalities and potentially new identities and collectivities. ANT441H1 Concepts, theories and controversies in economic
anthropology. ANT442H1 The relationship between technology and culture through a
focus on reproductive, genetic and communications technologies. ANT444Y1 Social and linguistic anthropological approaches to research
in urban settings. Methodology, field techniques and research ethics. Students must
formulate and complete a field research project. ANT446H1 The extent to which the conventional methods of ethnography
can be helpful in understanding Western European society. Compares anthropological
approaches to other disciplines, especially social history. Examines how the increasing
movement of people has made it more difficult to see ethnography in terms of the study of
place, and explores other alternatives. ANT448H1 An examination of theories and critique of ethnicity and
nationalism from an anthropological perspective. The problem of the cultural context of
ethnicity. Case studies. ANT450H1 Comparative examination of human ecological adaptations,
livelihood strategies, spiritual and cultural values and their relation to environmental
maintenance or degradation. Explores contemporary "grass roots" environmental
movements and ideologies. ANT451H1 Major social issues in Caribbean societies. Pre-conquest
social organization, slavery, race and class, plantation and peasant organization, family
structure, cultural pluralism and the nation state, rural and international migration,
social change. ANT452H1 The concept of human rights in its universal claims rises
fundamental questions for anthropology as it challenges a central value of the discipline:
cultural relativism. Students are asked to consider epistemological and theoretical
questions and case studies (e.g. claims of rights by ethnic collectivities). ANT453H1 Major issues in the history and development of Sub-Arctic
Native people of Canada: Indian social structure, European/Native interaction, land
tenure, politics and religion. ANT454H1 This course investigates the connection between religion,
music and society from an anthropological point of view. The primary focus is on societies
where music is seen by people as the principal vehicle for religious expression.
Examination of religions and musics of Australian aboriginal, Melanesian, Native North
America, African societies, others. ANT456H1 Examines recent shifts in the currents of European society
and European thought which are closely related to social change. Regional nationalism,
subjectivities and citizenship, and new forms of work, will all come under scrutiny. These
phenomena will act as tests to the conceptual frameworks of "cultural studies,"
Raymond Williams, Pierre Bourdieu, etc. ANT461Y1 History and development of theories which underlie
contemporary anthropology. ANT480H1 TBA ARH482H1 Unique opportunity to explore a particular archaeological
topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year. ANT497Y/498H1/499H1 TBA ANT203Y1 Introduction to Biological Anthropology, investigating
various lines of evidence for human evolution including our primate relatives and an
exploration of the relevance of human origins to contemporary human biology and
variability. JPA305H1 Introduction to methods for remote sensing of buried
archaeological remains, dating, and analysis of ancient materials. Application of methods
and interpretation of results in archaeological contexts. (Offered in alternate years)
(Given by the Departments of Physics and Anthropology) JPA310H1 Introduction to the principles behind archaeometric methods
for remote sensing, dating, and analysis of archaeological materials, and interpretation
of results. Offered in conjunction with JPA305H.
(Offered in alternate years) (Given by the Departments of Physics and Anthropology) ANT330Y1 This course provides background in the practical and
theoretical aspects of fieldwork in Paleoanthropology. Students are trained in the
treatment and analysis of fossil vertebrates, plant macro- and micro-fossils and
sediments. Excursions to paleoanthropological localities of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens,
and excavation at a hominoid site. (Joint undergraduate-graduate) ANT332Y1 A detailed examination of human musculo-skeletal anatomy from
the comparative and evolutionary perspectives. Allometry, basic biomechanics, functional
anatomy, and the structure and function of human mastication, the brain, the forelimb and
bipedalism. Labs make use of the large collection of primate skeletal material and fossil
human casts. ANT333Y1 A survey of living primates, this lab-oriented course
describes and compares the diverse behavioural and anatomical adaptations that are
characteristic to this order of mammals. The understanding of the biological diversity and
evolutionary history of primates is important for further understanding of human
adaptation and evolution. ANT334Y1 Exploration of the development and maintenance of the human
skeleton and dentition, with emphasis on application to archaeological, forensic and
biomedical sciences. ANT337Y1 Discussion of biological diversity of human populations
according to climatic, nutritional, disease and demographic variables. From an ecological
perspective, emphasis on evaluating the role of various factors (genetic, environmental
and cultural) influencing population biology and on understanding the significance of
human population variation. JPA400Y1 An introduction to research in archaeometry and
archaeological prospecting. Possible projects: magnetic and resistivity surveying of
archaeological sites; thermoluminescence measurements; neutron activation analysis and
x-ray fluorescence analysis of artifacts; radiocarbon dating by atom counting; lead
isotope analysis. (Offered in alternate years) (Given by the Departments of Physics and
Anthropology) ANT415Y1 Examination and interpretation of faunal material from
archaeological sites as evidence for culture. ANT428H1 Advanced seminar addressing the questions of primate and
human evolution from a palaeoecological perspective. The course reviews methods, theories,
and physical evidence behind the palaeoecological approach. Students are expected to
research and review the scientific literature relevant to specific case studies in the
primate and human fossil record. ANT429Y1 (formerly ANT429H) 26L,
26P ANT433H1 Reviews the evolutionary history of the Order Primates by
examining the fossil record of this group for the past 60 million years. Lab-oriented, the
course compares the anatomy and adaptations of modern primates with the abundant and
diverse primate skeletal material preserved in the fossil record. ANT434H1 Advanced exploration of the life histories of past
populations, through the application of palaeodietary analyses, palaeopathology and other
appropriate research methods. ANT481H1 Unique opportunity to explore in-depth a particular topic in
Biological Anthropology. Topics vary from year to year. |
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