SSC199Y1
First Year Seminar 52S
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 40.
ANT100Y1
Introduction to Anthropology 52L, 16T
Society and culture from various anthropological perspectives: socio-cultural, biological, archaeological, and linguistic.
ANT200Y1
Introduction to Prehistoric 52L, 26P
Archaeology
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.
Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1
ANT204Y1
Social & Cultural Anthropology 52L, 26T
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.
Recommended preparation: ANT100Y1
ANT253H1
Language & Society 26L, 13T
This course introduces linguistic analysis with a view towards its application to the study of the relation between culture and
social structure. The interplay of pronunciation, grammar, semantics, and discourse with rituals, ideologies, and constructions
of social meaning and worldview are discussed in tandem with the traditional branches of linguistic analysis-phonology,
morphology, grammar, syntax, and semantics. The objective of the course is to provide a broad framework for understanding
the role of language in society.
Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1
Exclusion: JAL253H1
ANT299Y1
Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 43 for details.
ARH305H1
Archaeological Interpretation
See Archaeology
ANT311Y1
Archaeological Fieldwork TBA
Practical field training through six weeks of excavation on an archaeological site. Basic principles of artifact handling and
classification. (Offered only in Summer Session)
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
ARH312Y1
Archaeological Laboratory
See Archaeology
ANT315H1
Arctic Archaeology 26L
Archaeology and ethnohistory of Arctic cultures. Emphasis is on variation in social organization, settlement pattern, economy,
ideology, and interaction with the expanding European world-system.
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
ANT319Y1
Archaeology of North America 52L
(formerly ANT 310Y1)
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.
Exclusion: ANT309H1, 310Y1, 317H1
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
ANT322H1
Anthropology of Youth Culture 26L
This course will present various perspectives on the nature and dynamics of youth culture. It will discuss the research
accumulated over the past quarter century on youth lifestyles, from fashion and music to the formation and spread of slang. It
will also look at the various critical and controversial aspects of adolescence in contemporary culture.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT323Y1
Social Theory through Popular 52L, 26T
Culture
Theories of culture and society, with examples from North America and global popular culture.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1/ANT253H1/VIC120Y1/one other 200+ course in ANT/SOC
ANT325Y1
Southern Africa: Comparative 52L
Societies and Institutions
The Southern African peoples before, during, and after their domination by colonial regimes. Reserve systems, migratory
labour, farm labour, urban life and social stratification.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
Exclusion: ANT325H1
JAL328H1
Writing Systems 26L
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)
Prerequisite: ANT100Y1/LIN100Y1
ANT329Y1
Language & Power Structure 52L
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1/ANT253H1/VIC120Y1/one of 200+ series "Y1" course in SOC/POL/Women's Studies
 ANT340H1
Anthropology of Latin America 26L
Provides a framework for understanding current anthropological issues
in the different geo-political regions of Latin America. Special attention
will be paid to historical/conceptual development of the discipline in the
region, and the course will introduce a debate about the dealth and "resurgence"
of area studies.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT342H1
Sexuality and Global Health 26L
Interrogation of definitions of "sex" and "sexuality" employed within public health science arenas that confront three overlapping
areas of global concern: HIV/AIDS, fertility and family planning, and sex-trade work. Draws on contributions in medical
anthropology, gay and lesbian studies, and postcolonial studies.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT343Y1
Social Anthropology of Gender 52L
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT344Y1
Anthropology of Southeast Asia 52L
Pre-industrial sociocultural types and their transformation in the national development of Southeast Asia.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT346H1
Anthropology of Food 26L
Social anthropological perspective on the nature and meaning of food production, culinary cultures, industrial food, food as
metaphor, and famine and hunger.
Prerequisite: ANT100Y1/ANT204Y1
ANT347Y1
Metropolis: Global Cities 52L
The role of culture, cultural diversity, space and performance in urban institutions and settings. The cultural context and
consequence of urbanization.
Recommended preparation: ANT204Y1
ANT348Y1
Anthropology of Health 52L
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT349H1
Globalization & Underdevelopment 26L
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT350H1
Globalization and the Changing 26L
World of Work
The course uses ethnographic material to examine the ways in which global forces have changed the nature of work in
different sites since World War Two - North America, Europe, and the countries of the South are selectively included.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
JAL355H1
Language and Gender 26L
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)
Prerequisite: Two full course equivalents at the 200-level in ANT/JAL/LIN/SOC
Recommended preparation: ANT204Y1/ANT253H1/ NEW261Y1/ SOC200Y1/SOC214Y1/SOC215Y1
ARH360Y1
Prehistory of the Near East 52L
See Archaeology
ARH361H1
Field Archaeology TBA
See Archaeology
ANT362Y1
Anthropological Studies of Poverty, Social Inequality
and the U.S. State 52L
This course examines the growing field of U.S. anthropology through ethnographic
studies focusing on state institutions and
patterns of social inequality. Particular emphasis is placed on research
examining local models of governance, policing,
immigration reform, unionization and social assistance programs in the context
of shifting governmental policies.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT363Y1
Anthropology of State 52L, 26T
Societies
Origins, history and internal dynamics of early and modern state societies, examined with a view to placing our own system in
an historical and comparative perspective. Case studies include material from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.
Exclusion: ANT363H1
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT364Y1
Environment & Globalization 52L
This course will examine the relationships between humans and their environment in the context of contemporary efforts to
'develop' within or in opposition to the political economy of neoliberal globalization. We will critically examine international law
and policy that purports to protect the environment paying particular attention to the question of how and why environmental
issues have entered the global political arena. Using case studies, we will examine the relationship between environmental
and human rights and between local and global interests.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT365Y1
Native America and the State 52L, 26T
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT366H1
Anthropology of Social Movements: Theory and Method
(formerly ANT 366Y1) 26L, 13T
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT367Y1
Indigenous Spirituality 52L
This course focuses upon religion and spirituality amongst peoples with a direct, experiential relationship to the world. The first
term examines case studies from Australia, Native North America and Africa; the second term examines aspects of the "world
religions'.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1/RLG201Y1
ANT368H1
Ethnography & Social Movements 26L
This course focuses on ethnographic studies of social movements produced both
by anthropologists and social movement
activists. By analyzing several case studies, the course explores the particular difficulties and rewards of working with social
movements as well as some of the intellectual, ethical and political dilemmas that result of an engaged anthropology.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 43 for details.
JAL401H1
Field Linguistics 52P
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)
Prerequisite: Completion of LIN322H1, LIN331H1 except for students in their final year where LIN331H1 is a corequisite.
ANT406H1
Lithic Analysis 26L,13P
Core reduction strategies, replication, experimental archaeology, use-wear, design approaches, ground stone, inferring
behaviour from lithic artifacts.
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1, ARH312Y1, ARH305H1
ANT409H1
Archaeology of Landscapes & Regions 26L,13P
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.
Prerequisite: ARH305H1
Recommended preparation: GGR270H1
ANT410H1
Hunter-Gatherers Past & Present 26S
Examines the diversity of recent hunter-gatherer societies, as a source of analogues for understanding the archaeological
record of past foraging peoples.
Prerequisite: ARH305H1
ANT411H1
Advanced Archaeological Theory 26S
Seminar in the critical examination of major schools of archaeological thought.
Prerequisite: ARH305H1
ANT412H1
Historical Archaeology 26L, 13P
Introduces the problems, methods and some of the material culture of colonial and industrial archaeology with emphasis on
Canada and colonial America. Covers the use of documentary evidence, maps, architecture, and a variety of artifact classes.
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1/HIS374H1/HIS384H1
ANT415Y1
Laboratory in Faunal 52S, 52P
Archaeo-Osteology
Examination and interpretation of faunal material from archaeological sites as evidence for culture.
Prerequisite: ARH312Y1
ANT417H1
Archaeology of Settlements 26L
& Households
Methods for studying the socio-spatial aspects of the archaeological evidence for households and communities.
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1, ARH305H1
ANT419H1
Current Debates in Palaeolithic Archaelogy 26S
Current research in Palaeolithic Archaeology reflecting emerging issues.
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or ANT203Y1
ANT420H1
Archaeology of Inequality 26L
How social complexity is manifested in the archaeological record. Origins and evolution of prehistoric complex societies, from
small-scale chiefdoms to large-scale states.
Prerequisite: ANT200Y1, ARH305H1
Recommended preparation: ANT363Y1
ANT425H1
Language in Anthropological Thought 26L
How ideas about language fit into the overall views of humankind as expressed by selected anthropologists, linguists,
sociologists, and philosophers.
Exclusion: ANT425Y1
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1/ ANT253H1
ANT426H1
Orientalism: Western Views of the Other 39L
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.
Prerequisite: ANT323Y1/ANT329Y1/any 300-level course in INI/VIC/NMC/Jewish Studies
ANT427H1
Language, Ideology, & Political Economy 26S
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1/ANT253H1
ANT440H1
Society in Transition 26L
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.
Exclusion: ANT440Y1
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1, at least one area course in anthropology
ANT442H1
Anthropology and New Technologies 26L
The relationship between technology and culture through a focus on reproductive,
genetic and communications technologies.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1, a 300 level, or above, Social Cultural Anthropology course
ANT444Y1
Research Methods in Social & Linguistic Anthropology 52S
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT446Y1
Social Anthropology of Western Europe 52L
The extent to which the conventional methods of ethnography can be helpful in
understanding the European Union and its
member states, is examined. European history and the ethnographic study of fieldsites take up the first term; current European
social/cultural ideas and political movements are addressed in the second term.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT447H1
Aboriginal Australia 26S
The course investigates the nature and significance, in history and the history of ideas, of the ways of life of the Australian
Aborigines. The emphasis is on the influence of religion and music on the economic, political and social organization of the
people.
Prerequisite: ANT367Y1/permission of the instructor
ANT448H1
Ethnicity & Nationalism 26S
An examination of theories and critique of ethnicity and nationalism from an anthropological perspective. The problem of the
cultural context of ethnicity. Case studies.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1, one 300-level course in Social Cultural or Linguistic Anthropology
ANT450H1
Anthropological Approaches to Environmentalism 26S
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1, a 300-level or above Social Cultural Anthropology course
ANT452H1
Anthropology & Human Rights 26S
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).
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1, one 300 level social-cultural/linguistic ANT course
ANT453H1
Sub-Arctic Issues 26S
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.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1, ANT365Y1
ANT454H1
The Anthropology of Music (formerly ANT360Y1) 26S
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.
Prerequisite: ANT367Y1
ANT455Y1
International Health: Anthropological Perspectives 52L
This course examines international health, focusing on the health problems of "third world" populations and the contributions
and critiques provided by medical anthropology. Topics include: the political ecology of infectious disease, disease eradication
campaigns, population policy and reproductive health, the AIDS pandemic, and the quest for culturally appropriate
interventions.
Prerequisite: ANT348Y1Y
ANT457H1
Intellectuals and Engaged Anthropology 26L
The course examines the responsibilities and positionality of professional anthropologists
vis a vis politics and society by
juxtaposing their concerns with the history of politically engaged intellectuals over the past century.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT458H1
Anthropology of Crime, Law and Order 26L
Theoretical and methodological approaches to the anthropological study of crime,
law, and order with case studies from around
the world.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1 and a 300 level Social Cultural ANT Course.
ANT459H1
Maps and Places 26L
A study of the cross-cultural meaning of two-dimensional representations of space and the socio-political relevance of place.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT461Y1
The History of Anthropology and the Limits of Theory 52L
History and development of theories which underlie contemporary anthropology.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1
ANT480H1
Special Topics in Anthropological Research TBA
Unique opportunity to explore a particular anthropological topic in-depth. Topics
vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level ANT course
ARH482H1
Special Topics in Archaeology 26S
See Archaeology
Unique opportunity to explore a particular archaeological topic in-depth.
Topics vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level ANT course
ANT483H1
Special Topics in Linguistic Anthropology 26S
This course will focus on an advanced topic in Linguistic Anthropology. Topic will vary from year- to-year.
Prerequisite: ANT204Y1/ANT253H1/300 Level course in Linguistic and Semiotic anthropology
ANT497Y1/498H1/499H1
Independent Research TBA
Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in
exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Anthropology. Application for enrolment should
be made to the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per
program.
Prerequisite: Permission of Undergraduate Coordinator and Supervisor
Anthropology Science Courses
See page 30 for Key to Course Descriptions.
ANT203Y1
Human Biology & Evolution 52L, 26P
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.
Recommended preparation: ANT100Y1/BIO150Y1
JPA305H1
Introduction to Archaeometry 26L, 13P
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)
Exclusion: JPA300Y1
JPA310H1
Physics and Archaeology 26L, 13P
Introduction to the principles behind archaeometric methods for remote sensing, dating, and analysis of archaeological
materials, and interpretation of results. Offered in conjunction with JPA305H1. (Offered in alternate years) (Given by the
Departments of Physics and Anthropology)
Exclusion: JPA300Y1
Prerequisite: Any 1st-year Physics course/permission of instructor
Co-requisite: JPA305H1
ANT326Y1
Human Evolutionary Anatomy (formerly ANT 332Y1) 26L,
52P
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.
Exclusion: ANT332Y1
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
ANT330Y1
Paleoanthropology Field School 26L, 78P
(Offered on an irregular basis)
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)
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
ANT333Y1
Living Primate Adaptations 52L, 26P
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.
Exclusion: ANT333H1
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Recommended preparation: ANT326Y1, ANT334Y1; BIO150Y1
ANT334Y1
Human Skeletal Biology 39L, 39P
Exploration of the development and maintenance of the human skeleton and dentition, with emphasis on application to
archaeological, forensic and biomedical sciences.
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
ANT337Y1
Human Population Biology 52L
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.
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1/BIO150Y1
JPA400Y1
Advanced Physics & Archaeology 156P
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)
Prerequisite: JPA300Y1/(JPA305H1, JPA310H1)
ANT415Y1
Laboratory in Faunal 52S, 52P
Archaeo-Osteology
Examination and interpretation of faunal material from archaeological sites as evidence for culture.
Prerequisite: ARH312Y1
ANT429Y1
Palaeoanthropology 26L, 52P
(formerly ANT429H1)
Method and theory in paleoanthropology focusing on reconstructions of human evolutionary history and the behaviour of fossil
hominids. Identification and analysis of fossil human material and hominid systematics. Includes an extensive lab component
using a large collection of primate skeletons and fossil human casts.
Exclusion: ANT429H1, ANT 332Y5 (UTM), ANTC17H3 (Scarb)
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1, ANT326Y1
ANT434H1
Health, Diet & Disease in the Past 26L, 13P
Advanced exploration of the life histories of past populations, through the application
of palaeodietary analyses,
palaeopathology and other appropriate research methods.
Prerequisite: ANT334Y1
ANT436H1
Primate Ecology & Social Behavior 26L
This course will provide an overview of the ecology and social behavior of extant nonhuman primates. Topics will include
socioecology, conservation biology, biogeography, aggression and affiliation, community ecology, communication, and socio-
sexual behavior. There will also be extensive discussions of methods used in collecting data on primates in the field.
Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
ANT481H1
Special Topics in Biological Anthropology 26S
Unique opportunity to explore in-depth a particular topic in Biological Anthropology.
Topics vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level ANT course
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