Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2000
Anthropology (ANTH)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/15/2001.
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some ANTH courses.
ANTH 200 INTRO TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAG Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introduction to concepts and terminology in the scientific study of language.
Includes sound systems (phonology), construction of words (morphology),
organization of words in the sentence (syntax), meaning (semantics), and
information flow (pragmatics), as well as a survey of interdisciplinary uses of
linguistics such as historical linguistics (archaeology), dialectology
(sociology), and language acquistion (psychology, cognitive sciences, and
language teaching). Also offered as LING 200.
Also offered as LING 200
001 SH 309 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 7 Max: NA
ANTH 201 INTRO SOCIAL/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introduction to the history, methods, and concepts of social/cultural
anthropology, which is devoted to the systematic description and understanding
of cultural diversity in human societies.
001 SH 301 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Georges, Eugenia Enr: 20 Max: NA
ANTH 205 INTRO TO ARCHAEOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An introduction to the elementary concepts of the discipline through a series
of case studies.
001 SH 305 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 20 Max: NA
ANTH 301 PHONETICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Introductory study of sound and sound systems in the world's languages.
Includes the anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism with a survey of
all linguistic sounds it is known to produce, as well as organized patterns of
speech sounds found cross-linguistically and three types of theories modeling
these patterns: phonemic, feature-based (e.g., classical generative phonology),
and autosegmental. Required for linguistic majors. Also offered as LING 301.
LING 200 or permission of instructor.
Also offered as LING 301
001 SH 307 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Niedzielski, Nancy Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 305 HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Exploration of the nature of language change in its phonological,
morphological, syntactic, semantic, and sociocultural aspects, using the
perspective of language acquisition. Includes techniques of internal and
comparative reconstruction of proto-languages. Also offered as LING 305.
Prereq- Ling 200, 300, or 301 or permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Copeland, James E. Enr: Max: NA
ANTH 313 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Investigates the relation between language and thought, language and world
view, language and logic. Also offered
as LING 313.
001 SH 207B - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 31 Max: NA
ANTH 314 GENETICS: BIOLOGICAL, CULTURE-HISTORICAL Credits 3.00 Fall 00
The course uses an interdisciplinary perspective to examine the claims and
counter-claims made regarding genetics and new technologies for identifying and
manipulating genetic material. The course will cover biological basics of
genes, DNA, and sequencing techniques; cultural and historical aspects to
genetics, including essentialism and eugenics past and present; ethical issues
arising from new genetic technologies; and policy issues. Also offered as UNIV
314 and BIOS 307.
Not open to Freshmen.
001 SH 207B - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Georges, Eugenia Enr: 25 Max: NA
Matthews, Kathleen S.
McIntosh, Susan K.
ANTH 316 CULTURAL ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
This course is specifically intended for lower level undergraduates as a means
of gaining familiarity with the analytical tradition of cultural anthropology
from the beginning of the Twentieth Century. The course is intended to provide
students with background for upper level courses in the department.
001 SH 207B - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Marcus, George E. Enr: 16 Max: NA
ANTH 322 CULTURES AND IDENTITIES:RACE, ETHNICITY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
How does culture shape who we think we are? This course
will look at the
production and destruction of identities through examining the "sources of the
self" in historical and comparative frameworks.
001 SH 562 - F 02:00PM - 05:00PM Elfimov, Alexei L. Enr: 9 Max: NA
ANTH 325 SEX, SELF, AND SOCIETY IN ANCIENT GREECE Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An introductory venture into conducting fieldwork in the past. The course
treats a wide range of artifacts, from philosophical essays to vase paintings.
It derives its focus from a rich corpus of recent research into the ancient
problemization of desire and self-control.
Also offered as WGST 332.
001 SH 462 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Faubion, James D. Enr: 10 Max: NA
ANTH 345 THE POLITICS OF THE PAST: ARCHHAEOLOGY I Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An examination of the way that archaeological evidence of the past has been
used and viewed by particular groups at different times. Using case studies,
the course considers issues of gender, race, Eurocentrism, political domination
and legitimacy that emerge from critical analysis of representations of the
past by archaeologists, museums, and collectors.
001 SH 352A - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM McIntosh, Susan K. Enr: 12 Max: NA
ANTH 347 THE U.S. AS A FOREIGN COUNTRY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
The course looks at selected aspects of American culture and society from an
anthropological point of view. Readings derive from the works of both foreign
and native observers, past and present.
001 SH 460 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:20PM Elfimov, Alexei L. Enr: 12 Max: NA
ANTH 363 EARLY CIVILIZATIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
A comparative study of the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus,
China, and the Maya, emphasizing the causes and conditions of their origins.
001 SH 207B - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 29 Max: NA
ANTH 404 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 0.00 Fall 00
Directed reading and preparation of written papers on anthropological subjects
not offered in the curriculum and advanced study of subjects on which courses
are offered.
001 TBA - TBA Marcus, George E. Enr: 1 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Faubion, James D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Georges, Eugenia Enr: 0 Max: NA
004 TBA - TBA Lee, Benjamin Enr: 0 Max: NA
005 TBA - TBA McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
006 TBA - TBA McIntosh, Susan K. Enr: 1 Max: NA
007 TBA - TBA Elfimov, Alexei L. Enr: 0 Max: NA
008 TBA - TBA Taylor, Julie M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
009 TBA - TBA Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 404 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits Fall 00
Directed reading and preparation of written papers on anthropological subjects
not offered in the curriculum and advanced study of subjects on which courses
are offered.
001 TBA - TBA Marcus, George E. Enr: Max: NA
ANTH 406 COGNITIVE STUDIES: ANTH & LING Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Relations between thought, language, and culture. Special emphasis given to
natural systems of classification and their underlying logical principles.
Also offered as LING 406.
001 SH 560 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 4 Max: NA
ANTH 407 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of techniques and practice in the observation, analysis, and recording of
a human language. Includes discussion of ethical issues in working with
indigenous peoples. Limited enrollment. LING 300, 301, and 402 recommended.
Also offered as LING 407.
Permission of instructor
001 TBA - TBA Davis, Philip W. Enr: 0 Max: 6
ANTH 411 NEUROLINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of language and the brain. Includes the organization of the brain (e.g.,
the localization of speech, language, and memory functions), hemispheric
dominance, and the pathologies of speech and language associated with brain
damage. Also offered as LING 411.
001 SH 352A - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Lamb, Sydney Enr: 2 Max: NA
ANTH 415 THEORIES OF MODERNITY/ POSTMODERNITY: I Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An advanced course for graduate students and undergraduate majors with
interests in the interdisciplinary field of cultural studies. Readings in the
work of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, Saussure, Gadamer, Derrida, Bahktin,
Foucault, and others.
001 SH 460 - W 02:00PM - 05:00PM Faubion, James D. Enr: 2 Max: NA
ANTH 490 DIRECTED HONORS RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Fall 00
A two-semester sequence of independent research culminating in the preparation
and defense of an honors thesis. Open only to candidates formally accepted
into the honors program.
001 TBA - TBA Marcus, George E. Enr: 1 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Faubion, James D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Georges, Eugenia Enr: 0 Max: NA
004 TBA - TBA Lee, Benjamin Enr: 0 Max: NA
005 TBA - TBA McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
006 TBA - TBA McIntosh, Susan K. Enr: 0 Max: NA
007 TBA - TBA Elfimov, Alexei L. Enr: 0 Max: NA
008 TBA - TBA Taylor, Julie M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
009 TBA - TBA Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 505 INTRO TO ARCHAEOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 205.
001 SH 305 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 513 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 313.
001 SH 207B - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 522 CULTURES AND IDENTITIES:RACE,ETHNICITY, Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 322.
001 SH 562 - F 02:00PM - 05:00PM Elfimov, Alexei L. Enr: 2 Max: NA
ANTH 525 SEX, SELF, AND SOCIETY IN ANCIENT GREECE Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 325.
001 SH 462 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Faubion, James D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 545 THE POLITICS OF THE PAST: ARCHAEOLOGY IN Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 345.
001 SH 352A - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM McIntosh, Susan K. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 563 EARLY CIVILIZATIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 363.
001 SH 207B - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50PM McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 600 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Marcus, George E. Enr: 10 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Faubion, James D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Georges, Eugenia Enr: 2 Max: NA
004 TBA - TBA Lee, Benjamin Enr: 0 Max: NA
005 TBA - TBA McIntosh, Roderick J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
006 TBA - TBA McIntosh, Susan K. Enr: 0 Max: NA
007 TBA - TBA Elfimov, Alexei L. Enr: 0 Max: NA
008 TBA - TBA Taylor, Julie M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
009 TBA - TBA Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 2 Max: NA
ANTH 600 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits Fall 00
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Marcus, George E. Enr: Max: NA
ANTH 601 PROSEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Mapping the current fields of anthropological discourses, examining the debates
in and between each of these fields, and discussing how these debates are
conducted in the domains of fieldwork, ethnographic writing, and in the
construction of careers in anthropology.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 SH 460 - M 02:00PM - 05:00PM Marcus, George E. Enr: 1 Max: NA
ANTH 606 COGNITIVE STUDIES: ANTH & LING Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 406.
001 SH 560 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Tyler, Stephen A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 611 NEUROLINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Anth 411.
001 SH 352A - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Lamb, Sydney Enr: 0 Max: NA
ANTH 615 THEORIES OF MODERNITY/ POSTMODERNITY I Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See ANTH 415.
001 SH 460 - W 02:00PM - 05:00PM Faubion, James D. Enr: 2 Max: NA
ANTH 650 PEDAGOGY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Training in the basic elements of teaching in anthropology to be taken in
conjunction with applied graduate student teaching in ANTH 316.
Prereq- Third year graduate students and above.
001 TBA - TBA Marcus, George E. Enr: 2 Max: NA
ANTH 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 14 Max: NA
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