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Anthropology  (B.A./B.Sc.)
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ANTA01H3 ANTA02H3 ANTB01H3 ANTB04H3 ANTB05H3 ANTB08H3 ANTB11H3 ANTB12H3
ANTB14H3 ANTB15H3 ANTB16H3 ANTB19H3 ANTB20H3 ANTB22H3 ANTB25H3 ANTB30H3
ANTB38H3 ANTB39H3 ANTB54H3 ANTB56H3 ANTC03H3 ANTC04H3 ANTC05H3 ANTC06H3
ANTC07H3 ANTC08H3 ANTC09H3 ANTC10H3 ANTC12H3 ANTC14H3 ANTC15H3 ANTC16H3
ANTC17H3 ANTC18H3 ANTC19H3 ANTC20H3 ANTC21H3 ANTC22H3 ANTC23H3 ANTC25H3
ANTC26H3 ANTC27H3 ANTC28Y3 ANTC31H3 ANTC32H3 ANTC34H3 ANTC35H3 ANTC39H3
ANTC40H3 ANTC41H3 ANTC42H3 ANTC47H3 ANTC48H3 ANTC50H3 ANTC55H3 ANTC60H3
ANTC61H3 ANTC62H3 ANTC63H3 ANTC64H3 ANTC65H3 ANTC66H3 ANTC67H3 ANTC68H3
ANTD01H3 ANTD15H3 ANTD16H3 ANTD17H3 ANTD23H3 ANTD24H3 ANTD25H3 ANTD31H3
ANTD32H3

Faculty List
R.W. Shirley, M.A. (Stanford), Ph.D. (Columbia), Professor Emeritus
F. D. Burton, B.Sc., M.A., (NYU), Ph.D. (CUNY), Professor
M. Lambek, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan), F.R.S.C., Professor
S. Bamford, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Virginia), Associate Professor
M. Latta, B.A. (Kansas), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
L. Sawchuk, B.A., M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
M. Cummings, B.A. (York), M.A. (Dalhousie), Assistant Professor
G. Daswani, B.Sc. (National University of Singapore), M.Sc., Ph.D. (London School of Economics), Assistant Professor
H. McKenzie, B.A., B.Sc. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta), Assistant Professor
L. Mortensen, B.A. (Cornell), M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana), Assistant Professor
J. Parga, B.S. (University of California - Irvine), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Texas - Austin), Assistant Professor
M. Schillaci, B.A. (New Mexico), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (New Mexico), Assistant Professor

Discipline Representative: TBA
Undergraduate Counsellor: J. Roopnarinesingh Email: social-sciences-counsellor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Anthropology is the study of humankind, dealing with the origin, development and nature of humans and their culture. As such it is concerned with human phenomena in the widest possible terms, both biological and cultural. It differs from other social sciences in its comparative and historical approach, and in its intimate links with the physical and natural sciences. Anthropology examines societies today and in the past, both complex civilizations and relatively small-scale non-literate societies. From this vantage point Anthropology attempts to understand the common factors underlying human existence and to isolate the causes that have led and continue to lead to both social and cultural change and to differences between peoples and cultures.
Because of its vast subject matter, Anthropology is traditionally divided into four sub-fields: Social-Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Physical Anthropology and Anthropological Linguistics. At the present time, University of Toronto Scarborough offers courses in the first three areas. Students intending to complete a program in Anthropology should take ANTA01H & ANTA02H within their first year in order to prepare them for more advanced courses. Students wondering about appropriate course sequences in a subfield are invited to consult with the Supervisor of Studies and faculty in the appropriate subfield. Students may elect either a B.A. or a B.Sc. degree in Anthropology. Most courses in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology carry science credit (see course descriptions below). Consult the Supervisor of Studies for clarification.

SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY (B.A./B.SC.)

 Co-op Contact: askcoop@utsc.utoronto.ca
The Co-operative Program allows students to pursue an in-depth study of Anthropology, combined with two four-month work terms in areas complementary to the area of study. Students select a focus for their course work and work term in Biological Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Archaeology or Social-Cultural Anthropology. Work terms can be with Canadian employers including NGOs, research institutes, the private sector, and public institutions. Students who wish to carry out their work terms in a developing country where there is no Canadian employer working, may be asked to finance the living allowance expenses of the placements themselves. The location of work terms is determined according to each student's preferences and abilities, the availability of positions, the practicability of working in that area, and above all, the safety of the area.
Program Admission: Prospective Applicants: For direct admission from secondary school or for students who wish to transfer to U of T Scarborough from another U of T faculty or from another post-secondary institution, see the Co-operative Programs section in this Calendar.
Current U of T Scarborough students: Application procedures can be found at the Registrar's Office website: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar. The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits including ANTA01H & ANTA02H plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
Program Requirements: For information on admissions, fees, work terms, and standing in the program, please see the Co-operative Programs section in this Calendar. To be eligible for a work term, students must have completed at least 9.0 full credits including at least 3.0 credits in Anthropology, and must have completed the Arts & Science Work Term Preparation course.
Course Requirements
Students must complete the requirements for the Specialist Program in Anthropology. Study of a foreign language is recommended. Within the 10.0 credits in Anthropology required for the Co-op Program, they must concentrate at least 4.0 credits in ONE of the following fields: Biological Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Archaeology or Sociocultural Anthropology.

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY (B.A./B.SC.)

 The Specialist Program in Anthropology is intended to provide the professionally oriented student with background preparation of sufficient breadth and depth to pursue specialized training at the graduate level. It is also designed to offer interested students a course structure as background for a wide range of occupations and professions. All students are required to consult with the Supervisor of Studies regarding the selection of a course sequence appropriate to their interests and objectives.
In exceptional circumstances, supervised research and reading courses are available at the C- and D-levels (ANTC03H , ANTC04H , ANTD31H & ANTD32H ). These courses require special arrangements prior to registration. Read the descriptions for these courses carefully, as restrictions apply.
Program Requirements: The Program requires completion of 12.0 full credits, including 10.0 in Anthropology, as indicated below.
  1. ANTA01H Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human
    ANTA02H Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
  2. At least 1.0 credit from each of two of the following three streams:
    1. ANTB14H Biological Anthropology: Beginnings
      and
      ANTB15H Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
    2. ANTB19H Varieties of Social Life
      and
      ANTB20H Culture, Politics and Globalization.
    3. [ANTB11H World Prehistory: the Old Stone Age
      and
      ANTB12H World Prehistory: The Rise of Civilization]
      or
      [ANTB38H First Nations of North America: Hunters and Gatherers
      and
      ANTB39H First Nations of North America: Social Complexity and the State]

  3. 7.0 credits at the B-level or above, of which 2.0 credits should be at the C- or D-level. Students are encouraged to take at least one course in field methods, such as ANTC12H , ANTC28Y and ANTC60H .
  4. At least 2.0 credits in disciplines other than Anthropology to be agreed upon in consultation with the Supervisor of Studies.


MAJOR PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY (B.A./B.SC.)

 The Major Program in Anthropology provides a course structure for those students desiring to expand upon or supplement other areas of academic interest by taking advantage of Anthropology's unique global, chronological and biological perspective on humankind.
Program Requirements: The Program requires completion of 6.0 full credits in Anthropology including:
  1. ANTA01H Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human
    ANTA02H Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
  2. At least 1.0 credit from each of two of the following streams:
    1. ANTB14H Biological Anthropology: Beginnings
      and
      ANTB15H Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
    2. ANTB19H Varieties of Social Life
      and
      ANTB20H Culture, Politics and Globalization
    3. [ANTB11H World Prehistory: the Old Stone Age
      and
      ANTB12H World Prehistory: The Rise of Civilization and the State]
      or
      [ANTB38H First Nations of North America: Hunters and Gatherers
      and
      ANTB39H First Nations of North America: Social Complexity and the State]

  3. 3.0 additional credits at the B-level or above, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the C- or D-level.

For a B.Sc., at least 4.0 of the credits required for the program should carry science credit (see course descriptions below).

MINOR PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY (B.A.)

 The Minor Program in Anthropology provides a course structure for students majoring or specializing in other disciplines who want some directed exposure to anthropological thought.
Program Requirements: The Program requires completion of 4.0 full credits as follows:
  1. ANTA01H Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human
    ANTA02H Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
  2. At least 1.0 credit from among the following:
    1. ANTB14H Biological Anthropology: Beginnings
      and
      ANTB15H Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
    2. ANTB19H Varieties of Social Life
      and
      ANTB20H Culture, Politics and Globalization
    3. [ANTB11H World Prehistory: the Old Stone Age
      and
      ANTB12H World Prehistory: The Rise of Civilization]
      or
      [ANTB38H First Nations of North America: Hunters and Gatherers
      and
      ANTB39H First Nations of North America: Social Complexity and the State]

  3. 2.0 additional credits in Anthropology, of which 1.0 credit must be at the C- or D-level.

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (B.A./B.SC.)

 The Specialist Program in Medical Anthropology integrates the fields of Social-Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, and Archaeology by taking health, medicine, and disease as a focus for anthropological studies. This unique undergraduate program is designed to provide knowledge and skills in an area of growing importance for a wide range of health-related studies and work, and it is also intended to provide students with the necessary preparation to pursue graduate studies in masters and doctoral Programs in the area of Medical Anthropology.
Program Requirements: The Program requires the completion of 12.5 full credits, including 10.5 in Anthropology, as follows:
  1. 4.0 credits required for all students as follows:
    ANTA01H Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human
    ANTA02H Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
    ANTB14H Biological Anthropology: Beginnings
    ANTB15H Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
    ANTB19H Varieties of Social Life
    ANTB20H Culture, Politics and Globalization
    ANTC61H Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
    ANTC62H Medical Anthropology: Biological and Demographic Perspectives
  2. At least 0.5 credit in quantitative methods or field methods, such as ANTC35H or ANTC60H . A course in statistics may be substituted for ANTC35H
  3. 6.0 credits from the following:
    ANTB01H , ANTB30H , ANTB38H , ANTB39H , ANTB56H , ANTC05H , ANTC10H , ANTC14H , ANTC15H , ANTC20H , ANTC25H , ANTC31H , ANTC39H , ANTC40H , ANTC41H , ANTC42H , ANTC47H , ANTC48H , ANTC50H , ANTC63H , ANTC64H , ANTC67H , ANTC68H , ANTD01H , ANTD16H , ANTD17H , ANTD23H , ANTD24H , ANTD25H . Any substitutions are subject to the permission of Supervisor of Studies.
  4. 2.0 credits at the B-level or higher from disciplines other than Anthropology to be agreed upon in consultation with the Supervisor of Studies.

For a B.Sc. degree, at least 7.0 of the credits required for the program must be science credits. In addition to Anthropology courses that have been designated science credits (see course descriptions below), the following may also be counted as science credits if they are used to meet the requirement for 2.0 credits in disciplines other than Anthropology: HLTB01H , HLTB02H or any course in a science discipline (e.g. Biology, Environmental Science, Mathematics).

ANTA01H3 Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human
An introduction to Biological/Physical Anthropology and Archaeology.
Concentrates on the origins and evolution of human life, including both biological and cultural aspects, from the ancient past to the present.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ANT100Y

ANTA02H3 Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
An introduction to socio-cultural anthropology. Addresses the concepts of culture, society, and language and the anthropological perspective on cultural difference and societies of varying scale. Family, economic, political, and religious systems are illustrated from a variety of the world's cultures.
Exclusion: ANT100Y

ANTB01H3 Political Ecology
This course examines human-environmental relations from an anthropological perspective. Throughout the semester, we explore how peoples from different parts of the globe situate themselves within culturally constructed landscapes. Topics covered include ethnoecology, conservation, green consumerism, the concept of 'wilderness', and what happens when competing and differentially empowered views of the non-human world collide.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB04H3 Artifacts and Prehistory
An introduction to the analysis of archaeological artifacts of stone, ceramics, metal and bone. Emphasis on identification, construction, and function of material culture in ancient societies, together with the ways that this information helps to reconstruct the past.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H .  ANTB38H or ANTB11H recommended

ANTB05H3 African Cultures and Societies I: Survey
An overview of the range and diversity of African social institutions, religious beliefs and ritual, kinship, political and economic organization, pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial experience.
Area course.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB08H3 The Chinese Diaspora
This course investigates the societies and cultures of the Chinese diaspora, with special but not exclusive focus on Southeast Asia and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific.
Area course.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of instructor

ANTB11H3 Introduction to World Prehistory: The Old Stone Age
The development of art, technology, religion and lifeways of hunters and gatherers living during the Paleolithic, from two million to ten thousand years ago. Emphasis is placed on ecological-adaptive factors and archaeological evidence bearing on the beginnings of human culture.
Area course
Science credit.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB12H3 Introduction to World Prehistory: The Rise of Civilization
An examination of the agricultural and urban transformations which gave rise to modern human societies. The course emphasizes the ecological-adaptive factors and the archaeological evidence bearing on the beginnings of permanent human settlements, the domestication of plants and animals, and the development of complex social and technological systems.
Area course.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H

ANTB14H3 Biological Anthropology: Beginnings
This course surveys humanity's origin. The synthetic theory of evolution, its principles, processes, evidence and application underlie this course. Lecture topics and laboratory projects include: evolutionary theory, human variation, human adaptability, primate biology, and behaviour, taxonomy and classification, paleontological principles and human origins.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ANT203Y
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB15H3 Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
Basic to the course is an understanding of the synthetic theory of evolution and the principles, processes, evidence and application of the theory. Laboratory projects acquaint the student with the methods and materials utilized by the Physical Anthropologist. Specific topics include: the development of evolutionary theory, the biological basis for human variation, the evolutionary forces, human adaptability and health and disease.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ANT203Y
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB16H3 Canadian Cultural Identities
This course has two objectives: to explore the regional and ethnic diversity of contemporary Canadian cultures, and to examine the forces which operate to bind Canadians together through Canadian literature, myth and symbolism, mass media, and political culture.
Area course.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB19H3 Varieties of Social Life
An introductory survey of social-cultural anthropology and approaches to understanding the global diversity of human societies. Topics include the culture concept in anthropology, the nature of fieldwork, the social dimensions of language, and the various dimensions of social organization, including the cross-cultural study of economic and political institutions.
Exclusion: ANT204Y
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB20H3 Culture, Politics and Globalization
A further examination of approaches to the study of human cultural diversity. Subjects to be discussed include the study of such cultural identities as ethnicity and nationalism, globalization and the creation of a global culture, the political dimensions of culture, religion, and the anthropological study of kinship, marriage and family.
Exclusion: ANT204Y
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB22H3 Primate Behaviour
A general introduction to the study of the life ways of non-human primates with particular emphasis on observing and recording primate behaviour. Readings and lectures develop the context in which observations are analyzed. Tools of recording and analysis are practiced and presented in seminars.
Science credit.
Exclusion: (ANTB22Y)
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or [ANTB14H & ANTB15H ] or [PSYA01H & PSYA02H ] or [BGYA01H & BGYA02H ]

ANTB25H3 Myth, Movies & Monkeys: The Construction of Human Nature
A fundamental question in anthropology asks: is there a "human nature?" We investigate this desire to see ourselves reflected in other creatures by exploring myths, legends, and film which use monkeys and apes as metaphor virtually creating the "innate" being of humans.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H recommended

ANTB30H3 Conceptualizing Religion
Anthropological approaches to the origin and function of religion, and the nature of symbolism, myth, ritual, sorcery, spirit possession, and cosmology, with primary reference to the religious worlds of small-scale societies.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor. ANTB19H & ANTB20H recommended

ANTB38H3 First Nations of North America: Hunters, Gatherers, Farmers
An introduction to the origin and diversification of aboriginal traditions in Canada and the United States from the late Pleistocene to the present. The course will emphasize environmental and social factors in the processes of culture change including the origins of food production and the growth of ethnic diversity.
Area course.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H

ANTB39H3 First Nations of North America: Social Complexity and the State
The rise of social complexity among aboriginal peoples in the Americas, with examples drawn from the Northwest Coast, the Pueblos, the Mississippian peoples, the Maya and the Aztec. Emphasis on social, political and belief systems, together with a consideration of the role of war, art and science in developing states.
Area course.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H

ANTB54H3 Peoples of the Middle East: An Introduction
An exploration of the range of cultures, languages, religions, and practices of the Middle East and North Africa, with particular focus on Islam.
Area course.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTB56H3 Health and the Urban Environment
Described literally as 'deathtraps of humankind', urban centres prior to 1900 subjected their inhabitants to crowded living conditions, poor sanitation, increased inter-personal contact and, at times, excessive mortality through acute infections. Using a holistic approach, the course will trace the origin and development of cities with particular emphasis on the importance and development of housing infrastructure, food by-laws, water supply, sanitation system, medical facilities and their role in influencing the health of urban dwellers.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: Any A-level course

ANTC03H3  

ANTC04H3 Directed Reading in Anthropology
A directed exploration of specific topics in Anthropology, based on extensive investigation of the literature.
These courses are available in exceptional circumstances and do not duplicate regular course offerings. Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering. Individual tutorials, as arranged. A minimum B average is normally required to be considered for these courses. May be science credit or area course depending on topic.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor & ANTA01H & ANTA02H & one B-level full credit in Anthropology.

ANTC05H3 Culture, Science and Biotechnology: Redefining the 'Natural' Order of Things
This course examines how recent developments in biotechnology - cloning, the manufacture of genetically modified organisms, assisted reproduction technologies, and the mapping of the human genome, to name a few - are transforming our understanding of what it means to be human, including the relationship between human beings and other species.
Limited enrolment: 70
Prerequisite: ANTC09H

ANTC06H3 African Cultures and Societies II: Case Studies
Complements ANTB05H by giving closer examination to selected issues in African ethnography. Case studies from different parts of the continent are used to highlight specific themes and issues.
Area course.
Prerequisite: ANTB05H or ANTB19H or permission of the instructor

ANTC07H3 The Making of Modern Life: Artifacts of Contemporary Society
Complements ANTB04H . An investigation of the origins and development of material and immaterial artifacts which make up modern society. We will examine tools, toys, ornaments, housing, clothing, food and communications media, and we will consider this information as used in culture resource management, forensic anthropology and museology.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTB04H or permission of the instructor. ANTB39H or ANTB12H recommended

ANTC08H3 Development, Inequality and Social Change in Latin America
Addresses agrarian policies, immigration, modernization and dependency theories, structural adjustment and free trade, U.S. foreign policy and militarism, especially post-World War II, as well as revolution, liberation theology and other movements for alternative development. Who speaks for the poor and marginalized? Who is served by development aid?
Area course.
Limited enrolment: 60
Prerequisite: ANTB19H or ANTB20H

ANTC09H3 Families: Kinship and Marriage from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
This course provides students with an overview of anthropological approaches to kinship and marriage. Using examples from India, Africa, the Pacific, Indonesia and North America, students will be introduced to the variety of forms that family life can take cross-culturally. Topics covered include procreation beliefs, child-rearing, bridewealth, new reproductive technologies, and the legitimization of sexual relations.
Limited enrolment: 50
Prerequisite: ANTA01H , ANTA02H , ANTB19H & ANTB20H

ANTC10H3 Anthropological Perspectives on Development
A critical probe of the origins, concepts, and practices of development in cultural perspective. Attention is paid to how forces of global capitalism intersect with local systems of knowledge and practice.
Limited enrolment: 25.
Prerequisite: [ANTB19H & ANTB20H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC12H3 Research on the Social Behaviour of Non-Human Primates
This course concentrates on field techniques in the study of non-human primates. Field work is two weeks within the semester. Daily routine: dawn to dusk; evening analyses; some free time. Evaluation: participation, preliminary research, field notes, log book and seminar or paper.
Science credit.
Limited enrolment: 10
Prerequisite: ANTB22H or (ANTB22Y) & permission of the instructor

ANTC14H3 Feminism and Anthropology
Examines why, when, and how gender inequality became an anthropological concern by tracing the development of feminist thought in a comparative ethnographic framework.
Prerequisite: [ANTB19H & ANTB20H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC15H3 Genders and Sexualities
Complements and extends ANTC14H by exploring cultural constructions of male and female in a range of societies and institutions.
Prerequisite: [ANTB19H & ANTB20H ] or permission of the instructor. ANTC14H recommended

ANTC16H3 The Foundation and Theory of Human Origins
The study of human origins in light of recent approaches surrounding human evolution. This course will examine some of these, particularly the process of speciation, with specific reference to the emergence of Homo. Fossils will be examined, but the emphasis will be on the interpretations of the process of hominisation through the thoughts and writings of major workers in the field.
Science credit.
Exclusion: (ANT332Y)
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC17H3 Human Origins: New Discoveries
The study of human origins in light of recent approaches surrounding human evolution. New fossil finds present new approaches and theory. This course will examine some of these, particularly the process of speciation and hominisation with specific reference to the emergence of Homo. Labs permit contact with fossils in casts.
Science credit.
Exclusion: (ANT332Y)
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC18H3 Urban Anthropology
Examines the social organization and cultural formations of groups in cities in comparative perspective, with special attention to innovative research bearing on urban governance, cultural diversity, and political contestations over urban space.
Limited enrolment: 60
Prerequisite: ANTB19H & ANTB20H . ANTB56H recommended.

ANTC19H3 Producing People and Things: Economics and Social Life
This course examines economic arrangements from an anthropological perspective. A key insight to be examined concerns the idea that by engaging in specific acts of production, people produce themselves as particular kinds of human beings. Topics covered include gifts and commodities, consumption, global capitalism and the importance of objects as cultural mediators in colonial and post-colonial encounters.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC20H3 Gifts, Money and Morality
What limits exist or can be set to commoditized relations? To what extent can money be transformed into virtue, private goods into the public "Good"? We examine the anthropological literature on gift-giving, systems of exchange and value, and sacrifice. Students may conduct a short ethnographic project on money in our own society, a subject at once obvious and mysterious.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor. ANTB19H & ANTB20H recommended.

ANTC21H3 Canadian Native Peoples: Traditional Values
This course examines the traditional cultures of Canadian native peoples through the media of archaeology, ethno-history and oral tradition. Questions to be considered involve: the nature and source of political authority, issues of self-government, and the balance between development and tradition in reserve and urban settings.
Area course.
Prerequisite: Any B-level course in Anthropology or permission of the instructor

ANTC22H3 Canadian Native Peoples: Contemporary Concerns
This course examines contemporary issues which concern Canadian native peoples. Questions to be considered involve: the nature and source of political authority, the status and rights of women and off-reserve individuals, definition of educational systems, enforcement mechanisms and the rights of the individual and the band to personal and collective freedom.
Area course.
Prerequisite: ANTC21H

ANTC23H3 Primate Sexuality
This course will review primate socio-sexual behaviour from an evolutionary perspective. Following a broad survey of mating patterns in the primate order, specific topics will be discussed, including male and female mating strategies, mate choice and sperm competition. Taxonomic groups of focus will include prosimians, monkeys, apes and humans.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H , ANTA02H , ANTB14H & ANTB15H

ANTC25H3 Anthropology and Psychology
How are we to understand the relationship between psychic universals and diverse cultural and social forms in the constitution of human experience? Anthropology's dialogue with Freud; cultural construction and expression of emotions, personhood, and self.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H . ANTB19H & ANTB20H are recommended

ANTC26H3 The Theory of Archaeology: Basic Concepts
Introduces fundamental concepts of prehistoric archaeology in the New and Old Worlds, including dating methods, site survey, and excavation techniques.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ANT200Y
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H . [ANTB11H & ANTB12H ] or [ANTB38H & ANTB39H ] are recommended.

ANTC27H3 The Practice of Archaeology: Practical Applications in a Global Society
Introduces theoretical and methodological concepts in archaeology including questions related to reconstruction of prehistoric environments and the identification and explication of social/cultural system. It will also examine the role of archaeology in modern society through Culture Resource Management.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ANT200Y
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H . [ANTB11H & ANTB12H ] or [ANTB38H & ANTB39H ] are recommended.

ANTC28Y3 Introduction to Archaeological Field Methods
Introduction and training in the methods and theory of archaeological fieldwork, including excavation, environmental evaluation, survey and mapping methods, and basic artifact identification and conservation. Special components on criteria relevant to the site including site history, soils and natural resources. This course takes place at an archaeological site, and it involves full-time excavation (all day, five days per week) over the full duration of the course.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ANT311Y
Prerequisite: Any B-level course in Archaeology or Physical Anthropology or a B-level course in a cognate discipline

ANTC31H3 Ritual and Religious Action
The nature and logic of ritual. Religious practices and projects; the interface of religion, power, morality, and history in the contemporary world.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H & ANTB30H ] or permission of the instructor. ANTB19H & ANTB20H recommended

ANTC32H3 Political Anthropology
A general survey of the role of political systems in a largely "development" framework.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H ] or permission of the instructor. ANTB19H & ANTB20H recommended

ANTC34H3 The Anthropology of Transnationalism
Considers dimensions of transnationalism as a mode of human sociality and site for cultural production. Topics covered include transnational labour migration and labour circuits, the transnational dissemination of electronic imagery, emergence of transnational consumer publics, transnational movements by refugees and social movement activists, and border crossing by international NGOs.
Limited enrolment: 60
Prerequisite: ANTB19H & ANTB20H

ANTC35H3 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
A consideration of quantitative data and analytical goals, especially in archaeology and physical anthropology. Some elementary computer programming, and a review of program packages suitable for anthropological analyses will be included.
Science credit.
Exclusion: ECMB11H ; PSYB07H ; SOCB06H
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H . ANTB15H & ANTC26H are recommended

ANTC39H3 Foundation and Theoretical Issues in Anthropological Demography
An examination of the biological, demographic, ecological and socio-cultural determinants of human and non-human population structure and the interrelationships among them. Lecture topics include population and societal strategies for survival and adaptation, population structure of small-scale and urban societies, and paleodemography and palaeopathology.
Prerequisite: [ANTB14H & ANTB15H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC40H3 Methods and Analysis in Anthropological Demography
An examination of the biological, demographic, ecological and socio-cultural determinants of human and non-human population structure and the interrelationships among them. Emphasis is given to constructing various demographic measures of mortality, fertility and immigration and their interpretation.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTC39H or permission of the instructor

ANTC41H3 Environmental Stress, Culture and Human Adaptability
Human adaptability refers to the human capacity to cope with a wide range of environmental conditions, including aspects of the physical environment like climate (extreme cold and heat), high altitude, geology, as well as aspects of the socio-cultural milieu, such as pathogens (disease), nutrition and malnutrition, migration, technology, and social change.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: [ANTB14H & ANTB15H ] or [BGYA01H & BGYA02H ]

ANTC42H3 Human Growth, Development and Adaptability
Human adaptability refers to the human capacity to cope with a wide range of environmental conditions. Emphasis is placed on human growth and development in stressed and non-stressed environments. Case studies are used extensively.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTC41H or permission of instructor

ANTC47H3 Human and Primate Comparative Osteology
A "hands-on" Laboratory course which introduces students to analyzing human and nonhuman primate skeletal remains using a comparative framework. The course will cover the gross anatomy of the skeleton and dentition, as well as the composition and microstructure of bone and teeth. The evolutionary history and processes associated with observed differences in human and primate anatomy will be discussed.
Limited enrolment: 40
Exclusion: ANT334H, ANT334Y
Prerequisite: ANTB14H

ANTC48H3 Advanced Topics In Human Osteology
A "hands-on" laboratory course which introduces students to the methods of analyzing human skeletal remains. Topics and analytic methods include: (1) the recovery and treatment of skeletal remains from archaeological sites; (2) odontological description, including dental pathology;
(3) osteometric description; (4) nonmetric trait description; (5) methods of estimating age at death and sex; (6) quantitative analysis of metric and nonmetric data; and (7) paleopathology.
Science credit.
Limited enrolment: 40
Exclusion: ANT334H, ANT334Y
Prerequisite: ANTC47H or permission of instructor

ANTC50H3 Death and Burial
A cross-cultural study of human responses to the problem of death and suitable treatment of the dead from the Pleistocene to the present, including the origins of symbolic thought, and the impact of cultural complexity, urbanization and social stratification. Course work involves an independent research project on a chosen aspect of this topic.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: Any B-level course in Anthropology or permission of the instructor

ANTC55H3 Muslim Societies
Complements ANTB54H by more closely considering selected issues in societies professing Islam, based on ethnographic case studies from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Area course.
Prerequisite: ANTB54H or permission of the instructor

ANTC60H3 Fieldwork in Social and Cultural Anthropology
An investigation of how social-cultural anthropologists collect data and conduct fieldwork. Students complement reading and lectures on method with designing and carrying out a small project. Emphasis on participant-observation, interviewing, and ethics.
Limited enrolment: 25 with preference given to students in anthropology and international development studies.
Prerequisite: [ANTB19H & ANTB20H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
Social and symbolic aspects of the body, the life-cycle, the representation and popular explanation of illness, the logic of traditional healing systems, the culture of North American illness and biomedicine, mental illness, social roots of disease, innovations in health care delivery systems.
Prerequisite: [ANTB19H & ANTB20H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC62H3 Medical Anthropology: Biological and Demographic Perspectives
The examination of health and disease in ecological and socio-cultural perspective. Emphasis is placed on variability of populations in disease susceptibility and resistance in an evolutionary context. With its sister course, ANTC61H , this course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of medical anthropology. Principles of epidemiology, patterns of inheritance and biological evolution are considered.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: [ANTB14H & ANTB15H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTC63H3 The Anthropology of Food: Human Needs
This course examines the historical and continuing relationship of humans to their food sources. We investigate changes in diet over millennia as humans moved from gatherer-hunters to domesticators of food sources. Topics to be discussed include human dietary needs, the primate base, malnutrition and its consequences.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H , plus one other full credit at B- or C- level in Anthropology

ANTC64H3 The Anthropology of Food: Consuming Passions
The role of food as nutrient and its social significance as symbol constitute the theme of this course. Topics to be addressed include human dietary needs and the myth of meat, the "meal", traditional dietaries, medicine and food, the green and blue revolutions and their implications.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H , plus one full credit at B- or C-level in Anthropology

ANTC65H3 An Introduction to Pacific Island Societies
Introduces the cultures and peoples of the Pacific. Examines the ethnography of the region, and the unique contributions that Pacific scholarship has made to the development of anthropological theory. Explores how practices of exchange, ritual, notions of gender, death and images of the body serve as the basis of social organization.
Area course.
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H . ANTB19H & ANTB20H recommended

ANTC66H3 Anthropology of Tourism
This course explores the global cultural phenomenon of tourism. Using case studies and historical perspectives, we investigate the complex motivations and consequences of travel, the dimensions of tourism as development, the ways tourism commodifies daily life, the politics of tourism representation, and the intersection of travel, authenticity and modernity.
Limited enrolment: 80
Prerequisite: ANTA01H & ANTA02H & at least two B-level courses in Anthropology.

ANTC67H3 Foundations in Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of disease and its determinants in populations. It is grounded in the biomedical paradigm, statistical reasoning, and that risk is context specific. This course will examine such issues as: methods of sampling, types of controls, analysis of data, and the investigation of epidemics.
Science credit
Prerequisite: [Any B-level course in Anthropology or Biology] & any statistics course.

ANTC68H3 Deconstructing Epidemics
Colonization, globalization and socio-ecological factors play an important role in origin, maintenance and emergence of old and new infectious diseases in human populations such as yellow fever, cholera, influenza, SARS. Issues of co-morbidity, the epidemiological transition, syndemics and the impact of global warming on the emergence of new diseases are discussed.
Science credit
Prerequisite: [Any B-level course in Anthropology or Biology] & any statistics course.

ANTD01H3 The Body in Culture and Society
An ethnographic inquiry into the culturally configured human body as a reservoir of experiential knowledge, focus of symbolism, and site of social, moral, and political control. Seminar.
Limited enrolment: 25.
Prerequisite: Two of the following: ANTC15H , ANTC10H , ANTC20H , ANTC31H , ANTC25H

ANTD15H3 Frontiers of Anthropology
An advanced seminar course primarily for majors and specialists in anthropology. Topic to be announced. May be science credit depending on topic.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

ANTD16H3 Biomedical Anthropology
This course is designed for advanced students seeking an intensive examination of specific problems in medical Anthropology. Problems to be discussed include: genetic disorders in families and populations, the interaction of malnutrition and infectious diseases in human populations, chronic non-infectious diseases in populations today, and epidemiology and medical anthropology as complementary disciplines.
Science credit.
Prerequisite: ANTC62H and one C-level full credit in Physical Anthropology

ANTD17H3 Medical Osteology: Public Health Perspectives on Human Skeletal Health
This seminar course will examine the clinical, epidemiological and public health literature on osteoporosis and other conditions impacting skeletal health. The course will also explore the potential economic impacts of osteoporosis on Canada's health care system given emerging demographic changes.
Science credit
Prerequisite: ANTC47H & ANTC48H

ANTD23H3 Ethnomedicine
This seminar course focuses on the intersection of body, mind, and self in cross-cultural perspective. Particular attention will be paid to the analysis of symbols, ritual, and the meaningfulness of bodily experience; to issues of gender and power; and to the healing process.
Limited enrolment: 20
Prerequisite: ANTC61H or permission of instructor. ANTC25H & ANTC14H & ANTC15H are highly recommended.

ANTD24H3 Theory and Methodology in Social/Cultural Anthropology
An overview of the history of ethnological thought. This course focuses on certain key theoretical debates which run through it and largely determine the "state of the art" today. Evolutionary, diffusionist, psychological, cross-cultural, functionalist, structuralist, and hermeneutical approaches will be considered through selected writings from such major figures as Tylor, Durkheim, Boas, Kroeber, Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, and Lévi-Strauss. An attempt will be made to understand these individuals in terms of the social and intellectual climates in which they wrote.
Prerequisite: [ANTA01H & ANTA02H & ANTB19H & ANTB20H ] or permission of the instructor

ANTD25H3 Medical Primatology: Public Health Perspectives on Zoonotic Diseases
This course will examine the social and cultural contexts of animal-to-human disease transmission globally, and the public risks associated zoonoses present here in Canada. The course will incorporate both anthropological and epidemiological perspectives.
Science credit
Prerequisite: ANTB14H & ANTB15H & HLTA01H & [ANTC35H or SOCB06H or STAB22H ]

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ANTD32H3 Advanced Research in Anthropology
Directed critical examination of specific problems in Anthropology, based on library and/or field research.
These courses are available in exceptional circumstances and do not duplicate regular course offerings. Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering. Individual tutorials, as arranged. A minimum B average is normally required to be considered for these courses. May be science credit or area course depending on topic.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor & ANTA01H & ANTA02H & two full credits in Anthropology, one of which must be at the C-level

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