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13 Course Descriptions

In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the appropriate Dean of the School.

Prerequisites may be waived by the Dean/Program Chair of the course area in question.

Upon the recommendation of the appropriate Program Chair(s), any Major requirements may be waived by the relevant Committee on Student Academic Affairs (for the School of Arts and Social Science or School of Science and the Environment) or the Academic Studies Committee (for the School of Fine Arts).

Some of the courses in this section of the Calendar are available only at Grenfell Campus. Students who choose to transfer from Grenfell Campus to the St. John's campus should see their faculty advisor to determine the extent to which such courses can be applied to their new program.

13.1 Anthropology

Anthropology 1030 and Anthropology 1031 or an equivalent course or courses are required of all students wishing to concentrate in anthropology.

The following courses, cross-listed with the Department of Sociology and identified by the prefix "S/A", are also taught at the introductory level: 2200, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2240, 2260, 2270, 2280, and 2350. These courses can be taken as first courses or may be taken following an Anthropology introductory course.

Anthropology courses are designated by ANTH.

1031

Introduction to Anthropology

provides an overview of the field of social and cultural anthropology. It covers key anthropological concepts used to study issues such as inequality, social justice, the environment, work, politics and law, family, identity, gender and sexuality, ethnicity, spirituality, and communication. An emphasis is placed on human diversity, international examples, and processes of globalization. This course is suitable for students in all disciplines.

CR: the former ANTH 1000 or 2000

2200

Communities

(S/A 2200)

is an interdisciplinary examination of the concept of Community. Readings will include community studies from North America and Europe.

2210

Communication and Culture

(S/A 2210)

is an examination of verbal and non-verbal systems of communication, and the influence of language on human cognition.

2220

Labrador Society and Culture

examines the Sociology and Anthropology of Labrador. The focus is on social and cultural aspects of contemporary Labrador.

2230

Newfoundland Society and Culture

(S/A 2230)

(same as Folklore 2230) examines the Sociology and Anthropology of the Island of Newfoundland. The focus is on social and cultural aspects of contemporary island Newfoundland.

CR: Folklore 2230

2240

Canadian Society and Culture

(S/A 2240)

is a descriptive and analytic approach to the development of Canadian society and culture.

2260

War and Aggression

(S/A 2260)

is a critical review of ethological, psychological and sociological approaches to the understanding of violence and organized aggression.

2270

Families

(S/A 2270)

is a comparative and historical perspective on the family as a social institution, the range of variation in its structure and the determinants of its development.

2280

The City

(S/A 2280)

examines varieties of urban life around the world and through history. The city as habitat and as spectacle.

2300

Newfoundland Folklore

(same as Folklore 2300) is a survey of the various types of Folklore: tale, song, rhyme, riddle, proverb, belief, custom, childlore and others, with stress on their function in the Newfoundland community culture. Individual collection and analysis of materials from the students' home communities, supplemented by data from the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive.

CR: the former Folklore 3420, Folklore 2300

PR: Folklore 1000 or ANTH 1031

2350

Religious Institutions

(S/A 2350)

(same as Religious Studies 2350) is a comparative study of religious institutions and beliefs, calendrical feasts and solemnities, religious roles and hierarchies, ritual innovation and revitalization.

CR: Religious Studies 2350

UL: not applicable towards the Major or Minor in Anthropology

2410

Classics in Social and Cultural Anthropology

is an examination of selected milestone monographs, ground-breaking studies for subdisciplinary specialties and major syntheses.

2411

Anthropologists in the Field

base many of their ideas on experiences they have while living in other cultures. This course examines the human relationships through which anthropologists explore cultures and how in turn these relationships affect the anthropologists and the development of their discipline.

2412

Threatened Peoples

is an examination of key social and cultural factors involved in the global extinction of small-scale societies; the intrusive influences that jeopardize small-scale societies, such as disease; economic and military incursion; the role of international non-governmental agencies in aid of threatened peoples; and the role of the anthropologist in this human crisis.

2413

Modern World Cultures

is an examination of significant studies of 20th century populations and their implications for understanding the human condition.

2500

Folk Literature

(same as Folklore 2500) is an examination of the major genres of folk literature: folk narrative, folk poetry and song, folk drama, and the traditional generic forms within folk speech. An introduction to the textual, comparative and contextual methods of analysis. The literature discussed will be international in scope.

CR: Folklore 2500, the former Folklore 3400, English 3400, Sociology/Anthropology 3400,

PR: Folklore 1000 or ANTH 1031

3053

Anthropology of Religion

is a critical evaluation of anthropological research on religion, centering on seminal thinkers and major theoretical traditions. Special attention is given to the study of belief systems, and to relationships between belief and ritual.

CR: Religious Studies 3053

3080

The Third World

is an examination of the anthropology of the Third World. The course considers perspectives on peasantry, including such topics as underdevelopment, land reform, hunger, political and social movement.

3083

Cultural Crises and the Environment

is an examination of social and cultural aspects of dilemmas in the use of renewable and non-renewable resources such as animals, arable land, forests, fisheries, air, water, fossil fuel, and nuclear energy. Special attention to Third World and marginal populations.

3140

Social Movements

(S/A 3140)

is an examination of social movements which challenge prevailing social institutions and cultural values. Social movements considered may include religious cults and sects, millenarian movements, attempts at utopian and communal living, feminism, labour and revolutionary movements.

3210

Persistence and Change in Rural Society

(S/A 3210)

assesses the social and cultural significance of the rural experience in the face of expanding urbanism. Topics may include the nature of rural society in Canada, similarities between Canadian and European rural society, utopian and anarchist movements in rural life, and reaction of agricultural populations to external influence.

3314

Gender and Society

(S/A 3314)

is an examination of biological, psychological, social and cultural aspects of gender, with an emphasis upon contemporary directions of change in sex roles.

3520

Aboriginal History to 1763

(same as Archaeology 3520 and History 3520) examines Aboriginal history in North America, including the Innu, Inuit, Beothuk and Mi’kmaq, from before European contact to the Royal Proclamation in 1763. Particular attention will be paid to historical encounters framed by first contacts, cultural exchange, trade, disease, religious encounters, conflict and diplomacy, and territorial encroachment.

CR: Archaeology 3520 and History 3520

3525

Aboriginal History from 1763

(same as Archaeology 3525 and History 3525) examines the history of Aboriginal peoples in North America, including the Innu, Inuit, Beothuk and Mi’kmaq, from 1763 to the twentieth century. Particular attention will be paid to Indigenous-settler relations, including Aboriginal policies, military encounters and diplomacy, expansion and removals, education, treaties, and politicization.

CR: Archaeology 3525 and History 3525

4071

Social and Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness

(S/A 4071)

covers topics which may include: cultural concepts of illness and health; theories of disease causation; relationships between social life and illness patterns; symbolic use of illness; variations in philosophies of treatment and in practitioner/patient relationships; the social organization of medicine. Open to those without normal prerequisites by permission of the Instructor.

4072

Social and Cultural Aspects of Death

(S/A 4072)

covers topics which may include: symbolic meanings and values attached to death; cultural and historical variations in the management of death, e.g. treatment of the 'terminally ill', burial rites, the mourning process, and the social fate of survivors, together with the social and psychological meanings of these behaviours. Open to those without normal prerequisites by permission of the Instructor.

4440

Music and Culture

(S/C 4440)

(same as Folklore 4440, Music 4040, the former Music 4440) explores traditional music as an aspect of human behaviour in Western and non-European cultures. Examination of the functions and uses of music; folk-popular-art music distinctions; and the relation of style to content. Outside reading, class exercises and individual reports will be required.

CR: Folklore 4440, Music 4040, the former Music 4440

AR = Attendance requirement; CH = Credit hours are 3 unless otherwise noted; CO = Co-requisite(s); CR = Credit can be retained for only one course from the set(s) consisting of the course being described and the course(s) listed; LC = Lecture hours per week are 3 unless otherwise noted; LH = Laboratory hours per week; OR = Other requirements of the course such as tutorials, practical sessions, or seminars; PR = Prerequisite(s); UL = Usage limitation(s).