Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Function of changes in women's roles in sociocultural urbanization, revolution, and modernization. Women in Third World countries compared to women in industrialized countries.

Interrelationship of social and spatial organization in traditional and modern societies. Nonverbal communication: use of space, territoriality, and impact of physical design on human behavior.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Main theoretical approaches to the study of the origin and development of society and culture: cultural evolutionists, functionalists, diffusionists, structuralists, and historicists.

Human societies in their many component parts: kinship, politics, social organization, religion, values, etc. Theoretical models most applicable to these differing topics.

Processes of urbanization, migration, adjustments of peasants in cities, ethnic and cultural variation in urban areas. Cultural differences in industrial development. Uses of applied anthropology in urban situations. Sometimes offered abroad.

Social power in the global political economy. Co-existence of various emergent and residual social formations such as tribe, peasant, and state. Conflicts over identities in terms of nationality, gender, ethnicity, race and/or class. Additional work required of graduate students.

Contribution of anthropology to economic theory and the relevance of orthodox economics to cross-cultural and evolutionary studies of society.

Survey and evaluation of major ritual theories, tested against a particular set of religious and cultural practices, such as those involving purification and pollutions, or holidays and festivals.

Individual or group readings and research on topics in ethnography. Student or group works with a faculty member and submits reports as individually arranged.

Seminar examines gender and sexuality in South Asia through ethnographies and films. Topics explored relating to gender and sexuality include: colonialism; nationalism; development; globalization; kinship; the life cycle; caste and class; religion; same-sex/"third sex" identities. Additional work required of graduate students.

A grassroots view of major transformations in Latin America due to globalization/global change, including adaptations to global warming, effects of and reactions to neo-liberal policies, internal and international migration, ethnic movements and social revolutions.

Negotiation skills for resolving differences effectively and achieving mutually satisfying outcomes. Position based versus interest based negotiation. Advanced techniques of communication such as chunking, reframing, anchoring, metaphor and rapport to obtain negotiation outcomes of excellence. Additional work required of graduate students.

One topic of theoretical concern to anthropologists dealing with South Asia, e.g., caste, kinship, village Hinduism, economics, urbanization, rural/urban networks.

Introduction to Afghanistan and Pakistan, recent histories, cultures, current politics. Covers geography, religious systems, gender roles, economic systems, foreign policy issues, refugees, migration. Additional work required of graduate students.

History and culture of Brazil; indigenous populations; Afro-Brazilians; race and ethnic relations; development; kinship; gender; religion; urbanization; politics; nationalism; globalization. Additional work required of graduate students.

Historical, cultural, and sociological analysis of pan-Islamic festivals and rituals. Local, culturally-specific, unofficial practices in Islam.

Change and continuity after the demise of communism as experienced by ordinary citizens. Transformations in agriculture, industry, social, and political institutions; the rise of ethnic nationalism; and ethnic conflict. Additional work required of graduate students.

Mechanisms of human adaptation to environmental stress; emphasizing human variation. Cultural and biological modes of adaptation. Paradigmatic and methodological issues, with special emphasis on biocultural and contemporary approaches.

This course is an intensive study of the human skeletal system. The focus is identification of fragmentary skeletal elements and their osseous structure, skills relevant to archaeological and forensic contexts. Laboratory practicum forms the basis.

Death in anthropological perspective. Survey of the many ways death has entered into the work of archaeologists, biological anthropologists, ethnographers and social theorists.

Surveys the analysis of human skeletal remains in archaeological and medico-legal settings. Methods and techniques of analysis and interpretation will be emphasized. Case studies will be used to illustrate application to variable social and historical contexts. Additional work required of graduate students.

What does it mean for something to be "good to eat?" Survey of anthropological and archaeological perspectives on how culture, politics, and power inform what and how we eat. Additional work required of graduate students.

This course considers the influence of long term climate changes on hominid evolution and human adaptation, as well as how abrupt climate events and transitions may have impacted the distribution of human populations, the development of agriculture, human conflict and societal change. Additional work required of graduate students.

Topics might include West African Archaeology, Iron Age and Stone Age Africa, the Nile Valley, and East and Southern Africa. Additional work required of graduate students.

Methodology and theory in prehistoric archaeology. Development of archaeological theory, design and execution of research. Application of archaeology to solving problems in culture change and development.

Formulation and conduct of archaeological research with a focus on field and laboratory methods used to obtain and analyze data. Survey techniques, excavation strategies, archaeological classification, and data base management. Additional work required of graduate students.

Supervised training in excavating, organizing, coordinating, and directing research on an archaeological site.

Introduction to archaeo-logical materials analysis, artifact-classification systems, processing of data, materials analyses (ceramic, lithic, etc.). Conservation and curation of collections. Extra work required of graduate students.

Proactive critique of public policy and implementation efforts to preserve and protect archaeological and historical sites and resources. Additional work required of graduate students.

Caribbean archaeology from the region's early prehistory through the historic period. Cultural diversity, indigenous societies, Hispanic and colonial impacts, and the African Diaspora.

Introduction to the regional prehistory of North America north of Mexico, from the late Pleistocene until European contact. Adaptation of prehistoric human populations to their ecosystems. Additional work required of graduate students.

This course provides an introduction to the archaeology and anthropology of colonialism, with a particular focus on the variety of approaches to the study of colonization used by archaeologists. Additional work required of graduate students.

A seminar exploring global perspectives on UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Review of laws and policies aimed at protecting cultural and natural sites that have been defined as universally significant. Includes evaluation and critique of policies and practices. Additional work required of graduate students.

Classical sociological writings of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber and their contemporary significance.

Cultural aspects of the development and implementation of public policy. Emphasizing decision making methodologies and ethnographic studies of the consequences of implemented policies. Additional work required of graduate students.

National programs and local interventions that address poverty related social conditions in Syracuse and Onondaga county. Field study of current policies and practices in government and in health, education, and human services agencies. Additional work required of graduate students.

Relationship between AIDS and cultures in which it spreads. Cultural practices and sexuality and social effects of widespread AIDS, including healthcare in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and USA. Additional work required of graduate students.

Contested images used by colonizers and other non-indigenous people to represent Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. How indigenous people represent themselves in a variety of media. Additional work required of graduate students.

Contemporary issues including federal Indian policy, population controls, fishing rights, religious freedom, land disputes, gaming, repatriation, environmental colonialism, and Native American artistic response. Additional work required of graduate students.

The contested relationships among Native North Americans and museums from earliest contact until the present. Topics include: "salvage" ethnography, collecting practices, exhibition, and recent shifts in power. Additional work required of graduate students.

Cultural anthropological approaches to cross-cultural variations in reproductive practices (pregnancy, childbirth, infertility, etc.) Impact of globalization, biomedicalization, international development on reproduction and reproductive health. Medical anthropology and gender studies.

Global health in anthropological perspective. Examines how culture affects people's experience and response to morbidity and mortality. Considers topics like gender and health, reproductive health, infectious disease, health and inequality and health and war.

Illness and healing in ecological and cross-cultural perspectives; strengths and weaknesses of Western and non-Western methods of healing; problems of introducing Western medicine to other cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.

Cross-cultural patterns of dating and court-ship, sexuality, marriage, fertility, and divorce from biosocial and medical perspectives. Additional work required of graduate students.

Mental disorders viewed as illnesses or social constructions. Cross-cultural variation and universals. Western and non-Western methods of treatment. Additional work required of graduate students.

Anthropology of the social, cultural, geographical, and political realities of the Middle East. Additional work required of graduate students.

Interaction of biological and cultural factors in disease causation, diagnosis, and treatment in Western and non-Western societies. Introducing Western medicine to non-Western cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Foundations, theory, and practice of bilingual/bicultural education. Critical concepts of linguistic, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic issues and methods as applied to bilingualism/multiculturalism. Additional work required of graduate students.

Cross-cultural survey of the role of language in culture and society, including cognition and language usage along the dimensions of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and social status.

Introduction to Balkan histories, cultures, and societies. Topics include ethnic nationalism, the wars of Yugoslav dissolution, effects of international humanitarian interventions on everyday life, and politics of reconciliation and reconstruction. Additional work required of graduate students.

Functions of language in society. Geographical, socioeconomic, and male-female differentiation. Functions of various types of speech events. Requirements include a research project.

Examines the application of core linguistic concepts,( including concepts of socio-psychological/pragmatic/discourse analysis), and interpretive techniques to investigate crimes, and other legal matters in which language data is used as pertinent evidence. Additional work required of graduate students.

Examines global politics, war and violence through a gender-sensitive lens. The topics include human trafficking, prostitution, militarization, poverty, nationalism, ethnic conflict, war-rapes, torture, genocide, reconciliation and recovery. Additional work required of graduate students.

An overview of conflict in cross-cultural perspective. Covers a variety of approaches to using cultural analysis in the study of conflict and reviews case studies of specific conflicts. Additional work required of graduate students.

An exploration of the theories, qualitative and quantitative methods, and the ideological, social, cultural, linguistic and structural factors involved in the study of language variation and change. Additional work required of graduate students.

Impact of global processes, including industrialization, capitalist expansion, transnational migration, environmental change, and international tourism on the daily lives of men and women in Third World contexts. Additional work required of graduate students.

Research methods and techniques in cultural anthropology. Participant observation, interviewing, establishing rapport, research design, recording and analyzing field data, etc.

Evaluation of personal narratives (fieldwork memoirs, reflexive writings), oral histories and testimonials of respondents, a means of personalizing ethnographic discourse, giving more direct voice to respondents, and increasing multivocality. Issues of reflexivity, subjectivity, authority. Additional work required of graduate students.

Theoretical approaches to analysis of social movements including Marxist and other Utopian traditions of social analysis, rational choice and resource mobilization models, new social movement theory, and Gramscian analysis of power and resistance. Additional work required of graduate students.

Africa through social anthropology complemented by history. Discuss diverse societies to illustrate principles and features of societal life and organization. The major cultural focus is on West Africa, traditional society, colonial legacy, and change.

Collective memory and constructions of the past as cultural phenomena; the roles religious identities, values, and institutions play as individuals, communities, and nations recollect particular moments, eras, crises, and localities.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Methodological issues related to studies of indigenous traditions and develops interpretive strategies for using literature about Native American religions.

Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.

A range of aims and strategies for writing ethnographies of religion in the multiple contexts of culture, history, and politics.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

One-week intensive course in New York City between fall and spring semesters with follow-up sessions in Syracuse. Combination of peacekeeping theory, analysis, and practice of operations. Speakers from United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, and U.S. government.

A systematic survey of the ways in which local, organizational, and transnational issues in world affairs are affected by culture.

Theoretical issues of the past two decades. Includes feminism and anthropology. Reflexive and interpretive ethnography. Sociobiology versus culturology. Marxist anthropology.

A two-week workshop during which graduate students draft a proposal for dissertation or other research; includes extensive evaluation of ongoing drafts.

In-depth examination of contemporary theory in archaeology and application to archaeological research. While focusing on processual approach, the course will examine critical, post-processual, structural, and symbolic archaeology.

Provides students of public administration with an overview of the use of sociocultural analysis in international development policy, planning, project implementation, impact analysis, monitoring, and evaluation. Political and ethical issues regarding development professionalism.

The impact of the increasing hypermobility of capital and culture flows across borders on gender relations.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.