Anthropology (ANTH)
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/anth/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in GFS120; phone (213) 740-1900.
Universal social organizational themes and their culture-specific variations are explored across five non-western societies.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10602D | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 87 of 95 | Eugene Cooper | GFS106 | ||
| 10603R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 23 of 26 | GFS213 | |||
| 10604R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 25 | GFS213 | |||
| 10605R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 23 of 25 | GFS213 | |||
| 10606R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 22 of 25 | GFS213 |
The foundations of the human species. Examination of scientific evidence from Darwinian theory, primate behavior, fossils, and the behavior of modern people.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one lab
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10609R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 225 of 240 | Craig Stanford | SGM123 | ||
| 10607R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 18 of 20 | GFS201 | |||
| 10610R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | GFS201 | |||
| 10611R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Monday | 18 of 20 | GFS202 | |||
| 10612R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | GFS201 | |||
| 10613R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 17 of 21 | GFS202 | |||
| 10614R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | GFS202 | |||
| 10615R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 17 of 20 | GFS201 | |||
| 10616R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 20 | GFS202 | |||
| 10617R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 19 of 20 | GFS201 | |||
| 10618R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 19 of 20 | GFS202 | |||
| 10619R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 21 | GFS201 | |||
| 10620R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 21 | GFS202 |
Major culture types, nomadic hunters and herders, peasant and tribal societies, sophisticated kingdoms; social, political, economic, and religious institutions.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10622R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 21 | Jennifer Cool | GFS223 |
How archaeological research is conceived, planned, and carried out, from survey and excavation to analysis of finds and final reconstruction of ancient cultural systems.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10623R | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 26 | Ran Boytner | GFS223 |
Concepts of social anthropology using filmic representations of societies throughout the world in contrast to written ethnography.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10627R | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 102 of 104 | Lanita Jacobs-Huey | GFS106 | PDF (332745 KB) | |
| 10628R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 26 of 26 | GFS108 | |||
| 10629R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | GFS108 | |||
| 10630R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 26 of 27 | GFS108 | |||
| 10631R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 26 of 26 | GFS108 | |||
| 10632R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 100 of 103 | Christopher Boehm | GFS106 | ||
| 10633R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 26 of 27 | GFS229 | |||
| 10634R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | GFS229 | |||
| 10635R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 24 of 26 | GFS229 | |||
| 10636R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | GFS229 | |||
| 10637R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 103 of 103 | Andrei Simic | MRF340 | ||
| 10638R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | GFS109 | |||
| 10639R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 25 of 25 | GFS109 | |||
| 10640R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 26 of 26 | GFS109 | |||
| 10641R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 27 of 27 | GFS109 |
The roles of biology, culture, and the environment in shaping human society, integrating evolutionary biology and cultural theory.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10648D | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 23 of 20 | Craig Stanford | GFS229 |
Cross-cultural analysis and comparison of the experience and cultural conception of birth, maternity, parenthood, and childhood in western and non-western societies.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10650R | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 19 of 25 | Erin Moore | GFS229 |
Social behavior of living nonhuman primates, with an emphasis on field studies of apes and monkeys. Topics include aggression, communication, reproduction, cognition and ecology.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10652R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 25 | Roberto Delgado | GFS229 |
Precolumbian culture from early hunters to the Spanish conquest in major geographical areas of Mexico, Central America, Peru, or the United States.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10653R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 25 | Ran Boytner | GFS220 |
Role of American Indians in American public life from colonial times to the present; native American forms of government; relations between tribes and the U.S.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10654R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 105 of 108 | Walter Williams | GFS106 | ||
| 10655R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 26 of 26 | GFS105 | |||
| 10656R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 25 of 26 | GFS105 | |||
| 10657R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 26 of 26 | GFS105 | |||
| 10658R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 27 of 27 | GFS105 |
Europe as a geographic area in terms of its linguistic, ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity; particular focus on peasant society and the Little Tradition.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10659R | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 16 of 16 | Andrei Simic | GFS212 |
Culture change theories and methods (archaeology, community studies) participant-observation used to examine the varied experiences of people in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10660R | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 25 | Thomas Ward | GFS220 |
Political and legal systems of primitive societies, social control, and structure.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10662R | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 8 of 18 | Christopher Boehm | GFS217 |
Comparative examination of family and kinship in tribal, peasant, and complex societies, emphasizing non-Western cultures, societal and normative consequences of forms and functions in family.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10665R | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 21 | Erin Moore | GFS223 |
Oral narratives from non-Western cultures; communications about deeply-held moral beliefs, psychological tensions, social problems, and the structure of the mind.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10666R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 24 of 25 | Tok Thompson | GFS220 |
Interdisciplinary examination of social, personal meanings of masculinity; variety of male experience by social class, race, sexuality, and age; emerging masculinities of the future.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in SWMS 385.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34947D | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 34 | Joseph Hawkins | THH119 |
Historical and theoretical approaches to major issues in the field of biological anthropology. Includes human evolution, primatology, origins of culture, human biology.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10667R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 15 | Roberto Delgado | GFS218 |
Survey of anthropological methods for acquiring and analyzing data. Ethnographic research methods of modes of analysis: development of a field research project.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 201
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10669D | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 18 of 20 | Dorinne Kondo | GFS210 |
Ideas about man, culture, and society which have formed the field of anthropology as a research discipline; present trends and problems.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10670D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 23 | Joseph Hawkins | GFS223 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10674D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 20 | Nancy Lutkehaus | OFFICE |
Individually guided research and readings culminating in the production of an honors thesis. prerequisite: 3.0 gpa; 201g plus 8 units of upper division ANTH courses.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 201
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10675D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 5 | Nancy Lutkehaus | OFFICE |
Continuation of 501, focusing on current models, methods and issues in social anthropology.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10677R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 15 | Cheryl Mattingly | VKC161 |
Women and immigration, employment, and household and family relations in the context of the global economy; women's social and political movements in diverse cultural contexts.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in SWMS 554.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34976R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | Canceled |
Major approaches to ethnographic fieldwork are explored in classic cases.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10678R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 15 of 20 | Nancy Lutkehaus | GFS222 |
A hands-on laboratory based survey of pre-production techniques in video and audio production, including exercises to prepare students to shoot their own documentaries.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10680D | Lecture | 3:00-5:50pm | Monday | 9 of 20 | Jennifer Cool | THHB6 | ||
| 10681D | Lab | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | 9 of 15 | THHB6 |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded C/NC.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10690D | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 1 | Nancy Lutkehaus | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 594A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10683D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 594B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10684D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum number of units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10685D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Nancy Lutkehaus | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 794A
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10691D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 2 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 794B
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10689D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | Nancy Lutkehaus | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 794D
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10688D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
Information accurate as of 3/11/2011 7:45 AM.