Anthro 201/401. The Inca and Aztec States. PQ: Consent of instructor.
This course is an intensive examination of the origins, structure, and meaning
of two native states of the ancient Americas: the Inca and the Aztec. Lectures
are framed around an examination of theories of state genesis, function,
and transformation, with special reference to the economic, institutional,
and symbolic bases of indigenous state development. The seminar is broadly
comparative in perspective and considers the structural significance of
institutional features that are either common to or unique expressions of
these two Native American states. A. Kolata. Not offered 1996-97; will
be offered 1997-98.
Anthro 212. Intensive Study of a Culture: The Brazilian Amazon. This
course deals with the Amazon and sustainable development. It focuses on
international and Brazilian policies for the Amazon and on the involvement
of traditional peoples in environmental issues. Special attention is given
to extractive reserves. M. Carneiro da Cunha. Autumn.
Anthro 212/333. Intensive Study of a Culture: The Kayapo of Central Brazil.
The Kayapo are notorious for their successful resistance to Brazilian and
internationally financed invasion and development of their territory. One
of the main foci of this course is their resistance and accommodation to
the shifting challenges of interethnic coexistence and the social and cultural
transformations this has involved. The course examines Kayapo videos, as
well as ethnographic films by non-Kayapo. The course also considers the
internal dynamics of Kayapo society, including kinship, gender and generational
relations, the body and personal identity, social values, political hierarchy
and institutions, the organization of social production, ritual, myth, and
cosmology. T. Turner. Winter.
Anthro 213. Modern Readings in Anthropology: Shamanism. The venerable
topic of shamanism is explored in its original Siberian manifestation, North
American variations, and extensions into Central and South America. R.
Fogelson. Spring.
Anthro 220/335. The Anthropology of Development (=EnvStd 220). This
course applies anthropological understanding to development programs in
"underdeveloped" societies through case studies of food production,
nutrition, and health care practices. Special attention is paid to the role
and impact of indigenous and anthropological concepts in the design and
implementation of development projects. Topics include development within
the world system; the role of national and international development agencies,
both public and private (nongovernmental); the cultural construction of
well-being and deprivation; the impact of world market mechanisms and consumerism
on underdevelopment; local resistance and engagement in development; the
politics of underdevelopment; and future scenarios of development. J.
Fernandez, R. Fernandez, A. Kolata. Not offered 1996-97; will be offered
1997-98.
Anthro 260/460. Mesoamerican Archaeology. The prehistoric native cultures
of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras are introduced utilizing
a framework of environmental analysis and cultural evolutionary theory.
The course traces the development of aboriginal societies from earliest
settlements in the late Pleistocene until the period of Spanish conquest.
Survey foci include the Olmec, the Maya, Teotihuacan, the Toltec, and the
Aztec. A. Kolata. Autumn.
Anthro 263. Andean Prehistory. This course is designed as an in-depth
examination of selected pre-Hispanic Andean societies and their evolution.
It is not intended as an exhaustive survey of South American prehistory.
Rather, emphasis is placed on the formulation of general theoretical cultural
models for Andean civilization, and their evolution through a series of
empirical case studies. The central role of ethnohistorical research in
understanding the dynamics and institutional bases of indigenous Andean
civilization is a recurrent theme during the course. A. Kolata. Spring.
Anthro 275/375-1,-2,-3. Spoken Quiché Maya I, II, III (=LngLin 278/478).
This three-quarter sequence is an introduction to the spoken language, with
tapes and transcriptions, grammatical notes and exercises, aural comprehension,
and oral practice. N. A. McQuown. Not offered 1996-97; will be offered
1997-98.
Anthro 279/479-1,-2,-3. Modern Spoken Yucatec Maya I, II, III (=LngLin 279/479).
This three-quarter sequence is an introduction to the spoken language, with
tapes and transcriptions, grammatical notes and exercises, aural comprehension,
and oral practice. N. McQuown. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Anthro 313. The African Diaspora: Colonial Society--South Africa and the
Caribbean. This course is organized by the Committee on African and
African-American Studies and is planned as part of a sequence on the African
Diaspora. This quarter deals with the formation of colonial societies in
the Caribbean and southern Africa, concentrating on the way in which Africans,
and people of African descent, become part of complex multiracial societies
with new forms of culture and social life, sometimes called "Creole."
Particular attention is paid to the governmental institutions, racial hierarchies,
and cultures of domination and resistance characteristic of the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries. J. L. Comaroff, Staff. Not offered 1996-97;
will be offered 1997-98.
Anthro 313-3. Rethinking the African Diaspora (=AfAfAm 203). The course
focuses on the "African" experience in the New World, particularly
Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Trinidad, and North America. Themes of acculturation,
syncretism, adaptation, and resistance in the classic diaspora literature
are critically reevaluated in light of current issues in cultural studies--hegemony
and the politics of African identity, the symbolic construction (and deconstruction)
of "origins," the rhetoric of racial and sexual difference, black
nationalist ideologies, and the material conditions of imagined communities.
Staff. Not offered 1996-97; will be offered 1997-98.
Anthro 437. The Problem of Emancipation. PQ: Third- or fourth-year
standing. This course seeks to examine the formation of post-emancipation
society in the Carribean--to look merely at what ex-slaves did but rather
to enter into the cultural and moral problem of "freedom" and
in this context to revisit a number of classical problems in the cultural
history of slave plantation societies--as an approach to a revised understanding
of "freedom," which is one of the crucial cultural-political questions
of our time. D. Scott. Not offered 1996-97; will be offered 1997-98.
Anthro 475. Colonial Yucatec (=LngLin 374). PQ: Consent of instructor.
This course is an introduction to the structure of Yucatec Mayan as
spoken during the colonial period and includes a practicum in the translation
of documents. W. Hanks. Not offered 1996-97; will be offered 1997-98.
ArtH 245/345. Constructing the Sixteenth-Century New World. PQ: Any
100-level ArtH or ArtDes course, or consent of instructor. This course
investigates the intersection of the material construction of colonial cities
and the production of painting, books, and maps. At issue is how these new
urban spaces became imagined through other forms of representation. Four
colonial cities are examined in depth: Mexico City, Quito, Lima, and Cuzco.
T. Cummins. Winter.
Econ 296. Problems of Economic Policy in Developing Countries. The main
focus of the course is on the applications of economic analysis to various
classes of economic policy problems typically faced by developing countries.
Topics include inflation, exchange rate policy, tariff protection for infant
industry and other reasons, international investment, investment incentives,
and public-sector enterprises. Recent theoretical approaches to the analysis
of economic growth are also treated. L. Sjaastad. Winter.
LatAm 238. Latin America and Its Literature. R. de Costa. Spring.
LatAm 299. Preparation of the B.A. Essay. PQ: Students are required
to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Normally taken for
a letter grade. Staff. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.
LatAm 301-302-303. Intensive Nahuatl. Beginners' intensive course in
Nahuatl, stressing speaking, grammatical, and cultural structures. Intensively
taught to reach beyond intermediate speaking skills. Instruction by a native
speaker who provides instructional materials. This course is offered
on a rotating basis with other less frequently taught languages such as
Aymara and Quechua during the summer session. Staff. Summer.
LatAm 345-346-347. Introduction to Latin American Civilization I, II, III
(=Anthro 307-1,-2,-3; Hist 161-162-162; SocSci 261-262-263). This
sequence fulfills the Common Core requirement in civilizational studies.
May be taken in sequence or individually. This three-quarter course
sequence introduces students to the history and cultures of Latin America,
including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands.
The autumn quarter examines the origins of civilizations in Latin America
with a focus on the political, social, and cultural features of the major
pre-Columbian civilizations of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. The quarter concludes
with consideration of the Spanish and Portuguese conquest and the construction
of colonial societies in Latin America. The winter quarter addresses the
evolution of colonial societies, the wars of independence, and the emergence
of Latin American nation-states in the changing international context of
the nineteenth century. The spring quarter focuses on the twentieth century,
with a special emphasis on the challenges of economic, political, and social
development in the region. A. Kolata, Autumn; C. Lomnitz, Winter; F.
Katz, Spring.
PolSci 250. Comparative Politics of Latin America. This course introduces
the student to theories of sociopolitical development and change in Latin
America and to the political systems of three Latin American countries (to
be announced). Through theoretical and substantive readings on the region,
we explore concepts such as modernization, dependency, authoritarianism,
and democracy. S. Stokes. Winter.
PolSci 287. Urban Informal Sector in Latin America. PQ: Reading knowledge
of Spanish. The objective of this course is to develop the main theoretical
currents of the urban informal sector in Latin America from both theoretical
and historical points of view. F. Cortes. Autumn.
Portuguese
Portu 101-102-103. Elementary Portuguese I, II, III. Staff. Autumn,
Winter, Spring.
Portu 111-112-113. Intensive Elementary Portuguese I, II, III. A.-M.
Lima, A. McLean, Staff. Summer.
Portu 204/304. Intermediate Portuguese. A.-M. Lima. Autumn.
Portu 205/305. Advanced Portuguese. A.-M. Lima. Winter.
Portu 206/306. Estilística da língua portuguesa. A.-M.
Lima. Spring.
Portu 298. Readings in Special Topics. PQ: Portu 103 or 205, depending
upon the requirements for the program for which credit is sought. Directed
readings in special topics not covered by courses offered as part of the
program in Portuguese. Subjects treated and work done in the course must
be chosen, in part, in consultation with the instructor no later than the
end of the preceding quarter. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Spanish
Span 101-102-103. Beginning Elementary Spanish I, II, III. Staff.
Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Span 121-122. Continuing Spanish I, II. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Span 201. Intermediate Spanish I. PQ: Span 103, 122, or placement.
This course fulfills the Common Core foreign language requirement. Staff.
Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Span 202. Intermediate Spanish II. PQ: Span 201. Staff. Autumn,
Winter.
Span 203. Intermediate Spanish III. PQ: Span 202 or placement.
Staff. Winter, Spring.
Span 208. Literatura hispánica: textos contemporáneos. M.
Santana. Spring.
Span 209. Literatura hispánica: textos hispanoaméricanos.
This course examines Latin American literature from 1890 to 1990. Authors
studied include Quiroga, Darío, Borges, Cortázar, García
Márquez, Paz, Neruda, Pacheco, Ferré Sábato, and Skármeta.
Staff. Autumn.
Span 215. Orientación crítico-bibliográfica. PQ:
Consent of B.A. adviser. This is a study of problems and methods of
research, concentrating on a literary topic of the student's choice, as
preparation for the B.A. paper. Individual tutorial sessions are arranged.
Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Span 220/320. El pensamiento posmoderno en América Latina. H.
Achugar. Autumn.
Span 225/325. B.A./M.A. Seminar. PQ: Span 203 or consent of instructor.
Required of Spanish concentrators. This course introduces the principles
of textual analysis through close readings of selected Hispanic works. Staff.
Autumn.
Span 261/361. El teatro en la vuelta del siglo. PQ: Span 203 or consent
of instructor. A reading/discussion course in Spanish aiming toward
an in-depth examination of the changes in thematics and technique in a representative
selection of major plays from the theater repertories of Spain and Spanish
America, from Naturalism to psychological (Pirandellian) drama (1880-1920).
R. de Costa. Autumn.
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