ANTH 210 - The Dead

Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)

Directed studies of dead populations and the anthropological information contained within their passing and/or memorialization. The Dead may be those who died from natural or unnatural causes, including genocide, homicide, infanticide, suicide, disease, or accident. Exploration of local cemetery populations are encouraged, as those buried nearby include individuals who died from a variety of causes but whose deaths were memorialized in relatively similar ways. Alternatively, patterns of those who are most susceptible to a specific cause of death can be explored. Weekly meetings bring together students who are pursuing independent research projects. Course readings provide some commonality to the group’s analyses and ground this intensive in anthropological questions and approaches. April Beisaw.

Prerequisite(s): Previous coursework in Anthropology or permission of the instructor.

Course Format: INT