Proseminar

Biological and Archaeological Anthropology

Anthropology is a holistic discipline. As such, anthropologists attempt to view humans, their activities, and their cultural and biological history in as broad a context as possible.

Proseminar II is designed to introduce first-year Anthropology graduate students to the fields of Biological Anthropology and Archaeological Anthropology.  Lectures will provide background information and thematic context for key issues in these fields.  Readings from the primary literature, class discussion, and writing assignments will focus on the big questions and contemporary issues in these two subfields.  Such topics tackled should resonate across subfields and student interests and are intended to provide students of varied experience in anthropology to critically assess the state of the field.  “Hands on” review of the physical remains and material culture may also be presented in several labs over the course of the semester.