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  • ANTH 3430

    Pidgins, Creoles, and Contact
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The study of pidgins and creoles emerged as a subfield of linguistics in the latter half of the 20th century. Its ideas have been borrowed, notably by anthropologists, to analyze the increased diversity and fusion we confront in a globalizing world. Where did such ideas come from? What are their (un)intended consequences? This course will trace the epistemological development of Creole studies and consider its historical and contemporary impacts.

  • ANTH 3450

    Native American Languages
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.71

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduces the native languages of North America and the methods that linguists and anthropologists use to record and analyze them. Examines the use of grammars, texts and dictionaries of individual languages and affords insight into the diversity among the languages.

  • ANTH 3470

    Language and Culture in the Middle East
     Rating

    2.83

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.40

    Last Taught

    Spring 2022

    Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with MEST 3470. Prerequisite: Previous course in anthropology, linguistics, Middle East Studies or permission of instructor.

  • ANTH 3480

    Language and Prehistory
     Rating

    3.62

     Difficulty

    2.43

     GPA

    3.26

    Last Taught

    Fall 2022

    This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics and discusses the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory.

  • ANTH 3490

    Language and Thought
     Rating

    3.70

     Difficulty

    2.70

     GPA

    3.32

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    Language and Thought

  • ANTH 3541

    Topics in Linguistics
     Rating

    3.75

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.60

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics.

  • ANTH 3559

    New Course in Anthropology
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.44

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    New course in the subject of Anthropology.

  • ANTH 3589

    Topics in Archaeology
     Rating

    2.67

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology.

  • ANTH 3590

    Social and Cultural Anthropology
     Rating

    2.33

     Difficulty

    2.67

     GPA

    3.46

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology.

  • ANTH 3679

    Curating Culture: Collection, Preservation, and Display as Cultural Forms
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     GPA

    3.61

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course teaches the importance of understanding cultural meanings when curating items, whether material or intangible, drawn from social worlds other than one's own. It provides a general introduction to collection, preservation, and display through study of a specific collection held by the instructor or by a local institution such as the Fralin Museum of Art.