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Course Descriptions

The follwing are descriptions of the courses offered by the Native American Studies program.

Ethnography of Native Americans

ANTH E320: Indians of North America

P: E105. An examination of the political, economic, ecological, religious, kinship, and warfare patterns of representative Native American groups before and at the time of European contact. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.

ANTH E321: Peoples of Mexico

P: E105. Surveys modern Indian groups, peasant societies, and problems of acculturation and urbanization in contemporary Mexico. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non- Western Culture) requirement.

ANTH E330: Indians of South America

History of Native Americans

HIST A318: The American West

Western expansion and development 1763–1900: economic, political, and social. Special attention to natural resources, Native American-Anglo American relations, and the role of the West in American myth and symbol.

HIST F341: Latin America: Conquest and Empire

Geographical, Indian, Spanish, Portuguese, and African backgrounds; discovery and conquest; settlement and expansion; political, economic, social, cultural, and religious institutions; trans-European struggle for hemispheric dominance; wars of independence; 1492–1825. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.

HIST F342: Latin America: Evolution and Revolution

Hispanic America since independence, with emphasis on common problems of nation building in multi-racial former colonial societies; latifundia; dependency relationships; impact of industrialization; the conservative and revolutionary responses; 1810– present. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.

HIST F432: 20th Century Latin American Revolutions

Revolutions, revolutionary movements, rapid social change, and modernization from Battle through Menem. Particular attention to the Mexican, Cuban, Bolivian, Guatemalan, Costa Rican, and Nicaraguan revolutions, to the Peron, Vargas, and Velasco Alvarado administrations and Cold War confrontations. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non- Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.

Native American Fine Arts

ENG L364 Native American Literature

P: L202 or W233 or equivalent. A survey of traditional and modern literature by American Indians, especially of the high plains and southwest culture areas, with particular attention to the image of the Indian in both native and white literature. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.

FINA H415 Art of Pre-Columbian America

A survey of the arts of Mesoamerica, especially Mexico and Guatemala, until the time of the discovery of America. Eligible for graduate credit. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.

Prehistory of Native Americans

ANTH E335: Ancient Civlizations of Mesoamerica

P: E105. The cultural development of the great pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala, especially the Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and Maya. Emphasis on the social life, cultural achievements, religion, world view, and political systems to illustrate the diversity and richness of Amerindian life before the Spanish conquest. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non- Western Culture) requirement.

ANTH P360: Archaelogy of North America

Introduction to antiquity of the American Indian, principal culture areas, and field methods and techniques incident to recovery of archaeological data and materials. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non- Western Culture) requirement.

ANTH P370: Ancient Cultures of South America

P: P200 or consent of instructor. Evidence for successive migrations into the continent, the subsequent development of local cultures, and civilization in the central Andes. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.