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This course explores the diverse forms of collaboration in which anthropologists are involved. Whether in working across academic disciplines, with Amazonian people to document an indigenous language, co-authoring ethnographic texts with local research assistants, or working with government officials to design public health policies, collaboration has become an ethical imperative that underscores the potential benefits and challenges of contemporary anthropology. The course involves thinking creatively about new possibilities for collaborative practice in anthropology. It also invites critical thinking about how, whether in academia, international development, artistic practice, or the business world, collaboration has become a seemingly ubiquitous regime of value in the contemporary world.

The course introduces theoretical perspectives on the "public sphere" by drawing on political and philosophical arguments, and illustrating them in the context of the competition/complementarity of political and religious discourses and movements in the age of mass communication. The course also focuses on how religious and political authority is communicated through both conventional and new global media. Topics include the study of religion in the public sphere, power, media, and religion, media representations of religion, media and religious political conflict, and others.

This course examines clinical psychology (also known as abnormal psychology). The main emphasis is on current views, perspectives, and research in this field. Clinical psychology draws upon most basic areas of psychological knowledge (e.g., social, developmental, physiological, cognitive, learning theory).

This course examines histories of sovereignty, land and water protection, decolonial activism, and artistic movements, focusing on connections between Indigenous peoples' in Aotearoa, the Pacific, Australia, and the Americas, as well as Asia, and Northern Europe.

This course examines basic knowledge of human structure and function. Topics covered include physiology of the nervous system and special senses, muscle physiology, and movement and consciousness. It also covers human endocrine system, reproduction, blood, heart and circulation, fluid regulation and electrolyte balance, the skin, sensory perception, gastro-intestinal function and respiration.

This course examines the history of European Jewry from the late eighteenth century until the eve of WW2. During this period ancient traditions met the modern forces of enlightenment and emancipation, industrialization, democratization and nation building. External pressures provoked profound internal responses as the challenges and opportunities of modernity radically reshaped Jewish thought and life. Students will develop an understanding of the intricacy of relations between Jews and non-Jews and an appreciation of the mosaic of European Jewish life destroyed during the Holocaust.

This course delves into the unique economic dynamics of urban spaces, examining the interaction between land use, transportation, housing markets, public policy, and urban development. Through theoretical frameworks and empirical analysis, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how economic principles apply to the complexities of urban environments. Topics include: Does it matter where you live? Why do cities exist? The Four quadrant model, Roback Model, Land Use Patterns and Rents, Monocentric City Model and its applications, The Role of Cities and City Size, Neighborhood Quality and Sorting, Regional Economies, Regional Growth and Development Model,  Suburbanization, Subcenters, and Urban Sprawl, Zoning, Highway Congestion, Local Government and Property Tax, Trade Liberalization and Local Labor Market, and Housing Policy.

The course combines theoretical and empirical content in the analysis of digital campaigning. Digital campaigning is hereby understood as comprising all forms of social and political campaigning that make intense use of digital media. Theoretically it covers a number of concepts and theories that are relevant to the understanding of this issue, including social movement theory, and digital politics theory. Furthermore, it covers a number of important concepts such as the digitization of political activity, the notion of hybrid media system, the consequences of interactivity, crowd-sourcing, networking, and participatory culture for social and political campaigning. Empirically, it will draw on a number of digital campaigns, from social movements, to charity and civil society campaigns. Its geographic scope mostly focuses on the Western context, but with some attempts to explore similar developments in other word areas including India, China, and South America. 

The roots of the modern world can be found in ancient Greece and Rome. This course addresses some of the defining and formative aspects of the cultures of modernity (from c.1800 to the present) by comparing them with their ancient origins and equivalents. This comparative model provides the essential structure throughout the module; in each week, a major theme of modern culture/s is considered in relation to its classical equivalent/s, through a combination of lectures, case-studies, screenings and debates, involving teaching staff from a range of Schools. A variety of themes are addressed, such as racism, gender, political discourse, religion, Empires, sexism, high art, war and peace, expertise and education, and popular cultures. No particular previous experience is required for the module which is designed to appeal to students on any degree program.