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THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF KINSHIP, SEX AND GENDER
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
London School of Economics
Program(s)
London School of Economics
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
147
UCEAP Course Suffix
Y
UCEAP Official Title
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF KINSHIP, SEX AND GENDER
UCEAP Transcript Title
KINSHIP/SEX/GENDER
UCEAP Quarter Units
12.00
UCEAP Semester Units
8.00
Course Description

This course provides an examination of the cultural frameworks and social aspects of kinship systems, gender roles, personhood and human sexuality, analyzed through ethnographic examples from a diverse range of settings. It aims to equip students with the analytical tools to engage in theoretical debates concerning core concepts such as kinship, marriage, gender, sex, the person, and the relationship between nature and culture, as well as exploring how the experiences of kinship, sex and gender vary according to the regimes of politics, law and materiality in which they are embedded. The course charts the history of anthropological debates on kinship, relatedness, sex and gender, and familiarizes students with a range of contemporary approaches to these themes, placing ethnographic materials into a critical dialogue with recent developments in feminist theory, queer theory, the anthropology of colonialism, cognitive science, and psychoanalysis.


 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
AN200
Host Institution Course Title
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF KINSHIP, SEX AND GENDER
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology

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DEBATING THE BODY
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Utrecht University
Program(s)
Utrecht University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DEBATING THE BODY
UCEAP Transcript Title
DEBATING THE BODY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course offers a range of approaches to contemporary conversations around embodiment and ideas of normativity. In particular, it familiarizes students with representations of physical and mental difference in film, social media, and literature within and beyond European and North American contexts. Featured themes include disability and identity, health and constructions of the self, mental difference, and the quest for political recognition.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LI3V23003
Host Institution Course Title
DEBATING THE BODY
Host Institution Campus
Utrecht University
Host Institution Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Language and Culture Studies

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SCANDINAVIA'S COLONIAL ENTANGLEMENTS: HISTORICAL-ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Country
Sweden
Host Institution
Lund University
Program(s)
Lund University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Scandinavian Studies History Archaeology Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SCANDINAVIA'S COLONIAL ENTANGLEMENTS: HISTORICAL-ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
UCEAP Transcript Title
SCAND COLONIAL HIST
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

The course focuses on the Scandinavian colonial expansion from 1600 to the early 20th century. Based on a number of case studies (e.g. resource colonialism in Sápmi and Greenland, plantations in the Danish West Indies, trade and consumption of colonial products), the course examines colonial discourses and practice and notice relationships between colonialism and resources/environment, economics, power, resistance and science and colonial inheritance. The course also explores the different cultural processes, such as creolisation, othering and ambivalence that takes place in colonial environments and manifests itself in material culture. The course introduces theoretical procedures for historical-archaeological studies of colonialism and presents different sources, methods and perspectives and central research questions.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SASH94
Host Institution Course Title
SCANDINAVIA'S COLONIAL ENTANGLEMENTS: HISTORICAL-ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Host Institution Campus
Lund
Host Institution Faculty
Humanities and Theology
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND FIELD STUDIES
Country
Italy
Host Institution
UC Center, Sicily
Program(s)
Environmental Science in Sicily
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies Earth & Space Sciences Biological Sciences Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND FIELD STUDIES
UCEAP Transcript Title
MEDITER FIELD STUDY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, with its diverse landscapes — ranging from Mt. Etna’s volcanic geology and coastal marine biodiversity to rural agricultural practices and conservation areas — offers a unique and comprehensive setting for immersive ecological and environmental field studies. This course will engage with key topics such as the natural history and ecology of Mediterranean island environments, the geological processes that shape the landscape, perspectives on human-environment interactions, and the oceanographic dynamics that influence coastal and marine habitats.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND FIELD STUDIES
Host Institution Campus
UC Sicily Center
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF AI: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF AI: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTHRO OF AI
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

The increasing uptake of generative AI technologies for a range of purposes from emotional care and companionship to work flow optimization serves as a rich field of inquiry for anthropologists studying human-technology relations. While all technologies are imbued by popular narratives and imaginaries, the use of AI tools in particular is informed by myths of hype and anti-hype that underline the need for ethnographic approaches exploring how these technologies are actualized in practice. This course explores the potential of anthropological theory and methods for elucidating the social, cultural, and political implications of generative AI. With tech companies touting the greater efficiency and profitability promised by these technologies at the expense of other considerations, qualitative research providing a more nuanced picture of human-AI entanglement in everyday life is crucial. So too, the far-reaching impacts of AI technologies provide an opportunity to revisit some of the key perspectives and questions animating cultural anthropology as well as the ways these might intersect productively with other disciplinary approaches. Key topics in the course include the political economy of AI and its impact on the future of work, race and gender logics and biases of AI, and the integration of AI into social media, virtual worlds, and the metaverse.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
51721
Host Institution Course Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF AI: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Institut für Europäische Ethnologie

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BEING HUMAN: CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
London School of Economics
Program(s)
London School of Economics
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
149
UCEAP Course Suffix
Y
UCEAP Official Title
BEING HUMAN: CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
THEMES/SOCIAL ANTH
UCEAP Quarter Units
12.00
UCEAP Semester Units
8.00
Course Description

This course provides an introduction to Social Anthropology as the comparative study of human societies and cultures. Students are introduced to key themes and debates in the history of the discipline. Ethnographic case studies are drawn from work on a variety of societies, including hunter-gatherers, farmers, industrial laborers, and urban city-dwellers. Drawing on both classical and contemporary work, the course starts by posing the question: What is Social Anthropology? After exploring the ethnographic method and considering some historical background, the rest of the course is organized around core themes in the discipline, including (in the fall term) relatedness, exchange, and power. Through comparing different ethnographic examples, students consider key questions through anthropological perspectives. How do we become people and become related to others? What is love, and is it natural? Why do we think of some people as different and others as the same? Why are gifts and exchange so central to human societies? Does work empower or enslave us? What is power, and why do some people have it and others don’t?

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
AN100
Host Institution Course Title
BEING HUMAN: CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology

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ETHNOGRAPHIES AND ADVENTURES IN MANCHESTER
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
161
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHNOGRAPHIES AND ADVENTURES IN MANCHESTER
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHNOGRAPHIES/MANCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

This course begins by exploring the intellectual interventions and traditions that have emerged in the anthropology in and of Britain over the last 50 years, and then swiftly moves into exploring the ways in which interdisciplinary ethnographic research has been conducted across Britain. While reading ethnographies in cross cultural, global contexts, in this course students place a particular emphasis on the urban context of Greater Manchester. Students explore ethnographies that have been based on ethnographic research across Greater Manchester, and which raise and address urgent questions of social, political, and economic change in Manchester and beyond. The course tackles the concept of "the urban’" by exploring ethnographic examples from anthropology, sociology, human geography, and business studies that focus on social and cultural lives and relations. Students take two fieldtrips (Cheetham’s Library and Manchester Airport) and two walking tours (Fallowfield and Rusholme) to visit and reflect on the ethnographic locations of the materials and readings they engage with. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SOAN30382
Host Institution Course Title
ETHNOGRAPHIES AND ADVENTURES IN MANCHESTER
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Social Anthropology
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