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CULTURAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Humboldt University Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
123
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CULTURAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
UCEAP Transcript Title
CULTR HIST ASTRONMY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
The seminar uses the example of astronomy to explore the question of whether and how vision and evidence interact with astronomical modeling. Does what we see depend on the particular cosmology? The aim is to discuss this question across epochs and to analyze it from prehistoric, Mesopotamian, ancient, and Islamic astronomy to the Renaissance and early modern times to modern times.
Language(s) of Instruction
German
Host Institution Course Number
532874Ü
Host Institution Course Title
KULTURGESCHICHTE DER STERNKUNDE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
KULTUR-, SOZIAL- UND BILDUNGSWISSENSCHAFTLICHE FAKULTÄT
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Kulturwissenschaft
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EXHIBITING CULTURES: REPRESENTATION, TOURISM AND HERITAGE
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
EXHIBITING CULTURES: REPRESENTATION, TOURISM AND HERITAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
REP/TOURISM/HERITGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines processes and issues related to the public display of culture. It explores the political economy of exhibiting and performing cultures across a range of diverse settings including: world fairs, museum venues, cultural festivals, art galleries, tourist floor shows, trade fairs, and theme parks. Topics include: the history of cultural displays and associated institutions; the relationship between institutions and communities; the differences among the distinct exhibitionary frames, the patterns of consumption and production, and the diverse communicative processes involved in interpreting and experiencing the display and performance of culture.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CLTR 3102
Host Institution Course Title
EXHIBITING CULTURES: REPRESENTATION, TOURISM, AND HERITAGE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Humanities Office Department
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ECONOMY, CULTURE AND POWER
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMY, CULTURE AND POWER
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECONOMY & CULTURE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course introduces economic and political anthropology, two of the major subfields of anthropology. For anthropologists, the economy is not numbers and markets, but how cultures produce, distribute, and consume goods. People in different cultures have different ways of making a living, but they are not completely different; what are the patterns and rules? Is it human nature to be selfish and always want more things? Why do some people and countries have more wealth than others? Is poverty natural and inevitable? These are not just matters of economics, but of power. This course then examines a few aspects of political economy, from consumerism and the destruction of the environment, to nationalism, protest and rebellion.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ANTH3380
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMY, CULTURE AND POWER
Host Institution Course Details
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Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology
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HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE DIPLOMACY
Country
France
Host Institution
Sciences Po Reims
Program(s)
Sciences Po Reims
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
International Studies Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE DIPLOMACY
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST & CULTR DIPLOM
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course introduces students to the field of cultural heritage diplomacy, including the meaning and positioning of culture, art, and heritage to the contemporary foreign policies of European member states, the European Union (European Parliament, European External Action Service, European Commission), the United States, and others. The course discusses several examples of cultural heritage diplomacy, including its practice in the Middle East and Central Asia. The course also explores the governance and international mobilization of heritage in the modern era and distinctions between heritage as diplomacy and in diplomacy in order to reframe ways in which heritage has played a role in nationalism, international relations, and globalization.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DAFF 27A20
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE DIPLOMACY
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
International Relations
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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GENDER ACROSS CULTURES
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Sussex
Program(s)
University of Sussex
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Women’s & Gender Studies Sociology Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GENDER ACROSS CULTURES
UCEAP Transcript Title
GENDER ACROSS CULTR
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course focuses on the centrality of gender as a factor structuring, ultimately, all social relations. The course explores relationships between men and women, men and men, women and women, as personal and sexual relations, within the household, the labor market, and the state; how gender relations and practices are performed in different cultures; the role of gender in processes of social transformation and the impact of industrialization and migration on gender relations. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
L6088
Host Institution Course Title
GENDER ACROSS CULTURES
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Sussex
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
bachelors
Host Institution Department
Anthropology
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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ETHNOGRAPHY OF A SELECTED REGION
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
Brunel University London
Program(s)
English Universities
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
168
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHNOGRAPHY OF A SELECTED REGION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHNOGRAPHY/REGION
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course introduces students to the ethnography of South Asia and the critical reading of key ethnographic texts on contemporary topics in the region. This includes exploring long-established areas of study such as caste, kinship, and the "village republic" through a contemporary lens, as well as a consideration of more topical concerns, such as the impact of globalization and South Asians in the diaspora.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SA2602
Host Institution Course Title
ETHNOGRAPHY OF A SELECTED REGION
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Brunel University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology
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ETHNOGRAPHIES OF BERLIN I
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
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHNOGRAPHIES OF BERLIN I
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHNOGRPHY BERLIN I
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
In this course students read a full ethnography such as BELONGING IN TWO BERLINS by John Borneman. Students then do an ethnographically grounded research project in contemporary Berlin. Finally, the research is developed into a strong data driven argument. Attention is then paid to anthropological research methods, ethnographic writing as a scholarly genre, and to the city as a lively, deeply historical place.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
51709
Host Institution Course Title
ETHNOGRAPHIES OF BERLIN I: READING, WRITING, DOING
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PHILOSOPHISCHE FAKULTÄT
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Europäische Ethnologie
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