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ANTHRO 208
: Medical Anthropology2021 Semester One (1213)
Medical Anthropology draws on biological and social/cultural anthropology to address issues of human health and disease. A distinct subfield, it includes studies of the co-evolution of humans and diseases, human ecology, cultural constructions of health and illness, medical knowledge and healing practices, and the political economy of health. Students are asked to research, think and write analytically about these topics.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 102 or 60 points passed at Stage I
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ANTHRO 208
: Medical Anthropology2020 Semester One (1203)
Medical Anthropology draws on biological and social/cultural anthropology to address issues of human health and disease. A distinct subfield, it includes studies of the co-evolution of humans and diseases, human ecology, cultural constructions of health and illness, medical knowledge and healing practices, and the political economy of health. Students are asked to research, think and write analytically about these topics.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 102 or 60 points passed at Stage I
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ANTHRO 211
: Human Sex, Gender and Sexuality2021 Semester Two (1215)
Explores the central anthropological topics of human sex, sexuality and gender from diverse perspectives. Topics may include cross-cultural and social conceptualisations and creations of difference; ideas about biology, gender and sexuality; how they are simultaneously socio-cultural products and forces; lived experiences and corporeal and political phenomena; reproductive politics; and global, national and local sexual and gender relations.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 30 points in Anthropology, Gender Studies, History or Sociology
Restriction: ANTHRO 215, 342
Restriction: ANTHRO 215, 342
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ANTHRO 211
: Human Sex, Gender and Sexuality2020 Semester Two (1205)
Explores the central anthropological topics of human sex, sexuality and gender from diverse perspectives. Topics may include cross-cultural and social conceptualisations and creations of difference; ideas about biology, gender and sexuality; how they are simultaneously socio-cultural products and forces; lived experiences and corporeal and political phenomena; reproductive politics; and global, national and local sexual and gender relations.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 30 points in Anthropology, Gender Studies, History or Sociology
Restriction: ANTHRO 215, 342
Restriction: ANTHRO 215, 342
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ANTHRO 212
: Ethnographic Film and Photography2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores uses of photography and film in the production and dissemination of anthropological knowledge. Emphasises the choices in subject matter, imagined audience, composition, construction of narrative (or not), and mode of representation that are made at all stages in the production of ethnographic images. Uses ethnographic images to reflect on construction of ethnographic texts.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or ARTHIST 115 or 30 points in Anthropology, Sociology, Media Film and Television, or Communication
Restriction: ANTHRO 320, 373
Restriction: ANTHRO 320, 373
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ANTHRO 217
: Rhythm, Blues and Rock2021 Semester Two (1215)
African-American popular music and culture from the mid-1930s through the early 1960s, including styles such as blues, R 'n' B, and early Rock 'n' Roll. Considers issues of racial and gendered representation, creativity, the popular music industry, the place of music in the development of 'youth culture' and stylistic trends. Individual performers, recordings and performances, are also examined.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: POPMUS 206
Restriction: POPMUS 206
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ANTHRO 226
: Imperialism and Immigration in the Americas2025 Semester Two (1255)
Examines the relationship between migration and imperialism in the Americas through the framework of critical anthropology as a discipline and through the use of contemporary case studies. This course critically engages with the role of the United States as an imperial power in and draws significantly from decolonial, post-colonial work and work produced by scholars in Latin America.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Anthropology
Restriction: GLOBAL 251
Restriction: GLOBAL 251
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ANTHRO 227
: Future Generations Anthropology2025 Semester Two (1255)
This course acknowledges the colonial history of anthropology and imagines an anthropology that is relevant now and for the future, with Aotearoa-New Zealand not as just a site of study but an active producer of anthropological knowledge. Explores anthropological concepts via contemporary settings and Mātauranga Māori to demonstrate the usefulness of anthropology in addressing fundamental local and global issues.
Restriction: ANTHRO 109
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ANTHRO 234
: Popular Musics of the Pacific2023 Semester Two (1235)
From hip hop to reggae to pop, this course explores Pacific popular music genre, artists and songs as well as relevant musical techniques, modes of distribution and processes of fusion and change. It probes the positions and possibilities of Pasifika pop musics by discussing critical questions about culture, authenticity, modernisation, consumerism, identity and musical (ex)change.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
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ANTHRO 234
: Popular Musics of the Pacific2022 Semester Two (1225)
From hip hop to reggae to pop, this course explores Pacific popular music genre, artists and songs as well as relevant musical techniques, modes of distribution and processes of fusion and change. It probes the positions and possibilities of Pasifika pop musics by discussing critical questions about culture, authenticity, modernisation, consumerism, identity and musical (ex)change.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
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ANTHRO 234
: Popular Musics of the Pacific2020 Semester Two (1205)
From hip hop to reggae to pop, this course explores Pacific popular music genre, artists and songs as well as relevant musical techniques, modes of distribution and processes of fusion and change. It probes the positions and possibilities of Pasifika pop musics by discussing critical questions about culture, authenticity, modernisation, consumerism, identity and musical (ex)change.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
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ANTHRO 235
: The Anthropology of Human Remains2024 Semester Two (1245)
Human remains reflect the lives of the dead as well as the lives of those who buried them. The course introduces students to the various ways in which we can study the dead. It covers three areas: the interpretation of mortuary practices, the interpretation of past lives from skeletal remains, and the practice of burial archaeology in the southern hemisphere.
Prerequisite: 15 points in Anthropology or 60 points passed
Restriction: ANTHRO 367
Restriction: ANTHRO 367
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ANTHRO 235
: The Anthropology of Human Remains2022 Semester Two (1225)
Human remains reflect the lives of the dead as well as the lives of those who buried them. The course introduces students to the various ways in which we can study the dead. It covers three areas: the interpretation of mortuary practices, the interpretation of past lives from skeletal remains, and the practice of burial archaeology in the southern hemisphere.
Prerequisite: 15 points in Anthropology or 60 points passed
Restriction: ANTHRO 367
Restriction: ANTHRO 367
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ANTHRO 235
: The Anthropology of Human Remains2020 Semester One (1203)
Human remains reflect the lives of the dead as well as the lives of those who buried them. The course introduces students to the various ways in which we can study the dead. It covers three areas: the interpretation of mortuary practices, the interpretation of past lives from skeletal remains, and the practice of burial archaeology in the southern hemisphere.
Prerequisite: 15 points in Anthropology or 60 points passed
Restriction: ANTHRO 367
Restriction: ANTHRO 367
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ANTHRO 237
: Economy and Culture2025 Semester One (1253)
Explores economic systems cross-culturally, including modes of production, forms of exchange, and ideas about property and consumption. Questions and critiques Euro-American assumptions about human nature, social persons, and the ubiquity and morality of markets and market exchange.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Anthropology or Employment Relations and Organisational Studies
Restriction: ANTHRO 374
Restriction: ANTHRO 374
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ANTHRO 237
: Economy and Culture2023 Semester One (1233)
Explores economic systems cross-culturally, including modes of production, forms of exchange, and ideas about property and consumption. Questions and critiques Euro-American assumptions about human nature, social persons, and the ubiquity and morality of markets and market exchange.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Anthropology or Employment Relations and Organisational Studies
Restriction: ANTHRO 374
Restriction: ANTHRO 374
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ANTHRO 237
: Economy and Culture2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores economic systems cross-culturally, including modes of production, forms of exchange, and ideas about property and consumption. Questions and critiques Euro-American assumptions about human nature, social persons, and the ubiquity and morality of markets and market exchange.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Anthropology or Employment Relations and Organisational Studies
Restriction: ANTHRO 374
Restriction: ANTHRO 374
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ANTHRO 241
: Anthropology of the Body2025 Semester One (1253)
Examines cultural and historical variations in how societies understand and experience the human body. The focus will be primarily on social, historical, and political-economic approaches. Topics such as labour, sport, health, illness, sexuality, gender, and religious ritual will be considered. Explores the cultural construction and social experience of the human body in a diverse range of settings.
Prerequisite: 30 points in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 354
Restriction: ANTHRO 354
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ANTHRO 241
: Anthropology of the Body2024 Semester Two (1245)
Examines cultural and historical variations in how societies understand and experience the human body. The focus will be primarily on social, historical, and political-economic approaches. Topics such as labour, sport, health, illness, sexuality, gender, and religious ritual will be considered. Explores the cultural construction and social experience of the human body in a diverse range of settings.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 30 points in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 354
Restriction: ANTHRO 354
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ANTHRO 247
: Anthropology Today: Debates in Culture2020 Semester Two (1205)
The primary aim is to provide students with an introduction to some of the more topical and controversial themes that social anthropologists are currently engaged with. Topics include: the culture of terrorism, anthropology and cyberculture, the anthropological study of prisons, race and racism, and the politics of representation.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 30 points in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 331
Restriction: ANTHRO 331
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ANTHRO 250
: World-view and Religion2022 Semester One (1223)
Anthropological approaches to religion and world-view. Includes cross-cultural approaches to meaning, belief, religious experience, ritual and myth. Issues of religion, ideology, syncretism, symbolism in social conflict and change. Considers local and world religions.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 30 points in Anthropology or Theological and Religious Studies or Sociology
Restriction: ANTHRO 319
Restriction: ANTHRO 319
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ANTHRO 252
: Global Heritage Management2023 Semester Two (1235)
Globally, archaeological features and historic monuments are increasingly threatened by urban development, looting, antiquities trafficking, and effects of climate change. Using an archaeological perspective, state-of-the-art recording technologies, community partnerships, legislation, management systems, and the role of museums in conservation and exhibition will be examined. Case studies from Aotearoa, Pacific and elsewhere illustrate major issues, contradictions, and controversies, alongside effective heritage management.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 101 or 102 or 103 or 104 or 60 points passed
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ANTHRO 252
: Global Heritage Management2021 Semester One (1213)
Globally, archaeological features and historic monuments are increasingly threatened by urban development, looting, antiquities trafficking, and effects of climate change. Using an archaeological perspective, state-of-the-art recording technologies, community partnerships, legislation, management systems, and the role of museums in conservation and exhibition will be examined. Case studies from Aotearoa, Pacific and elsewhere illustrate major issues, contradictions, and controversies, alongside effective heritage management.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 101 or 102 or 103 or 104 or 60 points passed
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ANTHRO 301
: Contemporary Research in Music and Culture2025 Semester One (1253)
A seminar-style course covering a range of current topics and methods in ethnomusicology. Examines selected theories, methods, and perspectives on the roles and meanings of musical activity in contemporary human culture. We will view music as a symbolic component of cultural expression and as both focus and paradigm for cultural structures and behaviours.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 202 or 30 points at Stage II in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Restriction: ANTHRO 219
Restriction: ANTHRO 219
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ANTHRO 301
: Contemporary Research in Music and Culture2024 Semester One (1243)
A seminar-style course covering a range of current topics and methods in ethnomusicology. Examines selected theories, methods, and perspectives on the roles and meanings of musical activity in contemporary human culture. We will view music as a symbolic component of cultural expression and as both focus and paradigm for cultural structures and behaviours.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 202 or 30 points at Stage II in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Restriction: ANTHRO 219
Restriction: ANTHRO 219
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