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ANTHRO 321
: Equality and Inequality2020 Semester Two (1205)
Examines conceptualisations, realities and consequences of equality and inequality cross-culturally. Considers whether there are egalitarian societies and whether inequality is inevitable. Covers types and systems of inequality such as slavery, gender inequality, caste and class, as well as differences between economic and political inequality, and between equality of opportunity and equality of results.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 203 or 30 points at Stage II
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ANTHRO 329
: Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation2024 Semester Two (1245)
Explores East Asia from the ethnomusicological perspective and illuminates how music negotiates boundaries and constructs varying identities in China, Japan, and Korea, while affirming a distinct cultural identity generally referred to as "East Asian". Using different musical practices of East Asia as case studies, it examines multiple approaches and methodologies used in studying East Asian music.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
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ANTHRO 329
: Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation2021 Semester Two (1215)
Explores East Asia from the ethnomusicological perspective and illuminates how music negotiates boundaries and constructs varying identities in China, Japan, and Korea, while affirming a distinct cultural identity generally referred to as "East Asian". Using different musical practices of East Asia as case studies, it examines multiple approaches and methodologies used in studying East Asian music.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
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ANTHRO 331
: 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 203 or 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 247
Restriction: ANTHRO 247
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ANTHRO 337
: Birth, Death, and Disease: Anthropological Demography2021 Semester Two (1215)
Examines how human populations change over time, what factors underlie patterns of disease and death, and why demography is so important to the study of epidemics. The course will explore the use of demographic methods and theories of demographic and epidemiological transition to examine fertility, morbidity, mortality, and migration from an anthropological perspective, with a particular focus on infectious disease dynamics.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 201 or 60 points in Anthropology
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ANTHRO 340
: Heritage Conservation in Aotearoa2021 Semester Two (1215)
Addresses the main principles of heritage conservation focusing on the rationale rather than treatment methods. Special emphasis is given to the fields of: conservation of place, archaeological, architectural, ethnographic and fine art conservation. Provides students with a cultural orientation to conservation where issues are examined through several contexts, including anthropological studies and conservation science.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Anthropology
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ANTHRO 342
: 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 203 or 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 211, 215
Restriction: ANTHRO 211, 215
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ANTHRO 342
: 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 203 or 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 211, 215
Restriction: ANTHRO 211, 215
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ANTHRO 348
: Perspectives on Human Growth2020 Semester Two (1205)
Adopts evolutionary and biocultural perspectives in examining patterns of human growth and maturation. Human developmental patterns are placed within an evolutionary framework using evidence from non-human primates and earlier hominid remains. Variability within and among human populations in growth and developmental timing is considered in terms of genetics interacting with physical, biotic and social factors.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 201 or 60 points in Anthropology
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ANTHRO 349
: Primate Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation2023 Semester Two (1235)
Examines the diversity of extant nonhuman primate species, including their behaviour, ecology, and conservation, and also the importance of primatology toward an understanding of our own species. Specifically, students will critically examine the results of primatological inquiries in order to gain insight into the comparative evolutionary approach, especially with respect to the applicability of such efforts to the study of humans.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 201 or 60 points in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 205
Restriction: ANTHRO 205
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ANTHRO 349
: Primate Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation2021 Semester One (1213)
Examines the diversity of extant nonhuman primate species, including their behaviour, ecology, and conservation, and also the importance of primatology toward an understanding of our own species. Specifically, students will critically examine the results of primatological inquiries in order to gain insight into the comparative evolutionary approach, especially with respect to the applicability of such efforts to the study of humans.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 201 or 60 points in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 205
Restriction: ANTHRO 205
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ANTHRO 353
: Archaeology in Practice2024 Semester One (1243)
Introduces standard laboratory methods for analysing artefacts and generating material culture data to answer questions about the past. Quantitative observations, classification, and hypothesis testing will be emphasised. Course content will be relevant to a range of archaeological research, including research in heritage management contexts. Analysis of Australasian and Pacific Island materials will form the basis of laboratory work when possible.
Prerequisite: B- or higher in ANTHRO 200 or 201
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ANTHRO 353
: Archaeology in Practice2022 Semester Two (1225)
Introduces standard laboratory methods for analysing artefacts and generating material culture data to answer questions about the past. Quantitative observations, classification, and hypothesis testing will be emphasised. Course content will be relevant to a range of archaeological research, including research in heritage management contexts. Analysis of Australasian and Pacific Island materials will form the basis of laboratory work when possible.
Prerequisite: B- or higher in ANTHRO 200 or 201
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ANTHRO 353
: Archaeology in Practice2020 Semester Two (1205)
Introduces standard laboratory methods for analysing artefacts and generating material culture data to answer questions about the past. Quantitative observations, classification, and hypothesis testing will be emphasised. Course content will be relevant to a range of archaeological research, including research in heritage management contexts. Analysis of Australasian and Pacific Island materials will form the basis of laboratory work when possible.
Prerequisite: B- or higher in ANTHRO 200 or 201
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ANTHRO 357
: Gender, Sexuality and Popular Music2023 Semester Two (1235)
Explores the ways in which gender and sexual identities are both reflected in and modified by mainstream popular music: from 'girl power' to boy bands; from outwardly gay and lesbian artists to the gay appropriation of heterosexual female divas; from the camp masculinity of heavy metal to lesbian rock and riot grrrls; from women-hating gangster rappers to powerful women in the recording industry.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: POPMUS 306
Restriction: POPMUS 306
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ANTHRO 357
: Gender, Sexuality and Popular Music2020 Semester Two (1205)
Explores the ways in which gender and sexual identities are both reflected in and modified by mainstream popular music: from 'girl power' to boy bands; from outwardly gay and lesbian artists to the gay appropriation of heterosexual female divas; from the camp masculinity of heavy metal to lesbian rock and riot grrrls; from women-hating gangster rappers to powerful women in the recording industry.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: POPMUS 306
Restriction: POPMUS 306
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ANTHRO 366
: Medicine, Power and Politics2022 Semester Two (1225)
Anthropological examination of the interplay between cultural values, local and national politics, and international health programs and initiatives. Examines how experiences of medical care and ideas of illness and health vary across different cultural groups and socio-cultural settings.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 203 or 30 points at Stage II
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ANTHRO 367
: 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: ANTHRO 200 or 201 with a minimum B– grade
Restriction: ANTHRO 235
Restriction: ANTHRO 235
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ANTHRO 367
: 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: ANTHRO 200 or 201 with a minimum B– grade
Restriction: ANTHRO 235
Restriction: ANTHRO 235
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ANTHRO 367
: 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: ANTHRO 200 or 201 with a minimum B– grade
Restriction: ANTHRO 235
Restriction: ANTHRO 235
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ANTHRO 372
: Biosocial Medical Anthropology2024 Semester One (1243)
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 201 or 30 points at Stage II in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 208, 324
Restriction: ANTHRO 208, 324
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ANTHRO 372
: Biosocial Medical Anthropology2023 Semester One (1233)
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 201 or 203 or 30 points at Stage II in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 208, 324
Restriction: ANTHRO 208, 324
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ANTHRO 372
: Biosocial Medical Anthropology2022 Semester One (1223)
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 201 or 203 or 30 points at Stage II in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 208, 324
Restriction: ANTHRO 208, 324
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ANTHRO 373
: Anthropological Images2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores the use of visual images in the production and dissemination of anthropological knowledge. Examines the choices made in the production of photographs and films, and the politics of representation. The examination of choices made in producing images will be used to consider choices made in the production of anthropological texts.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 212, 320
Restriction: ANTHRO 212, 320
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ANTHRO 374
: 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 Stage II in Employment Relations and Organisational Studies
Restriction: ANTHRO 237
Restriction: ANTHRO 237
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