NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

ANT Senior Seminar (3)
     Fall 2003

CALENDAR

Version 1.1l
03.10.13

TUE 26 AUG 1. Self-introductions , and Introduction: the Syllabus
THR 28 AUG 2. The Format, rationale and methods
MON 1 SEP
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
TUE 2 SEP 3. Grad Papers Workshop by Pam Stinson-Tattersal
THR 4 SEP 4. Panels
       Part 1. Biological Anthropology
                Issue 1. Did Homo Sapiens Originate Only in Africa?
                       Mod: Stacey Madden
                       Pre: Brandy Ciaccio & Orion Graf
                       Evl: Natasha Varner
               Issue 2. Did Neanderthals Interbreed With Modern Humans?
                       Mod: Shelby Robbins
                       Pre: Nate Boyless & Anne Johnson
                       Evl: Orion Graf
FRI - SUN
5 - 7 SEP
High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology - Autumn Retreat,
Ghost Ranch, NM
TUE 9 SEP 5. ... about panels and debates - i - assessment of process
THR 11 SEP 6. ... from Grad Papers to LS assessment and SWOT
TUE 16 SEP 7. Panels
               Issue 3. Are Humans Inherently Violent?
                       Mod: Nate Boyless
                       Pre: Stacey Madden & Jake Tumelaire
                       Evl: Christine Zachery

Rescheduled (THR 28 OCT)
        Part 2. Archaeology
                Issue 4. Did People First Arrive in The New World after the Last Ice Age?
THR 18 SEP 8. Panels
               Issue 5. Was There a Goddess Cult in Prehistoric Europe?
                       Mod: Emily Dillow
                       Pre: Amy Christiansen & Christine Zachery
                       Evl: Jessica Copp
               Issue 6. Were Environmental Factors Responsible for the Maya Collapse?
                       Mod: Ian Ragsdale
                       Pre: Bethany Brown & Kristin Kampe
                       Evl: Patrik Cassidy
TUE 23 SEP

9.   a. ... appoint form-revision committees - due Tue 30 Sep

      b. ...writing a CV - due Tue 7 Oct .... and preparing to deal with resumes

THR 25 SEP 10.a. ... about panels and debates - propaganda and crap detecting
TUE 30 SEP 11. Panels
              a. Part 3. Linguistic Anthropology
                Issue 7. Can Apes Learn Language?
                       Mod: Bethany Brown
                       Pre: Greg Eizens & Mike Pisciotta
                       Evl: Mary Tackitt

              b. Rescheduled TUE 4 NOV
               Issue *2 Wildcard in Archaeology : "European Archeologists using scientific methods to
               interpret Native American's past vs Native Americans Archaeologists reclaiming their own past
               using scientific methods and a unique cultural perspective"
WED 1 OCT
Career Day and Fair
The Fall Career Day and Graduate Schools Fair,
"Finding Your Direction ..."
will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 in the University Union Fieldhouse.
For more details, click Career Fair
THR 2 OCT 12. Panels
                Issue 8. Does Language Determine How we Think?
                       Mod: Anne Johnson
                       Pre: Jason Meyer & Roxanne Rousakis
                       Evl: Greg Eizens
               Issue *3. Can Oral Language be Preserved in Written Language ?
                       Mod: Alex Howard
                       Pre: Jane Finley & Natasha Varner
                       Evl:
TUE 7 OCT 13. a. ... findings from the Fair
      b. ... CV's DUE! ; CV round-tables
THR 9 OCT 14. Panels
       Part 4. Cultural Anthropology
               Issue 9. Should Cultural Anthropology Model Itself on the Natural Sciences?
                       Mod: Kristin Kampe
                       Pre: Stephanie Stanford & Kelly Ritter
                       Evl: Megan Mount
               Issue 10. Are San Hunter-Gatherers Basically Pastoralists Who Have Lost Their Herds?
                       Mod: Stefanie Stanford
                       Pre: Alex Howard & Kristina Smith
                       Evl:
TUE 14 OCT 15. Panels
                Issue 11. Do Sexually Egalitarian Societies Exist?
                       Mod: Sarah Russell
                       Pre: Jessica Copp & Emily Dillow
                       Evl: Meredith Fouree'
               Issue 12. Is It Natural for Adopted Children to Want to Find Out About Their Birth Parents?
                       Mod: Jen Ayers
                       Pre: Laura Leff & Kyla Short
                       Evl: Emery Edwards
THR 16 OCT

16. a. Panel   (Part 2. Archaeology)
                Issue 4. Did People First Arrive in The New World after the Lase Ice Age?
                       Mod: Megan Kernan
                       Pre: Regan Reppohn & Mary Tackitt
                       Evl: Amy Christiansen

        b. ...mid-semester assessment of course & 2004-5: employment, grad school, travel, other ?
? MID TERM HOLIDAY ?
TUE 21 OCT 17. Career Services workshop - Diedre Frazier
THR 23 OCT 18. Panels
           a.    Issue 13. Has The Islamic Revolution in Iran Subjugated Women?
                       Mod: Bozena Cybulski
                       Pre: Stephanie Boucher & Laura Cruthers
                       Evl: Jane Finley
            b.   CW Do Cultures Invent Their Own Past?
                       Mod: Regan Reppohn
                       Pre: B. Cybulski & A. Dorr
                       Evl: Megan Mount
TUE 28 OCT 19. Panels
           a.    Issue 14. Is Ethnic Conflict Inevitable?
                       Mod: Nick Merlino
                       Pre: Meridith Fourre & Casey Wyatt
                       Evl: Laura Leff
           b.  Issue *2 Wildcard in Archaeology : "European Archeologists using scientific methods to interpret                                Native American's past vs Native Americans Archaeologists reclaiming their own past using
                      scientific methods and a unique cultural perspective" see: electronic reserves
                       Mod: Brandy Ciaccio
                       Pre: Roxanne Begay & Edith Thomas-Anderson
                    Evl: Kate Freudenberg    
THR 30 OCT

20. Panels
               Issue C7 Do Hunter-Gatherers Need Supplemental Food Sources to Live in Tropical Rain Forests?
                       Mod: Kristina Smith
                       Pre: Emery Edwards & Michelle Miller
                       Evl:
       Part 5. Ethics in Anthropology
               Issue 15. Should the Remains of Native Americans Be Reburied Rather Than Studies?
                       Mod: Roxanne Rousakis
                       Pre: Lukai Nez & Kyle Wauneka
                       Evl: Roxanne Begay

TUE 4 NOV 21. a. .... my future, my plans - first draft (recall SWOT) - i
THR 6 NOV 22. a. ... my future, my plans - first draft (recall SWOT) - ii
TUE 11 NOV (23.)
VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY
no classes
THR 13 NOV 24. Panels
               Issue 16. Should Anthropologists Work to Eliminate the Practice of Female Circumcision?
                       Mod: Laura Caruthers
                       Pre: Jen Ayers & Shelby Robbins
                       Evl:
               Issue 17. Did Napoleon Chagnon and Other Researchers Harm the Yanomami Indians of Venezuela?
                       Mod: Michelle Miller
                       Pre: Megan Keran & Sarah Russell
                       Evl:
TUE 18 NOV 25. Panels
               Issue 18. Do Museums Misrepresent Ethnic Communities Around the World?
                       Mod: Edith Thomas-Anderson
                       Pre: Kate Freudenberg & Nick Merlino
                       Evl:
               Issue *5. Wildcard in Ethics in Anthropology
                       Mod: Michael Pisciotta
                       Pre: Patrick Cassidy & Ian Ragsdale
                       Evl:
19-23 NOV
American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
THR 20 NOV 26. (topic)
TUE 25 NOV 27. (topic)
THR 27 NOV (28.)
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
no classes
READING WEEK
TUE 2DEC 29. Concluding activity - i
THR 5 DEC 30. Concluding activity - ii
 
FINAL WEEK
THR 11 DEC
FINAL Examination
FRI 12 DEC
COMMENCEMENT

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