Topic 1: Introduction to Mesoamerican Archaeology. Introduction to ancient Mesoamerica from the time of emerging social inequality in the formative period until the Spanish conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the sixteenth century.

Topic 2: Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity: An Introduction. Examines the social importance of race and ethnicity both in America and around the world. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315L, 317D (Topic 2), American Studies 315D, Anthropology 310L (Topic 2). Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315L, AMS 315D

Topic 3: Anthropology of Latin America. Provides a framework for understanding contemporary concerns in Latin America. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic 3), Latin American Studies 315 (Topic 1). Same as: LAS 315.1

Topic 4: Introduction to Historical Archaeology. A comprehensive survey of the methods, theories, and discoveries of historical archaeology, an interdisciplinary field that draws its theoretical and methodological foundations from anthropology, archaeology, and history. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Introduction to Historical Archaeology), 315E, Anthropology 310L (Topic 4).

Topic 5: Introduction to South Asia. Introduction to Indian and south Asian civilization, past and present, including religion, literature, arts, philosophy, and history. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic 5), Asian Studies 302K, History 306N (Topic: Introduction to India). Same as: ANS 302K

Topic 6: Black Queer Art Worlds. Exploration of over two decades of work produced by and about black queer subjects throughout the circum-Atlantic world. Provides an introduction to various artists and intellectuals of the black queer diaspora, as well as an examination of the viability of black queer aesthetic practice as a form of theorizing. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315Q, 317E (Topic 1), Anthropology 310L (Topic 6), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315Q, WGS 301.17

Topic 7: Diaspora: Race, Nation, and Resistance. Subjects include makings and meanings of diaspora, the differences and similarities between diaspora and related concepts such as race, nation, and cultural identity. Focuses on the making of the black Atlantic world, and comparative analysis between black diasporic life and that of other global dispersals, particularly among Asian and indigenous populations, and how resistance serves as a key link. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315R, 317E (Topic 2), Anthropology 310L (Topic 7). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315R

Topic 9: Aztecs and Spaniards. Focus on how imperial expansion affected the daily life of people in the Aztec empire after the Spanish conquest. Examines the daily life of different people in the Aztec empire and the themes of human sacrifice, conquest, warfare, and religion. Explores social and cultural heterogeneity in both of these empires, in order to familiarize students with the diverse lines of evidence available to study these empires, and to understand processes of historical change among the Aztecs and the Spanish empire. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic: Aztecs and Spaniards), 310L (Topic 9), Latin American Studies 315 (Topic: Aztecs and Spaniards).