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ANT X24L.3 ANT 324L.3  Primitive Technology  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L ANT 324L  Topics in Anthropology  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: History of Anthropology. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Mexican/Chicano Music. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Primitive Technology. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Development And Its Critics. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Development And Its Critics), 324L (Topic 4), Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Development And Its Critics), 361 (Topic 49). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Caribbean Social Forms. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Gender and Sex Roles. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Introduction to African Prehistory. Same as: AFR 322 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Cultures of Southeast Asia. Comparative study of the peoples of Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 8), Asian Studies 326C, 361 (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 326C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: The African Diaspora in the Americas. Black cultures and societies in the New World, and their African heritage. Same as: AFR 321 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Colonialism and Nationalism. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Folklore, Gender, and the Middle East. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Maya Research, 1900 to the Present. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Musics of India. Explore the musical traditions of India, with emphasis on Hindustani and Carnatic musical styles, but including examination of other traditions. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 13), Asian Studies 324C, 361 (Topic 11), Music 342 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 324C, MUS 342.3

Topic 14: Ideologies of Poverty. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: Origins of Complex Society: Africa. African and African American Studies 374 (Topic: Origins of Complex Society: Africa) and Anthropology 324L (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Contemporary India.

Topic 17: Nature, Society, and Adaptation. Long term trajectories of change in human environment relationships, including issues of human evolution and human nature, violence, population, food, agriculture, urbanization, globalizing modernization, and environmental impacts; issues of sustainability, cultural survival, human rights, and environmental protection. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GRG 331K Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: The Male in African American Culture and Society. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: Andean Archaeology. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Sexuality in Global Perspective. Explores the ways in which sexuality intersects with money, intimacy, desire, power, labor, health, race, consumption, and social justice, all in the context of global economic processes. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Sexuality in Global Perspective), 324L (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Sexuality in Global Perspective). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Reading Ethnography. Exploration of classic and contemporary issues in the writing and reading of ethnography.

Topic 22: Human Biology and Gender Roles. Discussion and evaluation of the biological and social explanations for various aspects of human behavior. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: History of Hindu Religious Traditions. History of major doctrines, practices, and institutions that shaped the development of Hinduism; how religions adapt to social and cultural change and often provide the catalyst for change. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322N, 324L (Topic 23), Asian Studies 340 (Topic 4), 340D, History 364C, 364G (Topic 1), Religious Studies 321. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Archaeology of African Thought. Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data as they relate to the foundations of contemporary African and African American societies. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora 340R, 372G (Topic 3), Anthropology 324L (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340R

Topic 25: Family and Households. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Race and Sport in African American Life. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E (Topic 19), 374 (Topic 27), Anthropology 324L (Topic 26), Kinesiology 352K (Topic 6) Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: The Practice of Islam in the United States. Islam as a religious doctrine and a way of life, and its impact on contemporary American society. Study of Islam from the antebellum era to the present from historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 27), 324L (Topic: The Practice of Islam in America), History 366N (Topic 14: The Practice of Islam in the United States), 366N (Topic: The Practice of Islam in America), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 372 (Topic 19: The Practice of Islam in the United States), 372 (Topic: The Practice of Islam in America), Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic: The Practice of Islam in America), Religious Studies 361 (Topic: The Practice of Islam in America). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: Sacred Geometry and Decorative Tiling. Study of various types of geometric patterns developed in the decorative tiling traditions of Muslim art and architecture. Anthropology 324L (Topic 28) and 325L (Topic: Sacred Geometry and Decorative Tiling) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: For architecture majors, Architecture 318L and 328; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 29: Sacred and Ceremonial Textiles. Textiles and material objects indigenous to the Islamic world, and what they reveal about the culture of various Islamic societies. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 29), Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Sacred and Ceremonial Textiles), 321 (Topic 34), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 11), 358T, Textiles and Apparel 365 (Topic: Sacred and Ceremonial Textiles), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 57). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: Shamanism in Central Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 340 (Topic 4: Shamanism in Central Asia), Religious Studies 361 (Topic: Shamanism in Central Asia). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 31: Development And Its Critics. Discuss aspects of the contemporary international aid and development in Asia and beyond. Examine the decision-making within the development industry and the scope of aid as a economic and social force in the contemporary world. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 31), Asian Studies 330F, 361 (Topic 49). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 330F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 32: Colonial Latin American Archaeology. Focuses on the Spanish colonies in Latin America.

Topic 33: Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Designed to give students interested in the fields of archaeology, physical anthropology, and paleontology a foundation in the use of geographical information systems (GIS) and the analysis of remotely sensed data from satellites and aerial photographs. Same as: GRG 356T.3 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 34: Iberian Prehistory and History. The prehistory of Iberia and the historic development of the nation-states of Portugal and Spain. Anthropology 324L (Topic 34) and Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Iberian Prehistory and History) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 35: Indigenous Rights and Autonomy in Mexico. Explores the relationship between the Mexican government and the indigenous population. Anthropology 324L (Topic 35) and Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Indigenous Rights and Autonomy in Mexico) may not both be counted.

Topic 36: Nationalism and Gender in South Asia. Explores why nationalist movements often make the reform of women's roles central to their political projects.

Topic 37: The Politics of Race and Violence in Brazil. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345L, 374E (Topic 2), Anthropology 324L (Topic 37), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 38: Race and the Criminal Justice System. Examines historical and contemporary studies that provide arguments about the connections between race, poverty, and the criminal justice system. Subjects include how and why acts of police violence, questionable court proceedings, and unjust sentences routinely take place, and how and why they are often sanctioned by institutional practices and society at large. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 320 (Topic 3), 372F (Topic 10), Anthropology 324L (Topic 38).

Topic 39: Theories of Archaeology. The history of archaeological thought, including the major theoretical trends that have shaped the discipline over time.

Topic 40: Gender, Sexuality, and the Family in Indian Religions and Cultures. A comprehensive historical overview of gender issues as they are represented in the textual traditions of South Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322O, 324L (Topic 40), Asian Studies 372 (Topic 25), 372K, Religious Studies 341 (Topic 3), 341M, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 41: Science, Technology, and Race. Examines the intersections and linkages between race, science, and technology. Review of the array of current anthropological and sociological studies of science, which regard science as an institutionalized set of cultural practices charged with generating objective knowledge of the world. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic: Science, Technology, and Race), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Science, Technology, and Race), 324L (Topic 41).

Topic 42: United States Latino and Latina Ethnographies. Explores past and present anthropological representations of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 324L (Topic 42), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 374 (Topic 33). Same as: MAS 374.33

Topic 43: Creative Nonfiction and Ethnography. Explores the convergences and divergences between ethnographic and narrative journalistic writing, and their potential for producing powerful, richly textured accounts that capture the depth of human experience and the complexity of social life. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Creative Nonfiction and Ethnography) and 324L (Topic 43) may not both be counted.

Topic 44: Ethnographic Theory and Practice. An exploration of the complex relationship between anthropological ideas and ethnographic practice. Introduces a broad spectrum of concepts, issues, and theories of culture, and critically examines how these theories and ideas shape anthropological methods and writings. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Ethnographic Theory and Practice) and 324L (Topic 44) may not both be counted.

Topic 45: Queer Ethnographies. Anthropological analysis of gender and sexuality that critically evaluates formative concepts and theories that have been subject to recent debates within anthropology, gender studies, and queer theory. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Queer Ethnographies), 324L (Topic 45), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Queer Ethnographies), 340 (Topic 58). Same as: WGS 340.58

Topic 46: Urban Unrest. Analysis of the roots of urban unrest, exploring a range of origins: joblessness, state violence, white flight, backlash against civil rights gains, new immigration, and interracial strife. Beyond race and class, subjects include exploring unrest as a mode of pushing the normative boundaries of gender and sexuality in public space. Course material will draw from film, literature, history, geography, and anthropology. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360F, 372F (Topic 13), American Studies 321 (Topic 8), Anthropology 324L (Topic 46), Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 6), 330G, Urban Studies 327U, 354 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AAS 330G, AFR 360F, AMS 321.8, URB 327U Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 47: Afro-Caribbean Politics and Culture in Central America. Exploration of black identity, political systems, and community activism in Central America and the Caribbean. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 326, 374E (Topic: Afro-Caribbean Politics and Culture in Central America), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Afro-Caribbean Politics and Culture in Central America), 324L (Topic: 47), Government 365N (Topic: Afro-Caribbean Politics and Culture in Central America), Latin American Studies 337M (Topic: Afro-Caribbean Politics and Culture in Central America), 337N, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Afro-Caribbean Politics and Culture in Central America), 340 (Topic 38). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 48: Sex and Power in the African Diaspora. Exploration of various experiences and theories of sex, intimacy, and desire alongside intellectual and artistic engagements with power hierarchies and spirituality across transnational black communities. Subjects include the concept of "erotic subjectivity" from various theoretical and methodological angles, principally within African diasporic contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345F, 372G (Topic 33), Anthropology 324L (Topic 48), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 52). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345F, WGS 340.52 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 49: Global Markets and Local Cultures. Examine contemporary theories of globalization, including materials exploring global governance, international monetary policy, migration regulation, offshoring, and cultural hybridity. Focus on case studies in Asia and elsewhere that reveal how these practices impact particular communities. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 49), Asian Studies 330D, 361 (Topic 31). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 330D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 50: Indigenous Naturecultures. Examines contemporary indigenous knowledges and practices about nature and culture. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Indigenous Naturecultures) and 324L (Topic 50) may not both be counted.

Topic 51: The Cities of the Middle East. Anthropological and sociological analysis of space, with a special emphasis on urban theory and culture in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 51), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 3), Urban Studies 354 (Topic 15). Same as: MES 341.3 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 53: Global Indigenous Issues. Explores contemporary issues of indigenous peoples around the world through films, literature, and social science readings and focuses on how indigenous peoples are actively working to oppose their oppression and create sustainable futures. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Global Indigenous Issues), 324L (Topic 53), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Global Indigenous Issues) 324L (Topic 15). Same as: LAS 324L.15

Topic 54: Black Native American Relations in the United States. Explores the entwined histories, cultures, and identities of African American and Native American people in North America. Subjects include experiences of racial formation, including how race, power, and indigeneity work in different ways for people in contemporary United States society. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic: Black Native Relations in the U.S.), American Studies 321 (Topic: Black Native Relations in the U.S.), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Black Native Relations in the U.S.), Anthropology 324L (Topic 54).

Topic 55: Language, Culture, and the Texas German Experience. The evolution of the culture and language of German immigrants to Texas from the 1840s through the present and how they have influenced other ethnic groups in Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 47), Anthropology 324L (Topic 55), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 351C, Linguistics 351D. Three lectures a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 56: Ethnographic Writing. Writing workshop consisting of a series of exercises to add density and texture to ethnographic description by including attention to scene, character, event, situation, and dialogue. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Ethnographic Writing), 324L (Topic: Writing Ethnography), 324L (Topic 56). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 57: Archaeology of Climate Change. Examines why climate changes, the methods for recording climate change, and includes case studies of the varied responses of past human societies to climate change in different geographic regions and time periods with varying socio-political and economic systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Archaeology of Climate Change), 324L (Topic 57), Geography 321L, 356 (Topic: Archaeology of Climate Change). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GRG 321L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 58: Digital Data Systems in Archaeology. Designed to help students understand the basic knowledge and skills needed to operate digital equipment (e.g. GPS and Total Data Stations) commonly used for collecting location data on archaeological sites. Instruction on mapping and grid systems translates into "hands-on instrument operation in simulated archaeological field conditions. Provides an introduction to GIS software and its applications in archaeology as well as an overview of near-surface sensing techniques. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Digital Data Systems in Archaeology) and 324L (Topic 58) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 59: Graffiti and Poster Art in the Islamic World. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 59), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 36), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 44), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 21), 359C, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 67). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: MES 342.44, R S 359C, WGS 340.67 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 63: Food and Culture. Examines cultural and linguistic views on eating and how we talk about what we eat in the contemporary era. Combines scholarly literature, videos, and readings about food subjects that circulate in popular culture, and considers how flows of dietary images and discourses shape race/ethnicity, gender, social class, and other identifications. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Food and Culture) and 324L (Topic 63) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 64: The Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Atlantic Europe. Introduction to the archaeology of Atlantic Europe with particular emphasis on the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Examines the diversity and commonalities of European adaptations, investigates how geography influenced trade of goods and ideas, as well as the profound changes brought about by a new conceptualization of the world and the innovations of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Bronze Age and Iron Age Atlantic Europe) and 324L (Topic 64) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 65: Anthropology for Liberation. Takes a critical look at anthropologists' quests to shifting the legacy of anthropology from the colonial toward freedom and liberation. Explores anthropology's relationship to human rights, violence, questions of race, gender, and sexuality, imperialism and neoliberalism, and the ways that some anthropologists have chosen to use their field work in new and different ways. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351T, 372C (Topic: Anthropology for Liberation), 372C (Topic 8), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Anthropology for Liberation), 324L (Topic 65), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Anthropology for Liberation). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 351T Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 66: Indigenizing Queer Theory. Introduction to emerging work by indigenous queer theorists, largely from the United States. Examines cultural conflicts between the west and indigenous world views and practices surrounding monogamy and marriage, same-sex marriage, enforced gender binaries, sexual identities and practices, their regulation by the colonial state, and implications for indigenous people. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Indigenizing Queer Theory), 324L (Topic 66), Women and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Indigenizing Queer Theory). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 68: Creation and Evolution: Human Origins in Scientific and Religious Examines evolutionary theory, intelligent design, and creationism, and how they interact. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Creation and Evolution in America), 324L (Topic 68), Religious Studies 346 (Topic: Creation and Evolution), 373 (Topic 8), 373J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 373J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 69: Japanese Concepts of Body and Self. Exploration of anthropological literature describing Japanese conceptions of self and body, and analysis of the intersection of these conceptions of self with Japanese ideas about religion, morality, aging, and medicine. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Japanese Concepts of Body and Self), 324L (Topic 69), Asian Studies 372 (Topic 41), 372N, Religious Studies 352 (Topic 8), 352S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 372N, R S 352S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 71: Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Culture, Religion, and Imagination. Focusing primarily on the 20th and 21st Centuries, explores the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) and considers how these ideas have intersected with other aspects of society, particularly religion, including recent arguments that SETI itself has developed into a religion. Examines meanings and motivations behind issues such as Percival Lowell's quest to prove the existence of canals on Mars and the development of Scientology. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Sentience, Culture, and Religion: SETI), 324L (Topic 71), Religious Studies 373 (Topic: Sentience, Culture, and Religion: SETI), 373 (Topic 9), 373K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 373K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 72: Development, Security, and Society. Explores the linkages between development, security, and, society. Examines a series of recent transformations that have drawn the relationship between international development and various forms of security together. Through an exploration of recent anthropological work, examines subjects such as: human security, the relationship between development and humanitarian intervention, strategies for planning in the face of climate change, disaster management, and new technologies of warfare and security. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Human Securities/Insecurities) and 324L (Topic 72) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 73: Political Ecology. Introduction to core tenets of political ecology. Focuses on ethnographic approaches and introduces key debates in the field--such as the relationship between environment and violence, the critique of Malthusian and neo-Malthusian notions of scarcity and limits, the links between conservation and dispossession, and more. Explores the uses of political ecology in key contemporary debates over social and environmental change, from climate change to waste management. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Political Ecology) and 324L (Topic 73) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 74: Inca World. Explores how Inca civilization developed, how the Incas grew from a small highland state into a mighty empire, and how a small number of Spaniards and their allies were able to bring the Inca dynasty to an end. Read accounts of the Incas written in the first years of Spanish colonial rule, and review the latest archaeological discoveries. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Inca World), 324L (Topic 74), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Inca World), 324L (Topic 18). Same as: LAS 324L.18 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 75: Arab Latin Americas. Examine the ways in which Arab immigrant identities have been negotiated and co-opted socially, but also institutionally, in various countries in the Western Hemisphere. Only one of the following may be counted Anthropology 324L (Topic: Arab Latin Americas), 324L (Topic 75), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 22). Same as: LAS 324L.22 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 76: Indigenous Peoples of Russia and the USSR. Examine an introduction to theories of colonial critique and visual culture studies. Explore the history of the Indigenous peoples of the Eurasian north. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Indig People: Rus and USSR), 324L (Topic 76), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 11) Same as: REE 345.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 77: Blacks and Asians: Race and Social Movements. Examines the relations between Asians and Blacks in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360G, 374D (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 374D (Topic 19), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 324L (Topic 77), Asian American Studies 330 (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 330 (Topic 3), 330D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AAS 330D, AFR 360G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 78: Black Women and the State. Surveys black women's experiences living with and confronting state oppression around the world. Takes an historical, social, and theoretical look at the roots of this oppression and inequality, and how black women have chosen to respond to it locally and globally. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360E, 372F (Topic 11), 372F (Topic 12), Anthropology 324L (Topic 78), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 17), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 7), 340 (Topic 63). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 360E, LAS 324L.17, WGS 340.7 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
  

ANT X24L.7 ANT 324L.7  Introduction to African Prehistory  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Same as: AFR 322  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.8 ANT 324L.8  Cultures of Southeast Asia  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Comparative study of the peoples of Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 8), Asian Studies 326C, 361 (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 326C  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.9 ANT 324L.9  The African Diaspora in the Americas  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Black cultures and societies in the New World, and their African heritage.
Same as: AFR 321  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.13 ANT 324L.13  Musics of India  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the musical traditions of India, with emphasis on Hindustani and Carnatic musical styles, but including examination of other traditions. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 13), Asian Studies 324C, 361 (Topic 11), Music 342 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 324C, MUS 342.3  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.17 ANT 324L.17  Nature, Society, and Adaptation  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Long term trajectories of change in human environment relationships, including issues of human evolution and human nature, violence, population, food, agriculture, urbanization, globalizing modernization, and environmental impacts; issues of sustainability, cultural survival, human rights, and environmental protection. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GRG 331K  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.24 ANT 324L.24  Archaeology of African Thought  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data as they relate to the foundations of contemporary African and African American societies. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora 340R, 372G (Topic 3), Anthropology 324L (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 340R  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.33 ANT 324L.33  Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Paleontology  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed to give students interested in the fields of archaeology, physical anthropology, and paleontology a foundation in the use of geographical information systems (GIS) and the analysis of remotely sensed data from satellites and aerial photographs.
Same as: GRG 356T.3  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.39 ANT 324L.39  Theories of Archaeology  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The history of archaeological thought, including the major theoretical trends that have shaped the discipline over time.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.41 ANT 324L.41  Science, Technology, and Race  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the intersections and linkages between race, science, and technology. Review of the array of current anthropological and sociological studies of science, which regard science as an institutionalized set of cultural practices charged with generating objective knowledge of the world. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic: Science, Technology, and Race), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Science, Technology, and Race), 324L (Topic 41).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.42 ANT 324L.42  United States Latino and Latina Ethnographies  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores past and present anthropological representations of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 324L (Topic 42), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 374 (Topic 33).
Same as: MAS 374.33  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.43 ANT 324L.43  Creative Nonfiction and Ethnography  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the convergences and divergences between ethnographic and narrative journalistic writing, and their potential for producing powerful, richly textured accounts that capture the depth of human experience and the complexity of social life. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Creative Nonfiction and Ethnography) and 324L (Topic 43) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.44 ANT 324L.44  Ethnographic Theory and Practice  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An exploration of the complex relationship between anthropological ideas and ethnographic practice. Introduces a broad spectrum of concepts, issues, and theories of culture, and critically examines how these theories and ideas shape anthropological methods and writings. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Ethnographic Theory and Practice) and 324L (Topic 44) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.45 ANT 324L.45  Queer Ethnographies  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Anthropological analysis of gender and sexuality that critically evaluates formative concepts and theories that have been subject to recent debates within anthropology, gender studies, and queer theory. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Queer Ethnographies), 324L (Topic 45), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Queer Ethnographies), 340 (Topic 58).
Same as: WGS 340.58  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.46 ANT 324L.46  Urban Unrest  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analysis of the roots of urban unrest, exploring a range of origins: joblessness, state violence, white flight, backlash against civil rights gains, new immigration, and interracial strife. Beyond race and class, subjects include exploring unrest as a mode of pushing the normative boundaries of gender and sexuality in public space. Course material will draw from film, literature, history, geography, and anthropology. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360F, 372F (Topic 13), American Studies 321 (Topic 8), Anthropology 324L (Topic 46), Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 6), 330G, Urban Studies 327U, 354 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AAS 330G, AFR 360F, AMS 321.8, URB 327U  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.48 ANT 324L.48  Sex and Power in the African Diaspora  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Exploration of various experiences and theories of sex, intimacy, and desire alongside intellectual and artistic engagements with power hierarchies and spirituality across transnational black communities. Subjects include the concept of "erotic subjectivity" from various theoretical and methodological angles, principally within African diasporic contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345F, 372G (Topic 33), Anthropology 324L (Topic 48), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 52). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 345F, WGS 340.52  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.49 ANT 324L.49  Global Markets and Local Cultures  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine contemporary theories of globalization, including materials exploring global governance, international monetary policy, migration regulation, offshoring, and cultural hybridity. Focus on case studies in Asia and elsewhere that reveal how these practices impact particular communities. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 49), Asian Studies 330D, 361 (Topic 31). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 330D  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.51 ANT 324L.51  The Cities of the Middle East  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Anthropological and sociological analysis of space, with a special emphasis on urban theory and culture in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 51), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 3), Urban Studies 354 (Topic 15).
Same as: MES 341.3  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.53 ANT 324L.53  Global Indigenous Issues  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores contemporary issues of indigenous peoples around the world through films, literature, and social science readings and focuses on how indigenous peoples are actively working to oppose their oppression and create sustainable futures. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Global Indigenous Issues), 324L (Topic 53), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Global Indigenous Issues) 324L (Topic 15).
Same as: LAS 324L.15  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.54 ANT 324L.54  Black Native American Relations in the United States  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the entwined histories, cultures, and identities of African American and Native American people in North America. Subjects include experiences of racial formation, including how race, power, and indigeneity work in different ways for people in contemporary United States society. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic: Black Native Relations in the U.S.), American Studies 321 (Topic: Black Native Relations in the U.S.), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Black Native Relations in the U.S.), Anthropology 324L (Topic 54).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.56 ANT 324L.56  Ethnographic Writing  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Writing workshop consisting of a series of exercises to add density and texture to ethnographic description by including attention to scene, character, event, situation, and dialogue. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Ethnographic Writing), 324L (Topic: Writing Ethnography), 324L (Topic 56).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.57 ANT 324L.57  Archaeology of Climate Change  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines why climate changes, the methods for recording climate change, and includes case studies of the varied responses of past human societies to climate change in different geographic regions and time periods with varying socio-political and economic systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Archaeology of Climate Change), 324L (Topic 57), Geography 321L, 356 (Topic: Archaeology of Climate Change). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GRG 321L  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.58 ANT 324L.58  Digital Data Systems in Archaeology  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed to help students understand the basic knowledge and skills needed to operate digital equipment (e.g. GPS and Total Data Stations) commonly used for collecting location data on archaeological sites. Instruction on mapping and grid systems translates into "hands-on instrument operation in simulated archaeological field conditions. Provides an introduction to GIS software and its applications in archaeology as well as an overview of near-surface sensing techniques. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Digital Data Systems in Archaeology) and 324L (Topic 58) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.59 ANT 324L.59  Graffiti and Poster Art in the Islamic World  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 59), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 36), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 44), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 21), 359C, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 67). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: MES 342.44, R S 359C, WGS 340.67  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.63 ANT 324L.63  Food and Culture  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines cultural and linguistic views on eating and how we talk about what we eat in the contemporary era. Combines scholarly literature, videos, and readings about food subjects that circulate in popular culture, and considers how flows of dietary images and discourses shape race/ethnicity, gender, social class, and other identifications. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Food and Culture) and 324L (Topic 63) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.64 ANT 324L.64  The Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Atlantic Europe  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the archaeology of Atlantic Europe with particular emphasis on the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Examines the diversity and commonalities of European adaptations, investigates how geography influenced trade of goods and ideas, as well as the profound changes brought about by a new conceptualization of the world and the innovations of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Bronze Age and Iron Age Atlantic Europe) and 324L (Topic 64) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.65 ANT 324L.65  Anthropology for Liberation  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Takes a critical look at anthropologists' quests to shifting the legacy of anthropology from the colonial toward freedom and liberation. Explores anthropology's relationship to human rights, violence, questions of race, gender, and sexuality, imperialism and neoliberalism, and the ways that some anthropologists have chosen to use their field work in new and different ways. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351T, 372C (Topic: Anthropology for Liberation), 372C (Topic 8), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Anthropology for Liberation), 324L (Topic 65), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Anthropology for Liberation). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 351T  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.66 ANT 324L.66  Indigenizing Queer Theory  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to emerging work by indigenous queer theorists, largely from the United States. Examines cultural conflicts between the west and indigenous world views and practices surrounding monogamy and marriage, same-sex marriage, enforced gender binaries, sexual identities and practices, their regulation by the colonial state, and implications for indigenous people. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Indigenizing Queer Theory), 324L (Topic 66), Women and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Indigenizing Queer Theory).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.68 ANT 324L.68  Creation and Evolution: Human Origins in Scientific and Religious Discourses  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines evolutionary theory, intelligent design, and creationism, and how they interact. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Creation and Evolution in America), 324L (Topic 68), Religious Studies 346 (Topic: Creation and Evolution), 373 (Topic 8), 373J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 373J  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.69 ANT 324L.69  Japanese Concepts of Body and Self  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Exploration of anthropological literature describing Japanese conceptions of self and body, and analysis of the intersection of these conceptions of self with Japanese ideas about religion, morality, aging, and medicine. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Japanese Concepts of Body and Self), 324L (Topic 69), Asian Studies 372 (Topic 41), 372N, Religious Studies 352 (Topic 8), 352S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 372N, R S 352S  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.71 ANT 324L.71  Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Culture, Religion, and Imagination  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focusing primarily on the 20th and 21st Centuries, explores the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) and considers how these ideas have intersected with other aspects of society, particularly religion, including recent arguments that SETI itself has developed into a religion. Examines meanings and motivations behind issues such as Percival Lowell's quest to prove the existence of canals on Mars and the development of Scientology. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Sentience, Culture, and Religion: SETI), 324L (Topic 71), Religious Studies 373 (Topic: Sentience, Culture, and Religion: SETI), 373 (Topic 9), 373K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 373K  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.72 ANT 324L.72  Development, Security, and Society  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the linkages between development, security, and, society. Examines a series of recent transformations that have drawn the relationship between international development and various forms of security together. Through an exploration of recent anthropological work, examines subjects such as: human security, the relationship between development and humanitarian intervention, strategies for planning in the face of climate change, disaster management, and new technologies of warfare and security. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Human Securities/Insecurities) and 324L (Topic 72) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.73 ANT 324L.73  Political Ecology  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to core tenets of political ecology. Focuses on ethnographic approaches and introduces key debates in the field--such as the relationship between environment and violence, the critique of Malthusian and neo-Malthusian notions of scarcity and limits, the links between conservation and dispossession, and more. Explores the uses of political ecology in key contemporary debates over social and environmental change, from climate change to waste management. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Political Ecology) and 324L (Topic 73) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.74 ANT 324L.74  Inca World  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores how Inca civilization developed, how the Incas grew from a small highland state into a mighty empire, and how a small number of Spaniards and their allies were able to bring the Inca dynasty to an end. Read accounts of the Incas written in the first years of Spanish colonial rule, and review the latest archaeological discoveries. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Inca World), 324L (Topic 74), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Inca World), 324L (Topic 18).
Same as: LAS 324L.18  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.77 ANT 324L.77  Blacks and Asians: Race and Social Movements  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the relations between Asians and Blacks in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360G, 374D (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 374D (Topic 19), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 324L (Topic 77), Asian American Studies 330 (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 330 (Topic 3), 330D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AAS 330D, AFR 360G  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.78 ANT 324L.78  Black Women and the State  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Surveys black women's experiences living with and confronting state oppression around the world. Takes an historical, social, and theoretical look at the roots of this oppression and inequality, and how black women have chosen to respond to it locally and globally. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360E, 372F (Topic 11), 372F (Topic 12), Anthropology 324L (Topic 78), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 17), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 7), 340 (Topic 63). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 360E, LAS 324L.17, WGS 340.7  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.31 ANT 324L.31  Development And Its Critics  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Discuss aspects of the contemporary international aid and development in Asia and beyond. Examine the decision-making within the development industry and the scope of aid as a economic and social force in the contemporary world. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 31), Asian Studies 330F, 361 (Topic 49). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 330F  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.75 ANT 324L.75  Arab Latin Americas  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the ways in which Arab immigrant identities have been negotiated and co-opted socially, but also institutionally, in various countries in the Western Hemisphere. Only one of the following may be counted Anthropology 324L (Topic: Arab Latin Americas), 324L (Topic 75), Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 22).
Same as: LAS 324L.22  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

ANT X24L.76 ANT 324L.76  Indigenous Peoples of Russia and the USSR  3 Hours

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine an introduction to theories of colonial critique and visual culture studies. Explore the history of the Indigenous peoples of the Eurasian north. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Indig People: Rus and USSR), 324L (Topic 76), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 11)
Same as: REE 345.11  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division