Topic 1: Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphic Writing. An introductory survey that includes glyph recognition and interpretation according to the latest developments in decipherment. Additional prerequisite: Anthropology 302 or consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Indians of Mexico and Guatemala. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Indians of South America. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Contemporary Mexico. Mexico in the contemporary period and recent past; the political economy of Mexico and its effects on ordinary people, nationalism, the family, and the urban and rural experience; United States-Mexican relations. Anthropology 324L (Topic: Contemporary Mexico) and Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Andean Archaeology. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Caribbean Social Forms. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Maya Research, 1900 to the Present. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Origin of Complex Societies in South America. Review of the antecedents of sedentism and early civilizations in highland and lowland South America, ending with pre-Inca kingdoms in the central Andes. Additional prerequisite: Anthropology 302.

Topic 9: Inca Society and Peasants of the Andes. A functional analysis of Inca society, followed by a study of the Andean peasantry over time to the present day. Additional prerequisite: Anthropology 302.

Topic 10: The Civilization of the Maya. Maya prehistory and history: the archaeological record, codices and inscriptions, and Spanish conquest writings. Same as: ANT 360K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: The Civilizations of Ancient Mexico. Mexican cultures from earliest prehistory to the European conquest. Additional prerequisite: Anthropology 302 and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science.

Topic 12: Family and Households. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Colonial Latin American Archaeology. Focuses on the Spanish colonies in Latin America. Anthropology 327D and Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 327D

Topic 14: 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 15: 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: ANT 324L.53

Topic 16: Mexican Immigration Cultural History. Examines the history of Mexican immigration to the United States, and provides an overview of migratory patterns dating back to the late prehistoric period through contemporary times. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322M (Topic 12), 322P, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 16), Mexican American Studies 364F, 374 (Topic: Mexican Immigration Cultural History). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322P, MAS 364F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: 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, ANT 324L.78, WGS 340.7 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: 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: ANT 324L.74 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: Globalization in Latin America. Critically examine the globalization phenomenon in Latin America, focusing on history and ethnography. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Globalization in Latin Amer), 324O, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Globalization in Latin Amer), 324L (Topic 19). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 324O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Mexican American Indigenous Heritage. The prehistory, history, and contemporary racial understanding of Mexican Americans. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322M (Topic 10), 322Q, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Mexican Amer Indig Heritage), 324L (Topic 20), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 23). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322Q, MAS 374.23 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Cultures in Contact. History of the interactions of the indigenous peoples of the Americas with Africans, Asians, and Europeans over the past five hundred years. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 326L, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Cultures in Contact), 324L (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 326L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: 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: ANT 324L.75 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Global Black Feminisms. Examine Black feminist theories and practices around the world from a transnational and comparative perspective. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345W, 370 (Topic: Global Black Feminisms), Anthropology 325S, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 23). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345W, ANT 325S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Mesoamerican History and Oral Tradition. Study Mesoamerican indigenous documents and oral traditions to reconstruct different aspects of the life and culture of the past and present populations of Mesoamerica. Apply a methodological approach to the study of indigenous primary sources from Mesoamerica, written during the Late Postclassic (c. 1200-1524 CE) and the beginning of the Colonial period, including oral tradition. Explore religion, socio-political organization, territory and territoriality, economy, gender roles, and the norms and values of everyday life. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Mesoamerican History Oral Trad), 326S, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 326S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: Maya Collapse. Explore different aspects of Classic Maya daily life, their relationship with the environment, and the factors that influenced the transformation of the Maya civilization at the end of the Classic period. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Maya Collapse), 361M, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 361M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.