Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 1); Sociology 321K (Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies); Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Post-Soviet Societies).

Topic 2: Regions and Cultures of Europe. Spatial patterns in Europe, with emphasis on cultural, historical, and political geography. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Regions and Cultures of Europe), 346 (Topic 19), Geography 326, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 2). Same as: EUS 346.19, GRG 326 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Shamanism in Central Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 30: Shamanism in Central Asia); Middle Eastern Studies 326 (Topic 1: Shamanism in Central Asia); Religious Studies 342 (Topic 1: Shamanism in Central Asia); Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Geography of the Former Soviet Union. A systematic introduction to cultural, physical, political, and economic geography of the former Soviet Union. Focus on the fundamental transformation that the former Socialist Union Republics, now sovereign states, have undergone since 1991. Same as: GRG 327 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and People. Considers the history, culture, religions and recent upheaval of the region of the northern Caucasus called Chechnya. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and People), 345 (Topic 5: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and the People), Slavic 324 (Topic: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and People), 324 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Northern Lands and Cultures. Develops geographical understanding of the Circumpolar region of the North, an ancient human habitat, home to distinct millennia-old civilizations. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Northern Lands and Cultures), 346 (Topic 9), Geography 356T (Topic: Northern Lands and Cultures), 356T (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Northern Lands and Cultures), 345 (Topic 6). Same as: EUS 346.9, GRG 356T.4 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Northern Gods, Northern Faiths: The Conversion of Scandinavians, Finns, An introduction to the basic source texts for several pre-Christian belief systems evolving in geographic proximity and their influence on one another including pre-Christian Slavic; pre-Christian Scandinavian; pre-Christian Sami and Finnish; and ancient and modern Siberian shamanism. Only one of the following may be counted: German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361G, Religious Studies 357 (Topic 16), 357N, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 7). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 361G, R S 357N Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Cultures and Ecologies. Examines the anthropology of "nature" and "natural resources," with particular attention to the communities in the arctic and subarctic regions. Use ethnographies to learn about the cultures of peoples who inhabit northern latitudes, especially their cosmological modes of belief and their ecological ways of life. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 325L (Topic: Cultures and Ecologies), 325L (Topic 16), 325R, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Cultures and Ecologies), 345 (Topic 8). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 325R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Geography of Religion in Eastern Europe and Russia. A comprehensive overview of major religious culture regions in the former Eastern bloc countries. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 356T (Topic: Geography of Religion in Eastern Europe and Russia), 356T (Topic 14), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Geography of Religion in Eastern Europe and Russia), 357 (Topic 5), 357G, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Geography of Religion in Eastern Europe and Russia), 345 (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GRG 356T.14, R S 357G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Politics and Performance. Consider the power struggles of the democratic process by closely attending to language, rhetoric and performance. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 323E, 324L (Topic: Politics and Performance), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Politics and Performance), 345 (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 323E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: 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: ANT 324L.76 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Shamanism and the Primitive. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Shamanism & the Primitive), 325W, Asian Studies 340 (Topic: Shamanism & the Primitive), 341P, Religious Studies 352 (Topic: Shamanism & the Primitive), 352G, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Shamanism & the Primitive), 345 (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 341P, ANT 325W, R S 352G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Power and Resistance in Putin's Russia. Introduction to Russian political and protest cultures--beyond the headlines and outside the Kremlin walls. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322W, 324L (Topic: Power and Resistance in Rus), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Power and Resistance in Rus), 345 (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322W Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Eastern Europe on American TV. Focus on ways Eastern Europe is depicted on American television screen. Use anthropological framework to study multiple types of television shows, including reality tv, network dramas, and miniseries. Analyze ethnic, racial, national, and gender representation and what these constructions tell us about the ways that Eastern Europe is imagined. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 345C, Anthropology 345E, European Studies 348 (Topic 22), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 345C, ANT 345E, EUS 348.22 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Comparative White Nationalisms. Consider critical questions about the constructions of whiteness and nationalism across the globe. Examine, through an anthropological lens, how the boundaries of whiteness changed throughout history, and its relationship to far-right political groups, to trace the history of white nationalism and its present-day global resurgence. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 323I, 324L (Topic: Comparng White Nationalisms), Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Compartv White Nationalisms), 345 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 323I Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: Global Perspectives of Health, Illness, and Inequality. Use an anthropological framework to think critically and analytically about global past and contemporary issues in health. Examine the root causes of health, illness, and inequality. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324Q, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Glbl Persp Hlth/Ill/Inequal), 345 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 324Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: The Anthropology of Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories. Develop an anthropological perspective on disinformation and conspiracy theories and examine how these phenomena are embedded in cultural, social, and political contexts. Explore the ways in which disinformation is constructed, disseminated, and maintained within different media ecologies. Anthropology 345D and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 18) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 345D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: The Politics of Insult. Examine how linguistic practices of (im)politeness and verbal aggression shape--and are shaped by--social hierarchies, cultural contexts, and political dynamics across different contexts, from liberal to anti-liberal. Analyze how seemingly neutral concepts of "civility" and appropriate speech" often mask power relations while exploring how taboo language, conflict talk, and transgressive communication can both challenge and reinforce existing social orders. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 321P, Linguistics 350G, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 19). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 321P, LIN 350G