Anthropology 203
2006 Syllabus
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Spring 2007 Lecture dates
| LECTURE # |
FOR THIS DATE
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GENERAL TOPIC
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SPECIFIC TOPIC |
TO READ
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| 1: The Course
and the Place
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Jan 12
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Introduction - Basic Concepts, Ecology of the West Indies
and Caribbean
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Dust from Africa, geology, topography, oceanography, human
ecology
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National Geographic Map
Watts Ch 1
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| 2: NA before 1492
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Jan 17
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European Arrival - Columbus 1492
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The Indian & The Ecological Setting of the New World
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Watts Ch 2
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| 3: NA after 1492
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Jan 19
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Indian Depopulation
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Collapse, DR Ecosystem Change and Recovery
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Watts Ch 3
Shepherd Ch. 1
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| 4: |
Jan 24
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Making the West Indies- African People
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Dispora and Africa's Response (Guest Baro)
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Watts Ch 4
Shepherd Ch. 3
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| 5:Making of the West Indies
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Jan 26
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Making the West Indies- S.E. Asian Plants
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Kitchen Gardens of Europe
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Watts Ch 5
Shepherd Ch. 4
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| 6: Sources of Carribean
Culture
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Jan
31
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Making the West Indies
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Plantation America - A dominate way of life. Two Cultures
Respect and Reputation.
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Mintz and Price Introduction
Wilson Ch. 1, 2
Shepherd Ch. 5
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| 7: Barbados Past
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Feb 02
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Barbados
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Slavery with no hinterland
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Gmelch Ch 1 -2;
Bennett 1951
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| 8 |
Feb 07
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Barbados
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Rise of Little England
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Gmelch Ch. 3-4
B. Stoffle and
R. Stoffle (ND) |
| 9&10: Barbados Past
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Feb 09
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Barbados
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Life in Little England
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Gmelch Ch. 5-6
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| 10 |
Feb 14
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Barbados
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World Encroachment - tourism and light
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Gmelch Ch. 7-8
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11: Barbados Then
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Feb 16
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Barbados
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Banks and Rotating Credit
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B. Stoffle (2001) Chs 1-3
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| 12: Barbados Now
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Feb 21
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Barbados
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Bussa - Rise of New Identity (1816 to 2000)
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Craton Ch. 20
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| 13 |
Feb 23
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Exam #1
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||
| 14-15: Bahamas
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Feb
28
|
Bahamas
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Farnsworth 1999
Farnsworth 2001
Saunders 1996
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| 15 |
Mar 02
|
Bahamas
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Stoffle, Van Vlack, O'Meara (ND)
Stoffle and Stoffle
|
|
| 16:Enslaved & Liberated
Africans
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Mar 07
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Bahamas
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Howard Johnson 2000
Nicolette Bethel 2000
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|
| 17a:
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Mar 09
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Bahamas
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Saunders 2000
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| 18 |
Mar 14 - 16
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Mar 14 - 16
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No Readings
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| 19a:
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Mar 21
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Bahamas
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| 20:
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Mar 23
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French Caribbean
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St Lucia
Haiti Guest Baro |
Browne 2004 Ch 1
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| 21:
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Mar 28 (SfAA)
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French Caribbean
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Martinique
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Browne 2004 Ch 2, 3
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| 22:
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Mar 30 (SfAA)
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French Caribbean
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Martinique
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Browne 2004 Ch 4, 5
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| 23: (bundled with lect. 22) |
Apr 04
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French Caribbean
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Martinique
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Browne 2004 Ch 6, 7
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| 24:
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Apr 06
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French Caribbean
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Haiti (Guest Woodson)
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Browne 2004 Ch Epilog
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| 25 |
Apr 11
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Exam #2
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| 26a
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Apr 13
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Jamaica
|
Lauri Berman |
LewisChs 1-3
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| 27
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Apr 18
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Jamaica
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Lewis Chs 4-6
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|
| 28
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Apr 20
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Jamaican Rasta - 100 years of ethics
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Lewis Chs 7-9
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|
| 29
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Apr 25
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Jamaica Rasta
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Lewis Chs 10-12
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|
| 30
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Apr 27
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Jamaican Rasta
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Katsen 1969 Partners
Percell Jam Partners
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| 31
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May 2
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Caribbean in World Culture
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TBA
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| 32 |
May 10
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Final Exam
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2pm - 4pm
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Spring 2006 Lecure Dates