Anthropology 203
2007 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 11
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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 16
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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 18
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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: Africa: Its Diaspora, History, and Cultures
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Jan 23
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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 25
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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
30
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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 01
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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 06
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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 08
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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 13
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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 15
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Barbados
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Banks and Rotating Credit
Industrial Impact on Family Formation in Barbados |
B. Stoffle (2001) Chs 1-3
R. Stoffle (1977) Ethnology Journal |
| 12: Barbados Now
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Feb 20
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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 22
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Exam #1
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| 14-15: Bahamas
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Feb
27
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Bahamas
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Farnsworth 1999
Farnsworth 2001
Saunders 1996
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14a: How Sweet is Was 2.5mb |
Mar 01
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Bahamas
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Stoffle, Van Vlack, O'Meara (2007)
Stoffle and Stoffle
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| 16:Enslaved & Liberated
Africans
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Mar 06
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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 08
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Bahamas
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Saunders 2000
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| 18 |
Mar 10-18
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Spring Break
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No Readings
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| 19a:
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Mar 20
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Bahamas
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Mumby et al. 2006 |
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| 20:
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Mar 22
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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 27
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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 29
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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 03
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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 05
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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
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Apr 10
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Exam #2
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Garifuna Presentation |
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| 26a
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Apr 12
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Jamaica
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Lauri Berman |
LewisChs 1-3
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| 27
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Apr 17
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Jamaica
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Lewis Chs 4-6
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| 28
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Apr 19
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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 24
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Jamaica Rasta
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Lewis Chs 10-12
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| 30 & 31
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Apr 26
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Heros All
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| 31 |
May 1
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Heros All
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| 32 |
May 10, 2-4pm
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Final Exam
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Spring 2006 Lectures