This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

This course is not offered in 2011.

This course provides an advanced level overview of material culture studies. Topics considered include cross-cultural and comparative perspectives on objects, their uses and meanings, and their role in mediating human social and environmental relationships in a variety of contexts. The course is problem-oriented in approach, and provides students with an opportunity to pursue their learning and professional development objectives through a combination of orientational lectures and readings, seminars, and research projects involving the Anthropology Museum and its collections and exhibits. ANTH7040 will be offered in the Winter mid-semester break (30th June - 11th July - daily, 1-5pm).