Courses
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Courses
Courses for Fall 2025
Complete Cornell University course descriptions and section times are in the Class Roster.
Courses by semester
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| Course ID | Title |
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| ANTHR 1101 | FWS: Culture, Society, and Power Details This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the anthropological study of the human condition. Anthropology examines all aspects of human experience, from the evolution of the species to contemporary challenges of politics, environment, and society. The discipline emphasizes empirically rich field research informed by sophisticated theoretical understandings of human social life and cultural production. The diversity of anthropology's interests provides a diverse array of stimulating opportunities to write critically about the human condition. Topics vary by semester.Topics for 2024-2025 may include:TitleInstructorFWS: Canoe Cultures in America: Commerce, Conquest, ContradictionsA. ArcadiFWS: Historytelling as RitualJ. LuriaFWS: Culture on TourC. RechtzigelFWS: Becoming Indigenous in AsiaY. Liang Full details for ANTHR 1101 - FWS: Culture, Society, and Power |
| ANTHR 1200 | Ancient Peoples and Places Details A broad introduction to archaeology-the study of material remains to answer questions about the human past. Case studies highlight the variability of ancient societies and illustrate the varied methods and interpretive frameworks archaeologists use to reconstruct them. This course can serve as a platform for both archaeology and anthropology undergraduate majors. Full details for ANTHR 1200 - Ancient Peoples and Places |