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Graduate Academic Board Agenda

February 11, 2011 ADM 204

9:30 – 11:30 am I. Roll Call

( ) Susan Modlin ( ) Bogdan Hoanca ( ) Peter Olsson ( ) Randy Magen ( ) Vacant ( ) Minnie Yen ( ) Deborah Mole ( ) FS at large vacancy (CAS) ( ) Patricia Sandberg ( ) Mary Dallas Allen ( ) Jens Munk ( ) Judith Moore ( ) Deb Russ ( ) Becky Sawyer

II. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1-2)

III. Approval of Meeting Summary (pg. 3-5) IV. Administrative Reports

A. Associate Vice Provost Bart Quimby B. Associate Dean of the Graduate School David Yesner

C. Interim University Registrar Shirlee Willis-Haslip and Assistant Registrar Lora Volden

V. Chair’s Report

A. GAB Chair-Judith Moore B. Faculty Alliance-Patricia Sandberg D. Graduate Council- Deb Russ

VI. Program/Course Action Request - Second Reading Chg ANTH A602 Proseminar in Cultural Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 6-10) Chg ANTH A605 Proseminar in Biological Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 11-15) Chg ANTH A611 Proseminar in Archeology (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 16-20) Chg ANTH A615 Advanced Applied Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A415) (pg. 21-30)

Chg ANTH A627 Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked with ANTH A427) (pg. 31-40)

No revisions received: Chg ANTH A631 Field Methods in Archeology (1-8 cr) (0+3-24) (stacked

with ANTH A431) Chg ANTH A645 Advanced Evolution of Humans and Disease (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A445) Chg ANTH A657 Nutritional Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A457) Chg ANTH A675 Cultural Resource Management (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ANTH A680 Advanced Analytical Techniques in Archeology (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A480) Chg ANTH A681 Advanced Museum Studies in Anthropology (stacked

with ANTH A481) Del ANTH A692 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ANTH A695 Anthropology Practicum (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ANTH A699 Thesis Research (1-6 cr) (0+3-18)

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February 11, 2011 Graduate Academic Board Page 2 Agenda VII. Program/Course Action Request - First Reading

No revisions received: Add AEST A609 Alaska Natural Resource Development & The Environment (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CE A631 Structural Finite Elements (3 cr) (3+0)

VIII. Old Business A. Electronic signatures- Lora Volden and Christine Lidren are researching options

IX. New Business

X. Informational Items and Adjournment A. Curriculum Log B. Catalog Copy (Chapters 10, 11, 12) in Word Format C. Accreditation website D. Doctoral Program Criteria- Quick Links column on right hand side of Governance website http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/governance/

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Graduate Academic Board Summary

January 21, 2011 ADM 204

9:30 – 11:30 am I. Roll Call

(x) Susan Modlin (x) Bogdan Hoanca (x) Peter Olsson (e) Randy Magen ( ) Vacant (x) Minnie Yen (x) Deborah Mole ( ) FS at large vacancy (CAS) (x) Patricia Sandberg (x) Mary Dallas Allen (x) Jens Munk (x) Judith Moore ( ) Deb Russ (x) Becky Sawyer

II. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1-2) Approved

III. Approval of Meeting Summary (pg. 3-4) Approved

IV. Administrative Reports

A. Associate Vice Provost Bart Quimby Now trying to bring together all random policies floating around that are institutional in nature Trying to fix conflicts between them & make more visible

B. Associate Dean of the Graduate School David Yesner

Many things relating to policy are on website already Trying to find paper trail on policies that are followed (Bart Quimby notes many policies have been enforced in past and no one knows where they came from; website exists where one can upload policy one finds or if there are questions—if a policy exists but you can’t find evidence, send email) Working on adding all grad students to one listserve Doctor of Occupational Therapy: did not go through grad school for any vetting, so work needs to be done to ensure process Feb. 8-9 meeting with counterparts in Fairbanks Have not yet been to grad advisory council; have had some discussion with chair Upcoming projects: TA Handbook

Report by Becky Sawyer: Encourage students to help with Graduate Student Association (GSA) events (summit, scholarships) Scholarship amount decreased to $500 to fund more students Email Becky with questions; please sign up for listserv (GSA website)

C. Interim University Registrar Shirlee Willis-Haslip and Assistant Registrar Lora Volden Registration is up for this semester and is a significant increase over last year Priority registration went through; help make grad students aware

V. Chair’s Report A. GAB Chair-Judith Moore

Note from Hilary Davies: David Yesner allowed to take notes on curriculum at last UAB meeting David Yesner notes UAB had some suggestions on stacked courses yet to be looked at here at GAB

B. Faculty Alliance-Patricia Sandberg Academic Master Plan out for comment D. Graduate Council- Deb Russ

Not present; grad council has not met

VI. Program/Course Action Request - Second Reading No revisions received: Chg ANTH A602 Proseminar in Cultural Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0)

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January 28, 2011 Graduate Academic Board Page 2 Agenda

Chg ANTH A605 Proseminar in Biological Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ANTH A611 Proseminar in Archeology (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ANTH A615 Advanced Applied Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A415) Chg ANTH A627 Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A427) VII. Program/Course Action Request - First Reading

Chg ANTH A631 Field Methods in Archeology (1-8 cr) (0+3-24) (stacked with ANTH A431) (pg. 5-13)

Chg ANTH A645 Advanced Evolution of Humans and Disease (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked with ANTH A445) (pg. 14-34)

Chg ANTH A657 Nutritional Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked with ANTH A457) (pg. 35-44)

Chg ANTH A675 Cultural Resource Management (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 45-51) Chg ANTH A680 Advanced Analytical Techniques in Archeology (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked

with ANTH A480) (pg. 52-61) Chg ANTH A681 Advanced Museum Studies in Anthropology (stacked

with ANTH A481) (pg. 62-78) Del ANTH A692 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 79-81) Chg ANTH A695 Anthropology Practicum (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 82-84) Chg ANTH A699 Thesis Research (1-6 cr) (0+3-18) (pg. 85-87) Accepted all ANTH courses for first reading Add NS A623 Transcultural Nursing (3 cr) (3+0) (stacked with NS A423) (pg. 88-98) Waived first reading and approved for second reading

Chg CE A631 Structural Finite Elements (3 cr) (3+0) (pg. 99-104) Tabled

No revisions received: Add AEST A609 Alaska Natural Resource Development & The Environment (3 cr) (3+0)

VIII. Old Business A. Priority Registration B. Electronic signatures- Lora Volden and Christine Lidren are researching options

IX. New Business A.

X. Informational Items and Adjournment A. Curriculum Log B. Catalog Copy (Chapters 10, 11, 12) in Word Format C. Accreditation website D. Doctoral Program Criteria- Quick Links column on right hand side of Governance website http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/governance/

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1a. School or College AS CAS

1b. Division ASSC Division of Social Science

1c. Department Anthropology

2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A602

4. Previous Course Prefix & Number

N/A

5a. Credits/CEUs

3.0

5b. Contact Hours (Lecture + Lab) (3+0)

6. Complete Course Title Proseminar in Cultural Anthropology Prosem Cultural Anthropology Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)

7. Type of Course Academic Preparatory/Development Non-credit CEU Professional Development

8. Type of Action: Add or Change or Delete If a change, mark appropriate boxes:

Prefix Course Number Credits Contact Hours Title Repeat Status Grading Basis Cross-Listed/Stacked Course Description Course Prerequisites Test Score Prerequisites Co-requisites Other Restrictions Registration Restrictions Class Level College Major Other CCG (please specify)

9. Repeat Status No # of Repeats Max Credits

10. Grading Basis A-F P/NP NG

11. Implementation Date semester/year From: Fall/2011 To: /9999

12. Cross Listed with Stacked with Cross-Listed Coordination Signature

13a. Impacted Courses or Programs: List any programs or college requirements that require this course. Please type into fields provided in table. If more than three entries, submit a separate table. A template is available at www.uaa.alaska.edu/governance.

Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. MA in Anthropology 257 2/12/10 Diane Hanson, Anthropology Graduate Coordinator 2. 3.

Initiator Name (typed): Steve J. Langdon Initiator Signed Initials: _________ Date:________________

13b. Coordination Email Date: 2/12/10 submitted to Faculty Listserv: ([email protected])

13c. Coordination with Library Liaison Date: 2/12/10

14. General Education Requirement Oral Communication Written Communication Quantitative Skills Humanities Mark appropriate box: Fine Arts Social Sciences Natural Sciences Integrative Capstone

15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) Advanced examination of the major theories, concepts and findings in contemporary cultural anthropology covering topics such as materialism, social structure, power, symbols, practice, cognition and postmodern views as well as postcolonial and indigenous critiques and ethical concerns. Special note: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program is required.

16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number)

16b. Test Score(s) N/A

16c. Co-requisite(s) (concurrent enrollment required) N/A

16d. Other Restriction(s)

College Major Class Level

16e. Registration Restriction(s) (non-codable) Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program

17. Mark if course has fees standard ANTH grad fee

18. Mark if course is a selected topic course

19. Justification for Action Updating CCG to maintain professional standards; registration resrictions conform to program requirements; deletion of unnecessary special note and addition of another reflecting registration restrictions.

Course Action Request University of Alaska Anchorage

Proposal to Initiate, Add, Change, or Delete a Course

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__________________________________________________ ___________ Initiator (faculty only) Date Steve J. Langdon Initiator (TYPE NAME)

Approved Disapproved

__________________________________________________________ Dean/Director of School/College Date


______________________________________ __________ Department Chairperson Date


__________________________________________________________ Undergraduate/Graduate Academic Date Board Chairperson


_____________________________________ ___________ Curriculum Committee Chairperson Date


__________________________________________________________ Provost or Designee Date

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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE COURSE CONTENT GUIDE

I. Date of Initiation: Feb. 12, 2010 II. A. College or school: College of Arts and Sciences B. Course title: Proseminar in Cultural Anthropology C. Course Prefix: ANTH D. Course Number: A602 E. Number of Course Credits: 3.0 credits F. Number of Contact Hours: 3+0 Contact Hours G. Grading Basis: A-F

H. Course Description: Advanced examination of the major theories, concepts and findings in contemporary cultural anthropology covering topics such as materialism, social structure, power, symbols, practice, cognition and postmodern views as well as postcolonial and indigenous critiques and ethical concerns. Special note: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program is required.

H. Course prerequisite: N/A I. Registration restrictions: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA program J. Course fee: Standard ANTH grad fee III. Course level justification: graduate course requiring advanced knowledge of cultural anthropology. This is one of three core proseminars required of all students in the anthropology MA program. IV. Instructional Goals and Student Outcomes

A. The Instructor will: 1. Provide information on major theories through texts and readings 2. Identify critical readings in cultural anthropology 3. Describe major contemporary directions of research 4. Discuss major issues including collaboration and ethics in research 5. Using critical thinking in preparing presentations 6. Provide feedback, critique and guidance on student writings

B. The students will be able to: 1. Critically analyze the concept of culture and its use

2. Critically discuss various theories in cultural anthropology, including materialist, biocultural, and evolutionary theories; structuralist and symbolic theories, cognitive and consensus theories, power and practice theories, and postmodern and neoliberal theories of culture 3. Critically assess important ethical issues in cultural anthropology

C. Assessment measures: Class discussion, short papers, presentations, term papers, examinations

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V. Topical Course Outline

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Culture – History of Contested Concept 3. Historical Particularism, Social Holism 4. Materialism, Evolutionism, Bioculturalism 5. Structuralism, Symbolic/Interpretive Approaches 6. Cognitive and Linguistic – Schemas and Cultural Consensus 7. Writing and Representation: Critiques of Ethnography 8. Postmodernism 9. Power Theories 10. Practice Theories 11. Change: History and Ethnohistory 12. Globalization: Networks and Neoliberalism 13. Cutting Edges: New Directions 14. External Critiques: Postcolonial and Indigenous Responses 15. Ethics and Engagement: Current Issues

VI. Suggested Texts Herzfeld, Michael 2001 Anthropology: Theoretical Practice in Culture and Society. Blackwell, Oxford. Knauft, Bruce 1996 Genealogies for the Present in Cultural Anthropology. Routledge. New York. Kuper, Adam 2000 Culture, The Anthropologists’ Account. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. McHoul, Alec and Wendy Grace 1997 A Foucault Primer. New York University Press, New York. Moore, Henrietta and Todd Sanders (eds.) 2005 Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology. Blackwell, Malden, MA. Segal, Daniel and Sylvia Yanagisako (eds.) 2005 Unwrapping the sacred bundle: reflections on the discipline of anthropology. Duke University Press, Durham, NC.

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VII. Bibliography Barnard, Alan 2000 History and Theory in Anthropology. Cambridge University Press, New York. Behar, Ruth and Deborah Gordon (eds) 1996 Women Writing Culture. University of California Press, Berkeley. Borofsky, R. (ed.) 1994 Assessing Cultural Anthropology. McGraw-Hill, New York. Comaroff, J. and J. 1992 Ethnography and the Historical Imagination. Westview Press, Boulder. Herzfeld, Michael 2001 Anthropology: Theoretical Practice in Culture and Society. Blackwell, Oxford. Knauft, B. 1996 Genealogies for the Present in Cultural Anthropology. Routledge, New York. Kuper, Adam 2000 Culture, The Anthropologists’ Account. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Kuznar, L. 1996 Reclaiming a Scientific Anthropology. Altamira Press, Los Angeles. Moore, Henrietta (ed.) 1999 Anthropological Theory Today. Polity Press, New York. Moore, Henrietta and Todd Sanders (eds.) 2005 Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology. Blackwell, Malden, MA. Rapport, Nigel and Joanna Overing 2000 Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts. Routledge, New York. Sahlins, M. 1995 How “Natives” Think, About Captain Cook for Example. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Segal, Daniel and Sylvia Yanagisako (eds.) 2005 Unwrapping the Sacred Bundle: Reflections on the Discipline of Anthropology. Duke University Press, Durham, NC. Shweder, R. 1991 Thinking Through Cultures. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

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2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A605


N/A

5a. Credits/CEUs

3.0


6. Complete Course Title Proseminar in Biological Anthropology Prosem Biological Anthropology Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)



Prefix Course Number Credits Contact Hours Title Repeat Status Grading Basis Cross-Listed/Stacked Course Description Course Prerequisites Test Score Prerequisites Co-requisites Other Restrictions Registration Restrictions Class Level College Major Other Update CCG (please specify)

9. Repeat Status No # of Repeats N/A Max Credits





Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. MA in Anthropology 257 Feb 2010 Dr Steve J Langdon, Chair, Department of Anthropology 2. 3.

Initiator Name (typed): Christine Hanson Initiator Signed Initials: _________ Date:________________




15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) Methods and techniques of and theoretical approaches to topics in biological anthropology. Includes the study of evolution, human genetics, primate biology and behavior, human evolution, and statistical interpretation of biological data. Special note: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program is required. 16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number)








19. Justification for Action Upgrading prerequisites and updating CCG to maintain professional standards; registration restrictions conform to program requirements; deletion of unnecessary special note.

__________________________________________________ ___________ Initiator (faculty only) Date Christine Hanson Initiator (TYPE NAME)













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I. Date of Initiation January 2010 II. Course Information College: College of Arts and Sciences Course Title: PROSEMINAR IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Course Subject: ANTH Course Number: A605 Credits: 3.0 Contact Hours: 3 + 0

Course Description: Methods and techniques of and theoretical approaches to topics in biological anthropology. Includes the study of evolution, human genetics, primate biology and behavior, human evolution, and statistical interpretation of biological data. Special note: Special note: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program is required.

Grading Basis: A-F Prerequisite(s): N/A Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program Lab Fees: Standard ANTH grad fee

III. Instructional Goals and Student Outcomes

Instructional Goals: The instructor will: 1. Describe available knowledge of major aspects of biological anthropology 2. Provide students with an understanding of the breadth of current bioanthropological interests, and bioanthropology’s future

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Defined Outcomes: The student will be able to:

1. Critically discuss current bioanthropological interests and the future of bioanthropology

2. Read and critically analyze the primary sources of biological anthropology

3. Express bioanthropological concepts clearly and concisely in a seminar format IV. Methods of Assessment

Graded class discussions, weekly topic papers, term paper, class presentations, and an annotated bibliography

V. Course Level Justification Graduate course requiring basic knowledge of biological anthropology. This is one of three core proseminars required of all students in the anthropology MA program. VI. Topical Course Outline

1. Epistemology and Paradigms 2. History of Physical Anthropology 3. Evolutionary Theory 4. Evolutionary Theory and Sociobiology

5. Nonhuman Primate Behavior 6. Early Hominids 7. Australopithecus 8. Homo erectus 9. Neanderthals and anatomically-modern humans

10. Multiregional v. Out-of-Africa

11. Modern Human Diversity 12. Statistics in Biological Anthropology: The Use and Abuse of Numbers

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VII. Suggested Texts

No textbook exists at this time. Reading materials will be chosen from past and current publications.

VIII. Bibliography Alcock J. 2001. The Triumph of Sociobiology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Antón SC, and Swisher CC. 2004. Early Dispersals of Homo from Africa. Annual

Review of Anthropology 33(1): 271-296. Arnold B. 2006. Arierdammerung: Race and Archaeology in Nazi Germany.

World Archaeology 38(1): 8-31. Balter M. 2004. Skeptics Question Whether Flores Hominid Is a New Species.

Science 306: 1116. BocquetAppel JP. 2002. Paleoanthropological Traces of a Neolithic Demographic

Transition. Current Anthropology 43(4): 637-649. Bower B. 2009. Ancient Hominids Get a New Look with Analysis of Ardipithecus

Fossil. Nature 176: 99. Brace CL. 2005. "Race" is a Four-Letter Word: The Genesis of the Concept.

New York: Oxford University Press. Bulbeck D, Raghavan P, and Rayner D. 2006. Races of Homo sapiens: If Not in

the Southwest Pacific, then Nowhere. World Archaeology 38(1): 109-132. Cann RL, and Wilson AC. 2003. African Genesis of Humans. Scientific American

13(2): 54-61. de Bonis L, and Viriot L. 2002. Teeth and Paleoanthropology. Connective Tissue

Research 43(1): 87-93. Falk D, Hildebolt C, Smith K, Morwood MJ, Sutikna T, Brown P, Jatmiko,

Saptomo EW, Brunsden B, and Prior F. 2005. The Brain of LB1, Homo floresiensis. Science 308: 242-245.

Forth G. 2005. Hominids, Hairy Hominoids, and the Science of Humanity. Anthropology Today 21(3): 13-17.

Gibbons Ann. 2009. Ardipithecus ramidus. Science 326: 1598-1599. Grine FE. 2010. Homo Erectus: Pleistocene Evidence from the Middle Awash,

Ethiopia. New York: Cambridge University Press, Middle Awash Series, Vol. 1.

Lovejoy CO, Suwa G, Simpson SW, Matternes JH, and Whites TD. 2009. The Great Divides: Ardipithecus ramidus Reveals the Postcrania of Our Last Common Ancestors with African Apes. Science 326: 100-106.

Richards GD. 2006. Genetic, Physiologic and Ecogeographic Factors Contributing to Variation in Homo sapiens: Homo floresiensis Reconsidered. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19(6): 1744-1767.

Strier K. 2003a. Primate Behavioral Ecology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Thomas DH. 2000. Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for

Native American Identity. New York: Basic Books/Perseus Book Group.

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White TD, Asfaw B, Beyene Y, Haile-Selassie Y, Lovejoy CO, Suwa G, and WoldeGabriel G. 2009. Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids. Science 326: 75-86.

Xiujie W. 2010. A new Homo erectus (Zhoukoudian V) Brain Endocast from China. Science 337: 344.

Zeitoun V, Detroit F, Grimaud-Herve D, and Widianto H. 2010. Solo Man in Question: Convergent Views Split Indonesian Homo erectus in two categories. Nature 223: 281-292.

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2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A611


N/A

5a. Credits/CEUs

3.0


6. Complete Course Title Proseminar in Archaeology Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)









Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. MA Program in Anthropology 2009-10 catalog p. 257 02/01/10 Steve J. Langdon, Chair, Department of Anthropology 2. 3.

Initiator Name (typed): David R. Yesner Initiator Signed Initials: _________ Date:________________




15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) A survey of theoretical approaches and practice in contemporary archaeology, including archaeological data analysis and interpretation. Includes case studies, class discussions based on readings, and student presentations. Special note: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program is required. 16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number)






17. Mark if course has fees standard ANTH grad fees


19. Justification for Action Updating CCG to maintain professional standards. Change in description reflects course content more accurately. Registration restrictions conform to program requirements. Deletion of unnecessary special note and addition of new note related to registration restrictions.



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__________________________________________________ ___________ Initiator (faculty only) Date David R. Yesner` Initiator (TYPE NAME)











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ANTH A611 UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE

COURSE CONTENT GUIDE

1. Initiation date: 02/01/10 2. A. College or school: College of Arts and Sciences B. Course title: PROSEMINAR IN ARCHAEOLOGY C. Course prefix: ANTH D. Course number: A611 E. Number of course credits: 3.0 F. Number of contact hours: 3+0 G. Grading basis: A-F H. Course description: A survey of theoretical approaches and practice in contemporary archaeology, including archaeological data analysis and interpretation. Includes case studies, class discussions based on readings, and student presentations. Special note: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program is required. I. Course prerequisites: N/A J. Registration restrictions: Admission to the UAA Anthropology MA Program K. Course fees: Standard ANTH grad fees 3. Course level justification: Requires upper-level undergraduate background in anthropological theory 4. Instructional goals and student outcomes A. The instructor will:

1. Discuss culture-historical approaches in archaeology (1890-1962) 2. Discuss processual approaches in archaeology (1962-1980)

3. Discuss postprocessual (postmodern) approaches in archaeology (1980

to present), including structural and cognitive approaches

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4. Discuss cultural–evolutionary approaches in archaeology, including

Marxist theory

5. Discuss aspects of the archaeology of identity, including gender, ethnicity, and ideology

6. Discuss theoretical aspects of applied archaeology (cultural resource

management) B. The student will be able to:

1. Describe the difference between culture historical, processual, and postprocessual approaches in archaeology

2. Critically analyze cultural-evolutionary approaches in archaeology

3. Critically analyze aspects of the archaeology of identity, including gender, ethnicity, and ideology

4. Discuss theoretical aspects of applied archaeology

C. Assessment Measures: weekly position papers on theoretical topics; classroom presentations; midterm and final examinations; student journals; quantity and quality of classroom discussion 5. Topical course outline

A. Culture History and Culture Theory B. The “New” (“Processual”) Archaeology C. “Middle-Range Theory” and Ethnoarchaeology D. Subsistence, Technology, and Paleoeconomy E. Gender and Archaeology F. Ethnicity and Polities: Definition, Boundaries, and Interactions G. Sociocultural Change I: Migration, Diffusion, Systemic, and Behavioral Models H. Sociocultural Change II: Evolutionary Models

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I. Sociocultural Change III: Political-economic Models J. Transformations in Historical Archaeology K. Archaeology of Identity, Indigenous Peoples, and Repatriation L. Postprocessual (Postmodern) Archaeology . M. Ideology and Structural Analysis

N. Cognitive Approaches O. Applied Archaeology: Cultural Resource Management

7. Suggested texts: Bawden, Garth, ed.

2003 Readings in American Archaeological Theory. Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC.

Funari, Pedro P., Andrés Zarankin, and Emily Stovel, eds.

2005 Global Archaeological Theory: Contextual Voices and Contemporary Thoughts. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York.

Hodder, Ian 2002 Archaeological Theory Today. Blackwell, Malden, MA. 8. Bibliography: Bentley, R. Alexander, Herbert D.G. Maschner, and Christopher Chippindale 2008 Handbook of Archaeological Theories. Altmira Press, New York. Jones, Andrew

2002 Archaeological Theory and Scientific Practice. Cambridge University Press, New York.

O’Brien, Michael J., R. Lee Lyman, and Michael B. Schiffer

2005 Archaeology as a Process. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.

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2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A615


n/a

5a. Credits/CEUs

3.0


6. Complete Course Title Advanced Applied Anthropology Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)






11. Implementation Date semester/year From: Fall/2011 To: 9999/9999

12. Cross Listed with Stacked with ANTH A415 Cross-Listed Coordination Signature


Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. M.A. in Anthropology p. 257 2/15/10 Chair, Department of Anthropology 2. ANTH A695 2/15/10 Chair, Department of Anthropology 3.

Initiator Name (typed): Kerry Feldman Initiator Signed Initials: _________ Date:________________




15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) Considers the methods, theory, and history of application of cultural anthropology to sociocultural issues and problems with an emphasis on the circumpolar north. Special note: In addition to meeting all requirements for ANTH A415, graduate students will be required to make mixed-media class presentations based on literature research or interviews with local practicing anthropologists.

16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number) n/a

16b. Test Score(s) n/a

16c. Co-requisite(s) (concurrent enrollment required) n/a



16e. Registration Restriction(s) (non-codable) Graduate Standing



19. Justification for Action Update of course CCG to maintain professional standards. Modification of special note.



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__________________________________________________ ___________ Initiator (faculty only) Date Kerry Feldman Initiator (TYPE NAME)











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ADVANCED APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH A615


I. Date of Initiation: February 13, 2010 II. A. College or School: ASCAS B. Course Prefix: ANTH C. Course Number: A615 D. Number of Course Credits: 3.0 credits E. Number of Contact Hours: 3+0 Contact Hours F. Grading Basis: A-F G. Stacking: ANTH A415 H. Course Description: Considers the methods, theory, and history of application of cultural anthropology to sociocultural issues and problems with an emphasis on the circumpolar north. Special note: In addition to meeting all requirements for ANTH A415, graduate students will be required to make mixed-media class presentations based on literature research or interviews with local practicing anthropologists. I. Course Prerequisite(s): N/A J. Registration restrictions: Graduate Standing K. Course fee: Yes (standard ANTH grad fee)

III. Course Level Justification: This is a graduate course requiring advanced knowledge and understanding of principal concepts, methods and theories in cultural anthropology. This is a required course for graduate (MA) anthropology students in the Applied Cultural Anthropology track. Unlike the stacked undergraduate version (ANTH A415), graduate students will be required to make mixed-media class presentations based on literature research or interviews with local practicing anthropologists.

IV. Instructional Goals and Student Outcomes:

A. The Instructor will:

1. Explain how core concepts, historical developments and methods of

applied cultural anthropology have resulted in understanding and amelioration of sociocultural problems or challenges in Alaska, the U.S. and worldwide.

2. Identify and critically discuss the major subfields in applied anthropology, and the kinds of employment available after completing the M.A. degree in anthropology.

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3. Critically examine the ethical principles required of applied and practicing anthropologists, providing illustrations of both appropriate and unethical activity in the field.

B. The student will be able to:

1. Critically analyze the core concepts, historical developments, methods and results of the application of anthropological theory and method to sociocultural problems and challenges, especially in Alaska and the Circumpolar North.

2. Explain the development, activities appropriate to, and notable results of the major subfields of applied anthropology.

3. Explain, discuss and critically analyze the ethical principles adhered to in the field of applied anthropology.

4. Describe the major differences and similarities between basic and applied anthropological research.

C. Assessment measures: Examinations based on lectures, videos, class discussion, readings, library or internet research projects, and class presentations. All graduate students will be required to make mixed-media class presentations based on literature research or interviews with local practicing anthropologists.

V. Topical Course Outline 1. Introduction and Overview; Distinction between Basic and Applied Research 2. History and Kinds of Applied Anthropology: Emphasis on US 3. Ethics in Applied Research and Practice 4. Method and Theory in Applied Cultural Anthropology a. Ethnography, Participant Observation and Key-Informant Interviewing, b. Focus Groups, Social Indicators, Surveys & Questionnaires 5. Anthropology and Public Policy 6. Applied Medical Anthropology 7. Business Anthropology and Development Anthropology 8. Anthropology, Law and Dispute Resolution 9. Environmental Anthropology, Political Ecology and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research 10. Advocacy Anthropology 11. Social Marketing VI. Suggested Texts Gwynne, Margaret A. 2003 Applied Anthropology: A Career-Oriented Approach. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Kedia, Satish and John van Willigen (eds) 2005 Applied Anthropology: Domains of Application. Westport: Praeger.

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McDonald, James H. (ed.). 2002 The Applied Anthropology Reader. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. VII. Bibliography Baer, Hans A., Merrill Singer, and Ida Susser 2003 Medical Anthropology and the World System. Westport: Praeger. Cernea, Michael M. and Christopher McDowell (eds) 2000 Risks and Reconstruction: Experiences of Settlers and Refugees. Washington, DC: World Bank. Denzin, Norman K. and Yvonne S. Lincoln 2000 Handbook of Qualitative Research (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks: Sage. Eddy, Elizabeth M. and William L. Partridge (eds) 1987 Applied Anthropology in America (2nd ed). New York: Columbia University Press. Ellen, Roy, Peter Parkes and Alan Bicker 2000 Indigenous Environmental Knowledge and its Transformations: Critical Anthropological Perspectives. Australia: Harwood Academic. Ervin, Alexander M. 2000 Applied Anthropology: Tools and Perspectives for Contemporary Practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Feldman, Kerry D., Steve J. Langdon, and David C. Natcher 2005 Northern Engagement: Alaskan Society and Applied Cultural Anthropology, 1973-2003. Alaska Journal of Anthropology 3(1):121-155. Hill, Carole E. and Marietta Baba (eds) 2000 The Unity of Theory and Practice in Anthropology: Rebuilding a Fractured Synthesis. NAPA Bulletin No.18. Washington, D.C.: NAPA.. Natcher, David C., Clifford G. Hickey, Mark Nelson and Susan Davis 2009 Implications of Tenure Insecurity for Aboriginal Land Use in Canada. Human Organization 68 (3): 245-257. Sabloff, Paula L. W. (ed) 2000 Careers in Anthropology: Profiles of Practitioner Anthropologists. Washington, DC: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. Trotter, Robert T. and Jean J. Schensul 1998 Methods in Applied Anthropology. In Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, H. Russell Bernard (ed), pp. 691-735. Walnut Creek: Altamira.

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US Department of Health, Education and Welfare 2010 The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/belmont.html. Wheeler, Polly and Tom Thornton 2005 Subsistence Research in Alaska: A Thirty Year Retrospective. Alaska Journal of Anthropology 3 (91):69-103. Whiteford, Linda and Lenore Manderson (eds) 2000 Global Health Policy, Local Realities: The Fallacy of the Level Playing Field. Boulder: Reinner.

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2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A415


n/a

5a. Credits/CEUs

3.0


6. Complete Course Title Applied Anthropology Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)






11. Implementation Date semester/year From: Fall/2011 To: 9999/9999



Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. BA/BS Anthropology 88-89 2/15/10 Chair, Department of Anthropology 2. 3.

Initiator Name (typed): Kerry Feldman Initiator Signed Initials: _________ Date:________________


13c. Coordination with Library Liaison Date:


15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) Considers the methods, theory, and history of application of cultural anthropology to sociocultural issues and problems with an emphasis on the circumpolar north.

16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number) ANTH A101 or ANTH A202

16b. Test Score(s) n/a

16c. Co-requisite(s) (concurrent enrollment required) n/a



16e. Registration Restriction(s) (non-codable) /n/a

17. Mark if course has fees 18. Mark if course is a selected topic course

19. Justification for Action Update of course CCG to maintain professional standards. Correction of course description. Special note no longer applies.

__________________________________________________ ___________ Initiator (faculty only) Date Kerry Feldman Initiator (TYPE NAME)













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I. Date of Initiation: February 13, 2010 II. A. College or School: College of Arts and Sciences B. Course Title: Applied Anthropology C. Course Prefix: ANTH D. Course Number: A415 E. Number of Credits and Contact Hours: 3.0 credits, 3+0 Contact Hours F. Grading Basis: A-F G. Stacking: ANTH A615 H. Course Description: The methods, theory, and history of application of cultural anthropology to sociocultural issues and problems with an emphasis on the circumpolar north. I. Course Prerequisite(s): ANTH A101 or ANTH A202 J. Registration restrictions: None K. Course fee: No III. Course Level Justification: Upper-level course requiring knowledge and understanding of core concepts in anthropology. This is an optional course for BA and BS anthropology majors but can fulfill both the required 18 upper division credits for anthropology degrees and three of the required six credits of topical/theoretical courses. Unlike the graduate version of this course (ANTH A615), students will not be required to prepare a formal research paper. IV. Instructional Goals and Student Outcomes:

A. The Instructor will: 1. Explain core concepts, historical developments, methods employed and

major results of applying anthropological theory and method to the understanding and amelioration of sociocultural problems or challenges in Alaska, the U.S. and worldwide.

2. Identify and discuss the major subfields in applied anthropology, and the kinds of employment available in each related to one's educational achievement and experience.

3. Explain the ethical principles required of applied and practicing anthropologists, providing illustrations of both appropriate and unethical activity in the field.

B. The student will be able to:

a. Analyze the core concepts, historical developments, methods and results of the application of anthropological theory and method to sociocultural problems and challenges.

b. Explain the development, activities appropriate to, and notable results of the major subfields of applied anthropology.

c. Discuss ethical principles adhered to in this field.

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C. Assessment measures: Examinations based on lectures, videos, class discussion,

readings, library or internet research projects, and/or class presentations. Unlike the graduate version of this course (ANTH A615), students will not be required to prepare a formal research paper. V. Topical Course Outline 1. Introduction and Overview; Distinction between Basic and Applied Research 2. History and Kinds of Applied Anthropology 3. Ethics in Applied Research and Practice 4. Method and Theory in Applied Cultural Anthropology a. Ethnography, Participant Observation and Key-Informant Interviewing b. Focus Groups, Social Indicators, Questionnaires 5. Anthropology and Public Policy 6. Applied Medical Anthropology 7. Business Anthropology & Development Anthropology 8. Anthropology, Law and Dispute Resolution 9. Environmental Anthropology, Political Ecology, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research 10. Advocacy Anthropology 11. Social Marketing VI. Suggested Texts Gwynne, Margaret A. 2003 Applied Anthropology: A Career-Oriented Approach. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. McDonald, James H. (ed.) 2002 The Applied Anthropology Reader. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. VII. Bibliography American Anthropological Association Ethical Guidelines 1998 http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethcode.html. Baer, Hans A., Merrill Singer, and Ida Susser 2003 Medical Anthropology and the World System. Westport: Praeger. Denzin, Norman K. and Yvonne S. Lincoln 2000 Handbook of Qualitative Research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Ellen, Roy, Peter Parkes and Alan Bicker 2000 Indigenous Environmental Knowledge and its Transformations: Critical Anthropological Perspectives. Sydney: Harwood Academic. Ervin, Alexander M.

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Ervin, Alexander M. 2000 Applied Anthropology: Tools and Perspectives for Contemporary Practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Feldman, Kerry D., Steve J. Langdon and David C. Natcher 2005 Northern Engagement: Alaskan Society and Applied Cultural Anthropology, 1973-2003. Alaska Journal of Anthropology 3(1): 121-155. Hill, Carole E. and Marietta Baba (eds) 2000 The Unity of Theory and Practice in Anthropology: Rebuilding a Fractured Synthesis. NAPA Bulletin No.18. Washington, DC: National Association of Practicing Anthropologists. Kedia, Satish and John van Willigen (eds) 2005 Applied Anthropology: Domains of Application. Westport: Praeger. McElroy, Ann and Patricia Townsend 1989 Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective. Boston: Beacon. Natcher, David C., Clifford G. Hickey, Mark Nelson and Susan Davis 2009 Implications of Tenure Insecurity for Aboriginal Land Use in Canada. Human Organization 68(3): 245-257. Trotter, Robert T. and Jean J. Schensul 1998 Methods in Applied Anthropology. In Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, edited by H. R. Bernard, pp. 691-735. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 2010 “The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research." http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/belmont.html. Wheeler, Polly and Tom Thornton 2005 Subsistence Research in Alaska: A Thirty Year Retrospective. Alaska Journal of Anthropology 3(91): 69-103. Whiteford, Linda and Lenore Manderson (eds) 2000 Global Health Policy, Local Realities: The Fallacy of the Level Playing Field. Boulder: Reiner.

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1c. Department ANTH

2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A627


N/A

5a. Credits/CEUs

3


6. Complete Course Title Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)



Prefix Course Number Credits Contact Hours Title Repeat Status Grading Basis Cross-Listed/Stacked Course Description Course Prerequisites Test Score Prerequisites Co-requisites Other Restrictions Registration Restrictions Class Level College Major Other CCG (please specify)






Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. MA in anthropology 259 2/12/10 Diane Hanson, Anthropology Graduate Coordinator 2. 3.





15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) Examines major changes in Alaskan Native societies from contact through 1940 including initial contacts, disease, trade, warfare, colonization, education, missionization, economic development, and political mobilization through the integration of archeological evidence, oral traditions, historical narratives, and government documents Special note: In addition to meeting all requirements for ANTH A427, graduate students will be required to prepare a research paper from primary sources (oral, written, or both) and give a presentation of findings to the class. Not available to students who have taken ANTH A427.

16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number) N/A





16e. Registration Restriction(s) (non-codable) Graduate standing



19. Justification for Action Upgrading course description and prerequisite and updating CCG to maintain professional standards Special note reflects overlap in course content.



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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE COURSE CONTENT GUIDE:

I. Date of Initiation: Feb. 12, 2010 II. A. College or school: College of Arts and Sciences B. Course Title: Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives C. Course Prefix: ANTH D. Course Number: A627 E. Number of Credits and Contact Hours: 3.0 credits, 3+0 Contact Hours F. Grading Basis: A-F G. Cross listing: N/A H. Stacking: ANTH A427

I. Course Description: Examines major changes in Alaskan Native societies from contact through 1940 including initial contacts, disease, trade, warfare, colonization, education, missionization, economic development, and political mobilization through the integration of archeological evidence, oral traditions, historical narratives, and governmental documents. Special note: In addition to meeting all requirements for ANTH A427, graduate students will be required to prepare a research paper from primary sources (oral, written, or both) and give a presentation of findings to the class. Not available to students who have taken ANTH A427.

J. Course prerequisite: N/A K. Registration restrictions: Graduate standing L. Course fee: Yes (standard ANTH grad fee) III. Course level justification Graduate course requiring knowledge and comprehension of basic information on Alaska Native societies. This is an optional course for the MA in Anthropology. IV. Instructional Goals and Student Outcomes

A. The Instructor will: 1. Explain differences between history and ethnohistory and explore different

forms of ethnohistory 2. Discuss trajectory of change in Alaska Native societies prior to sustained

contact with Euroamericans including population, technology, settlement, spirituality and conflict

3. Present information on early contact including perspectives from explorers/traders and various Native groups

4. Discuss epidemic disease, trade and technological change prior to colonization

5. Discuss Russian and American forms of colonial governance and impact 6. Discuss US period changes including military subjugation, economic

appropriation, missionization, education, and political mobilization

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B. The student will be able to: 1. Critically analyze the concept and practice of ethnohistory

2. Describe the cultural trajectory of Alaska Native societies prior to European contact 3. Describe the differential impacts of European contact, exploration, and early

trade on Alaska Native societies 4. Critically analyze the impacts of Russian colonization on different Native

populations deriving from economic policy, religion, and governance 5. Critically analyze the impacts of US colonization on different Native

populations deriving from economic policy, religion, education, governance and land/resource rights

C. Assessment measures: Quizzes and examinations based on lectures, videos, class discussion, library, archival, interview and internet research. All graduate students will be required to prepare a research paper from primary sources (oral, written, or both) and give a presentation of findings to the class.


1. Introduction and Overview 2. Alaskan Native Prehistory: Prehistoric Trajectories 3. Protocontact 4. First Contact Experiences: Native Oral Traditions and European Narrative 5. Traders and the Fur trade 6. Epidemic Disease: Population decline and Cultural Impact 7. Russian America: Mercantile Colonialism 8. Creoles 9. US Purchase and Governmentality 10. Russian Orthodoxy and Protestantism 11. European Contact: Explorers and Traders 12. Euroamerican Colonization: Alaska and British Columbia 13. Education and Economics 14. Political Mobilization – Land Claims 15. Current Issues

VI. Suggested Texts

No standardized texts exist for this course.

VII. Bibliography Burch, Ernest S. 1998 The Inupiaq Eskimo Nations of Northwest Alaska. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks.

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Dauenhauer, R. 1997 Conflicting Visions in Alaskan Education. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Luehrmmann, S. 2008 Alutiiq Villages under Russian and US Rule. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Oswalt, W. 1990 Bashful No Longer: An Alaskan Eskimo Ethnohistory, 1778-1988. University of Oklahoma, Norman. VII. Bibliography Black, Lydia 2004 Russians in Alaska. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Bockstoce, John 1992 Whales, Ice and Men. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Fienup-Riordan, Ann 1991 The Real People and the Children of Thunder: The Yup’ik Eskimo Encounter with Moravian Missionaries John and Edith Kilbuck. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. Crowell, Aron (ed.) 2004 Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People. University of Alaska Press. Dauenhauer, Richard, Nora Dauenhauer, and Lydia Black 2008 Russians in Tlingit America. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Ellanna, L. and G. Sherrod 2004 From Hunters to Herders: The Transformation of Earth, Society, and Heaven among the Inupiat of Beringia. National Park Service, Anchorage. Fortuine, Robert 1992 Chills and Fever. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Grinev, Andrei 2005 The Tlingit Indians in Russian America, 1741-1867. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. Harris, Christie 1992 Raven’s Cry. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Smith, Barbara and Redmond Barrett (eds.) 1990 Russian America: The Forgotten Frontier. Washington State Historical Society, Olympia.

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1c. Department ANTH

2. Course Prefix

ANTH

3. Course Number

A427


N/A

5a. Credits/CEUs

3


6. Complete Course Title Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives Abbreviated Title for Transcript (30 character)









Impacted Program/Course Catalog Page(s) Impacted Date of Coordination Chair/Coordinator Contacted 1. Alaska Native Studies Program 87 2/12/10 Nancy Furlow 2. BA/BS Anthropology 88-89 2/12/10 Steve Langdon 3.





15. Course Description (suggested length 20 to 50 words) Examination of major changes in Alaskan Native societies from contact through 1940 including initial contacts, disease, trade, warfare, colonization, education, missionization, economic development, and political mobilization through the integration of archeological evidence, oral traditions, historical narratives, and governmental documents.

16a. Course Prerequisite(s) (list prefix and number) ANTH A200





16e. Registration Restriction(s) (non-codable) N/A

17. Mark if course has fees 18. Mark if course is a selected topic course

19. Justification for Action Update course prerequisite and CCG to maintain professional standards; description more closely matches course content; deletion of special note..



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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE COURSE CONTENT GUIDE:

I. Date of Initiation: Feb. 12, 2010 II. A. College or school: College of Arts and Sciences B. Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives C. Course Prefix: ANTH D. Course Number: A427 E. Number of Credits and Contact Hours: 3.0 credits, 3+0 Contact Hours F. Grading Basis: A-F G. Cross listing: N/A H. Stacking: ANTH A627

I. Course Description: Examines major changes in Alaskan Native societies from contact through 1940 including initial contacts, disease, trade, warfare, colonization, education, missionization, economic development, and political mobilization through the integration of archeological evidence, oral traditions, historical narratives, and governmental documents.

J. Course prerequisite: ANTH A200 K. Registration restrictions: None L. Course fee: No III. Course level justification: Upper level course requiring knowledge and

comprehension of basic information on Alaska Native societies. This is an optional course for B.A. and B.S. anthropology majors but can fulfill both the required 18 upper division credits for anthropology undergraduate degrees and three of the required six credits of topical/theoretical courses. Unlike in ANTH A627, students in ANTH A427 will not be required to prepare a formal research paper.

IV. Instructional Goals and Student Outcomes

A. The instructor will: 1. Explain difference between history and Ethnohistory and explore different

forms of ethnohistory; 2. Discuss trajectory of change in Alaska Native societies prior to sustained

contact with Euroamericans including population, technology, settlement, spirituality and conflict;

3. Present information on early contact including perspectives from explorers/traders and various Native groups;

4. Discuss epidemic disease, trade and technological change prior to colonization;

5. Discuss Russian and American forms of colonial governance and impact; 6. Discuss US period changes including military subjugation, economic

appropriation, missionization, education, and political mobilization.

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B. The student will be able to: 1. Analyze the concept and practice of ethnohistory;

2. Describe the cultural trajectory of Alaska Native societies prior to European contact; 3. Describe the differential impacts of European contact, exploration, and early

trade on Alaska Native societies; 4. Analyze the impacts of Russian colonization on different Native populations

deriving from economic policy, religion, and governance; 5. Analyze the impacts of US colonization on different Native populations

deriving from economic policy, religion, education, governance and land/resource rights.

C. Assessment measures: Quizzes and examinations based on lectures, videos, class discussion, library, archival, interview and internet research. Unlike in ANTH A627, students will not be required to prepare a formal research paper.


1. Introduction and Overview 2. Alaskan Native Prehistory: Prehistoric Trajectories 3. Protocontact 4. First Contact Experiences: Native Oral Traditions & European Narrative 5. Traders and the Fur trade 6. Epidemic Disease: Population decline and cultural impact 7. Russian America: Mercantile Colonialism 8. Creoles 9. US Purchase and Governmentality 10. Russian Orthodoxy and Protestantism 11. European Contact: Explorers and Traders 12. Euroamerican Colonization: Alaska and British Columbia 13. Education and Economics 14. Political Mobilization – Land Claims 15. Current Issues

VI. Suggested Texts Burch, Ernest S. 1998 The Inupiaq Eskimo Nations of Northwest Alaska. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Dauenhauer, R. 1997 Conflicting Visions in Alaskan Education. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Luehrmmann, S. 2008 Alutiiq Villages under Russian and US Rule. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Oswalt, W. 1990 Bashful No Longer: An Alaskan Eskimo Ethnohistory, 1778-1988. University of Oklahoma, Norman.

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VII. Bibliography Black, Lydia 1984 Atka: The Ethnohistory of a Western Aleutian Village. Limestone Press, Kingston, ON. Black, Lydia 2004 Russians in Alaska. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Bockstoce, John 1992 Whales, Ice and Men. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Fienup-Riordan, Ann 1991 The Real People and the Children of Thunder: The Yup’ik Eskimo Encounter with Moravian Missionaries John and Edith Kilbuck. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. Crowell, Aron (ed) 2004 Looking Both Ways. Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People. University of Alaska Press. Dauenhauer, Richard, Nora Dauenhauer, and Lydia Black 2008 Russians in Tlingit America. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Ellanna, L. and G. Sherrod 2004 From Hunters to Herders: The Transformation of Earth, Society, and Heaven among the Inupiat of Beringia. National Park Service, Anchorage. Fortuine, Robert 1992 Chills and Fever. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. Grinev, Andrei 2005 The Tlingit Indians in Russian America, 1741-1867. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. Harris, Christie 1992 Raven’s Cry. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Hinckley, Theodore 1982 Alaskan John G. Brady - Missionary, Businessman, Judge and Governor, 1878-1918. University of Miami Press, Miami. Laguna, Frederica de 1972 Under Mt. St. Elias: The Yakutat Tlingit. 3 vols. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. Ray, Dorothy Jean 1975 The Eskimos of Bering Strait, 1650-1898.University of Washington Press, Seattle. Ray, Dorothy Jean 1983 Ethnohistory in the Arctic: The Bering Strait Eskimo. Limestone Press, Kingston, ON. Smith, Barbara and Redmond Barrett (eds.) 1990 Russian America: The Forgotten Frontier. Washington State Historical Society, Olympia.

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