IX. Graduate Programs
Public Issues Anthropology
Courses
Core courses
| ANTH*6140 Qualitative Research Methods W [0.50] | |
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| An examination of the methods of qualitative research, including participant observation and unstructured interviews, as well as the ethical considerations of fieldwork. Other topics, such as comparative and historical methods, may be included. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6080 Anthropological Theory F [0.50] | |
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| An examination of classical and contemporary anthropological theory, including an emphasis on the most recent directions in the discipline. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6000 Public Issues Anthropology F [0.50] | |
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| This course will examine the interface between anthropological and public understandings of public issues, with sensitivity to the presence or absence of anthropological insights. The course will assure that students become well versed in how to synthesize the resources of various branches of the discipline. | |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to incoming students in the program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
Elective courses
| ANTH*6270 Diversity and Social Equality U [0.50] | |
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| This course will examine a range of approaches used in the study of intergroup relations, with special emphasis on struggles over influence and power. Students will acquire a deeper understanding of the complex intersection, as well as the overlap among forms of identity and group mobilization based on ethnic, linguistic, regional, class, gender, racial and other forms of social division. The course may also cover native issues and policies related to multiculturalism, equity and local or regional autonomy. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6420 Global Agro-Food Systems, Communities and Rural Change U [0.50] | |
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| This course will reflect recent sociological interests in food studies and global agro-food systems, resources and the environment, community sustainability, rural-urban linkages, the transnationalization of labour regimes, and social movements in the rural context. The course will encourage students to take a comparative and historical approach, focussing on cross-national and inter-regional studies where possible, and to examine how class, gender, race and ethnicity play out in each particular substantive topic comprising the rural field. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6460 Gender and Development F [0.50] | |
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| Cross-cultural and historical changes in gender relations and the roles/positions of women brought about by industrialization and the development of the world system. Critical examination of the predominant theories of gender relations, in so far as these inform development research and action in societies with different socio-economic systems. Introduction to the latest theories and research in the area of women and development, as well as with social and political actions undertaken by women themselves. This is one of the two alternative core courses for the Collaborative International Development Studies program. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6480 Work, Gender and Change in a Global Context U [0.50] | |
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| This course will consider some of the theoretical frameworks available for examining work, workers and work places in the context of globalization, economic restructuring, and shifts in public policy. Using case studies of particular work worlds, the course may include topics such as changing patterns of work and employment in comparative contexts, labour regimes, industrial and organizational change, organizations and protest, education for work, and the regulation of work. The course will focus on the dialectical relationship between the configurations of gender, class, race and ethnicity and the transformation of work. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6550 Selected Topics in Theory and Research U [0.50] | |
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| This course will be offered with varying content focusing on theory or research. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6600 Reading Course U [0.50] | |
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| A program of directed reading, complemented with the writing of papers or participation in research. Reading courses are arranged by students through their advisors or advisory committees and must be approved by the chair of the department. This course may be repeated provided different content is involved. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| ANTH*6660 Major Paper U [1.00] | |
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| The major paper is an extensive research paper for those who do not elect to complete a thesis. It may be taken over two semesters. | |
| Department(s): | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |