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AFAM 12A African American History to 1865 4 Units
(Formerly ICS 18A.)
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 18A. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines the history of Black/African Americans from their kidnapping from Africa to their enslavement in the Americas until the end of the institution of slavery after the Civil War, including their struggle and resistance to racial oppression. The major events in the development of the United States by emphasizing the role of people of African descent in the political, social and economic life of the United States will be analyzed.
and behavioral evolution of humans, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, evolutionary theory, and the impact of cultural, technological and environmental change on human biology and behavior. As an honors course, the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into anthropology.
ANTH 1L Physical Anthropology Laboratory 1 Unit
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.) Prerequisite: ANTH 1 or ANTH 1H (either course may be taken concurrently). Three hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
Laboratory course in which the students apply and practice the scientific methods, techniques and procedures used by physical anthropologists to understand human evolution, non-human primates and human variation. Students gain practical experience and a deeper understanding by participating in lab exercises, activities and experiments that explore human evolution, osteology, forensics, genetics, modern human variation, primate anatomy and behavior.
ANTH 2 Cultural Anthropology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ANTH 2H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
The anthropological approach to the study of human behavior from a cross- cultural, comparative perspective. An exploration into the languages, subsistence, economics, sociopolitical systems, religions, and world views of diverse world cultures. An assessment of the dynamics of culture change and future prospects for humanity.
ANTH 2H Cultural Anthropology - HONORS 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ANTH 2.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
The anthropological approach to the study of human behavior from a cross- cultural, comparative perspective. An exploration into the languages, subsistence, economics, sociopolitical systems, religions, and world views of diverse world cultures. An assessment of the dynamics of culture change and future prospects for humanity. As an honors course, the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into anthropology.
ANTH 3 Introduction to Archaeology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to the field of archaeology within the discipline of anthropology including discussion of scientific methods, the history of archaeology, field and laboratory methods used in the analysis of archaeological data, and theories used to interpret the past. This course explores how archaeologists recover, analyze material and reconstruct ancient cultures and societies. Archaeological ethics and real-world issues concerning looting, collecting, preservation, and the role of indigenous peoples will be examined.
ANTH 4 World Prehistory 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Worldwide patterns of cultural transformation, from the earliest foraging societies to the development of agrarian states. The prehistoric interpretation of these changes based upon the comparison of archaeological evidence from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Oceania.
ANTH 5 Magic, Science and Religion 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to the analysis of systems of observation, deduction, reasoning, belief, and practical action across human culture past and present. Issues and topics include symbol, myth, and narrative; ritual and altered states of consciousness; specialist practitioners; healing, illness, and death; and relations between religion, science, politics, intercultural encounter, and historical change.
ANTH 6 Linguistic Anthropology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A cross-cultural investigation into the relationship between language and culture: language as a human attribute; language structure, historical origins, diversification, and change; gender and cultural variations in language usage; comparative analysis and classification of world languages; the origins and development of writing; microelectronics and the advent of the information age; globalization and language.
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AFAM 12B African American History Since 1865
4 Units
(Formerly ICS 18B.)
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 18B. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines the history of the Black/African American in the United States since the ending of the American Civil War. The major events, policies, themes, experiences, and Black/African American people that shaped the history of the United States will be analyzed. This course will help students understand the role of Black/African Americans in the political, social and economic life of the United States from Reconstruction to the Jim Crow era, to the modern Civil Rights Movement to the Black Power Movement to the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality and the prison industrial complex impacting Black/African Americans today. How institutions, policies, social norms, and laws have historically, and currently oppressed/oppress Black/African Americans will also be examined.
AFAM 25 Introduction to Black Feminism 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as WMST 25. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an interdisciplinary, multi-perspective, critical analysis, and comparative study of Black Feminism. Students will examine some key theories and ideas of Black Feminism and Black Feminist Thought, including womanist theory, the theory of intersectionality, and standpoint theory. The course will consider how Black women have challenged the intersecting effects of racism, sexism, classism, colonialism, homophobia, media exploitation, and other forms of social violence. Students will read major works, learn to engage in critical dialogue, and articulate their own positions concerning the basic ideas and principles of Black Feminism. The values, experience, and cultural contributions of Black feminist and/ or Black womanist individuals in the United States will be identified, examined, and authenticated..
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Anthropology
ANTH 1 Physical Anthropology
4 Units
All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
  (See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ANTH 1H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to biological aspects of humans. A bio-cultural and an evolutionary approach is used to understand human variation and human evolution. Issues and topics will include, human variation and its adaptive significance, biological and behavioral evolution of humans, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, evolutionary theory, and the impact of cultural, technological and environmental change on human biology and behavior.
ANTH 1H Physical Anthropology - HONORS
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ANTH 1.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to biological aspects of humans. A bio-cultural and an evolutionary approach is used to understand human variation and human evolution. Issues and topics will include, human variation and its adaptive significance, biological
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