ANTH 1543 - ANCIENT STATES IN THE NEW WORLD

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description The ancient New World was home to a dazzling variety of states - complex political structures, social stratification, and sophisticated economic systems. Among these were some of the world's most famous ancient civilizations: the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. The course takes a comparative, anthropological perspective in examining important theoretical models of state-level societies using these civilizations and others as case-studies. We'll review emerging insights provided by the latest research, and how these may be changing our view of these polities and what they can reveal about non-Western cultural and social patterns. Themes explored include: practices of power and resistance; gender roles; ecological and social sustainability; materialities of the state, notions of personhood and citizenship, and what is was like to live in these states.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, Latin American Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.

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