ANTHRO 104
Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for ANTHRO 104.
Description
In this course you are introduced to the four subfields of anthropology in relation to peoples and cultures of the Pacific.
This diverse region, linked by a single ocean, encompasses both some of the earliest and the latest movements of modern humans into previously unoccupied land (the occupation of Australia and Papua New Guinea between 60-40,000 years ago and the movement into parts of Remote Oceania less than 800 years ago). The area encompasses great cultural and linguistic diversity and yet also widespread continuities - biologically, historically and culturally.
In this course anthropologists who are working in the Pacific, using a range of anthropological perspectives and techniques, will address a series of topics relevant to Pacific peoples including: connections, engagements, and movements between peoples and places; how populations cope with environmental and historical change; and how cultures reproduce and represent themselves in the contemporary environment.
Availability 2017
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer(s) Dr Phyllis Herda
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
ANTHRO 104: 15 points
