2020-2021 Course List
Please see below the course listing for the 2020-2021 year. All of our courses are online, although some have a synchronous component.
After each course it is indicated whether it will be synchronous or asynchronous.
Synchronous indicates course components where students will connect online with instructors or TAs in real time so there will be a specific class time in the timetable.
Asynchronous means that students will be provided with a variety of lesson materials and activities that can be done throughout the week, although there may be tasks that must be completed by specific times.
For brief descriptions of courses and information about prerequisites and antirequisites, consult Western’s Academic Calendar.
Fall 2020
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1000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 1022A: Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology | Prof. Hodgetts & Stock (Asynchronous) |
| 1025F: Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology | Prof. Linton (Asynchronous) |
| 1027A: Introduction to Linguistics | Prof. Kharytonava (Asynchronous) |
2000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 2100: Archaeology and World Prehistory | Prof. Timmins (Asynchronous) |
| 2216F: Cultures of Latin America | Prof. Premat (Asynchronous) |
| 2229F: Principles of Archaeology | Prof. Timmins (Asynchronous) |
| 2234F: Andean Prehistory | Prof. Downey (Asynchronous) |
| 2245F: Anthropological Approaches to Language | Prof. Bell (Asynchronous) |
| 2252F: Languages in Canada | Prof. Pennesi (Asynchronous, with 1hr synchronous) |
| 2253A: Endangered Languages and Revitalization | Prof. Granadillo (Asynchronous) |
| 2265F: Primate Behaviour | Prof. Colquhoun (Asynchronous) |
| 2267A: Anthropology of Zoos | Prof. Colquhoun (Asynchronous) |
| 2272F: Anthropology of Tourism | Prof. Kennedy (Asynchronous) |
| 2278F: Anthropology of Race, Ethnicity and Identity | Prof. Block (Asynchronous) |
| 2280F: Economic Anthropology | Prof. Kennedy (Asynchronous) |
| 2290F: Cultures of Health, Illness, Disability, and Healing | Prof. Block (Asynchronous) |
3000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 3237A: Field Techniques in Linguistics | Prof. Granadillo (Asynchronous, with 2hrs synchronous) |
| 3326F: Special Topic – Anthropology of Food | Prof. Premat (Asynchronous) |
| 3350F: Society and Culture I: Historical Perspectives | Prof. Beckett (Asynchronous, with 90min synchronous) |
4000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 4401F: Anthropological Thinking and Practice | Prof. Walsh (Asynchronous, with 2hrs synchronous) |
| 4429F: Principles of Applied Archaeology (Application Required) | Prof. Timmins (Synchronous) |
| 4493F: Special Topic: Life History (Application Required) | Prof. Stock (Synchronous) |
| 4494F: Special Topic: Reading and Writing Ethnography (Application Required) | Prof. Beckett (Synchronous) |
Winter 2021
1000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 1021B: Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology | Prof. Block & Granadillo (Asynchronous with 1 hour synchronous tutorial on Thursdays) |
| 1026G: Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology | Prof. Olsen (Asynchronous) |
| 1027B: Introduction to Linguistics | Prof. Kharytonava (Asynchronous) |
2000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 2100: Archaeology and World Prehistory | Prof. Timmins (Asynchronous) |
| 2101B: Great Archaeological Sites | Prof. Timmins (Asynchronous) |
| 2203G: Indigenous Peoples, Globalization and the Environment | Prof. Jorgensen (Asynchronous) |
| 2219G: Cultures of the Middle East | Prof. Farah (Asynchronous) |
| 2222G: Debates in Sociocultural Anthropology | Prof. Campbell (Asynchronous) |
| 2226B: Biological Anthropology | Prof. Colquhoun (Asynchronous) |
| 2239B: Mummies: The Scientific and Cultural Analysis of Human Mummies | Prof. Nelson (Asynchronous) |
| 2249G: Discourse Analysis | Prof. Pennesi (Asynchronous with 2 hours synchronous on Tuesdays 9:30-11:30) |
| 2267B: Anthropology of Zoos | Prof. Colquhoun (Asynchronous) |
| 2272G: Anthropology of Tourism | Prof. Kennedy (Asynchronous) |
| 2277G: Anthropology of Disaster | Prof. Beckett (Asynchronous) |
3000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 3305G: History, Territory and the Politics of Identity | Prof. Farah (Synchronous on Tuesdays 11:30-12:30) |
| 3311G: Bioarchaeology: Practice and Theory | Prof. Stock (Synchronous) |
| 3313B: Artifact Analysis | Prof. Timmins (Synchronous on Wednesdays 10:30-1:30) |
| 3332G: Sociocultural Anthropological Perspectives on the Lifecourse | Prof. Walsh (Asynchronous with 2 hours synchronous on Tuesdays 2:30-4:30) |
| 3336G: Debates in Human Evolution | Prof. Colquhoun (Asynchronous with 1 hour synchronous on Mondays 12:30-1:30) |
| 3339G: Language Variation and Change | Prof. Granadillo (Asynchronous with 1 hour synchronous on Fridays 12:30-1:30) |
| 3351G: Society and Culture II: Identity, Power, and Social Formations | Prof. Beckett (Asynchronous with 90 minutes synchronous on Thursdays 11:00-12:30) |
4000 - Level Courses
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 4407G: Digital Archaeology and Digital Heritage (Application Required) | Prof. Ferris (Synchronous on Thursdays 1:30-4:30) |
Summer 2020
| Course | Instructor(s) |
| 1025F: Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology | Prof. Linton (Asynchronous) |
| 1026G: Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology | Prof. Olsen (Asynchronous) |
| 2263A: Bodies: Making, Buying, Living and Dying | Prof. Olsen (Asynchronous) |
| 2272F: Anthropology of Tourism | Prof. Puppe (Asynchronous) |
