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.
You can view the course outline by clicking on the course numer and title.
1000-level
1021B: Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology, Prof. Block & Granadillo (non-essay, online with asynchronous activities and one hour of synchronous learning through a tutorial on Thursdays)
1022A: Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology, Prof. Hodgetts & Stock (non-essay, online with asynchronous activities)
1025F: Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology, Prof. Linton (essay, online with asynchronous activities)
1026G: Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology, Prof. Olsen (essay, online with asynchronous activities)
1027A: Introduction to Linguistics, Prof. Kharytonava (non-essay, online with asynchronous activities)
1027B: Introduction to Linguistics, Prof. Kharytonava (non-essay, online with asynchronous activities)
2000-level
2100: Archaeology and World Prehistory, Prof. Timmins (online with asynchronous activities)
2101B: Great Archaeological Sites, Prof. Timmins (online with asynchronous activities)
2203G: Indigenous Peoples, Globalization and the Environment, Prof. Jorgensen (online with asynchronous activities)
2216F: Cultures of Latin America, Prof. Premat (online with asynchronous activities)
2219G: Cultures of the Middle East, Prof. Farah (online with asynchronous activities)
2222G: Debates in Sociocultural Anthropology, Prof. Campbell (online with asynchronous activities)
2226B: Biological Anthropology, Prof. Colquhoun (online with asynchronous activities)
2229F: Principles of Archaeology, Prof. Timmins (online with asynchronous activities)
2234F: Andean Prehistory, Prof. Downey (online with asynchronous activities)
2239B: Mummies: The Scientific and Cultural Analysis of Human Mummies, Prof. Nelson (online with asynchronous activities)
2245F: Anthropological Approaches to Language, Prof. Bell (online with asynchronous activities)
2249G: Discourse Analysis, Prof. Pennesi (online with asynchronous activities and two hours of synchronous learning Tuesdays 9:30-11:30)
2252F: Languages in Canada, Prof. Pennesi (online with asynchronous activities one hour of synchronous learning Tuesdays 11:30-12:30)
2253A: Endangered Languages and Revitalization, Prof. Granadillo (online with asynchronous activities) *NEW!
2265F: Primate Behaviour, Prof. Colquhoun (online with asynchronous activities)
2267A: Anthropology of Zoos, Prof. Colquhoun (online with asynchronous activities)
2267B: Anthropology of Zoos, Prof. Colquhoun (online with asynchronous activities)
2272F: Anthropology of Tourism, instructor Prof. Kennedy (online with asynchronous activities)
2272G: Anthropology of Tourism, instructor Prof. Kennedy (online with asynchronous activities)
2277G: Anthropology of Disaster, Prof. Beckett (online with asynchronous activities)
2278F: Anthropology of Race, Ethnicity and Identity, Prof. Block (online with asynchronous activities) *NEW!
2280F: Economic Anthropology, Prof. Kennedy (online with asynchronous activities)
2290F: Cultures of Health, Illness, Disability, and Healing, Prof. Block (online with asynchronous activities)
3000-level
3237A: Field Techniques in Linguistics, Prof. Granadillo (online with asynchronous activities and two hours of synchronous learning Wednesdays 2:30-4:30)
3305G: History, Territory and the Politics of Identity, Prof. Farah (online with synchronous learning on Tuesdays 11:30-12:30)
3311G: Bioarchaeology: Practice and Theory, Prof. Stock (online with synchronous learning)
3313B: Artifact Analysis, Prof. Timmins (online with synchronous learning Wednesdays 10:30-1:30. Note that this will include hands-on work with artifact sets!)
3326F: Special Topic – Anthropology of Food, Prof. Premat (online with asynchronous activities) *NEW! *Note: It is recommended that students have some anthropology background.
3332G: Sociocultural Anthropological Perspectives on the Lifecourse, Prof. Walsh (online with asynchronous activities and two hours of synchronous learning on Tuesdays 2:30-4:30)
3336G: Debates in Human Evolution, Prof. Colquhoun (online with asynchronous activities and one hour of synchronous learning Mondays 12:30-1:30)
3339G: Language Variation and Change, Prof. Granadillo (online with asynchronous activities and one hour of synchronous learning Fridays 12:30-1:30)
3350F: Society and Culture I: Historical Perspectives, Prof. Beckett (online with asynchronous activities and 90 minutes of synchronous learning Thursdays 11:00-12:30)
3351G: Society and Culture II: Identity, Power, and Social Formations, Prof. Beckett (online with asynchronous activities and 90 minutes of synchronous learning Thursdays 11:00-12:30)
4000-level
4401F: Anthropological Thinking and Practice, Prof. Walsh (online with asynchronous activities and two hours of synchronous learning Tuesdays 2:30-4:30) *NEW!
Note: This course has replaced 4400E and is a required course in the Honours Specialization and Specialization Anthropology modules.
The following courses are not open enrollment. Students are asked to apply to assess eligibility. Considerations are being made on an ongoing basis as space permits. Interested fouth-year anthropology students should email the Anthropology Department at anthro-ugrad-office@uwo.ca and include your name, student number, and reason for your interest in each course.
4407G: Digital Archaeology and Digital Heritage Application Required. Prof. Ferris (online with synchronous learning Thursdays 1:30-4:30) *NEW!
4429F: Principles of Applied Archaeology Application Required. Prof. Timmins (online with synchronous learning Mondays 9:30-12:30)
4493F: Special Topic: Life History Application Required. Prof. Stock (online with synchronous learning Mondays 1:30-4:30) *NEW!
4494F: Special Topic: Reading and Writing Ethnography (Application Required), Prof. Beckett (online with synchronous learning Wednesdays 10:30-1:30) *NEW!
