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August 2008
James P. Rosenbloom
The undergraduate concentration in Anthropology offers courses covering the discipline's four major subfields: sociocultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, physical anthropology, and archaeology. The concentration is structured to provide an introduction to the major concepts, methodologies, and theoretical issues of anthropology, while permitting each student sufficient latitude to pursue his or her special interests.
The graduate program in Anthropology, leading to the Master's and Doctoral degrees, is designed to produce scholars who will broaden our knowledge of culture and society. Graduate training is based on required courses in the history, theory, and method of anthropology and on elective courses in the subfields of anthropology (sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology.
The library collection supports Anthropology at the undergraduate level. The collection in Anthropology is also strongly supported by other social science collections, specifically, Linguistics, Sociology and Heller Graduate School. Special emphasis is placed on the archeological areas of Mesoamerica, semiotic anthropology, material culture, economic anthropology, social anthropology, urban social organizations, families and households, computer-mediated communication, popular culture, gender studies, anthropology of aging, medical anthropology, political and economic organizations and the development of complex societies and culture. Historical anthropology and ethnography are also collected.
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An important area for the study of Anthropology is Mesoamerica and surrounding territories: the Caribbean, northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. Countries to which priority is given include: the United States, Europe, South America, Canada, West Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceana. The Middle East is covered by Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.
From the beginning of prehistory to the present time.
Materials are primarily current. Retrospective materials of important earlier works are acquired.
The majority of the materials collected are in the English language. However, works in French, German, Italian and Spanish are acquired when requested or needed.
Monographs are primary to the collection.
Serials are primary to the collection.
The library buys or subscribes to electronic indexes and full-text databases that offer research value. Links to free websites are not actively collected together on the library's website although links to websites are included in guides produced by the library.
Research collections in microforms are purchased when deemed relevant.
Dissertations are acquired on a highly selective basis
Video and audio materials are acquired when relevant to the curriculum.
Materials are located at the Goldfarb Library
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Subject Area |
Collecting Levels |
| Social Anthropology | Undergraduate Study |
| Archaeology | Undergraduate Study |
| Anthropological Linguistics | Undergraduate Study |
| Physical Anthropology | Undergraduate Study |
| Mesoamerica | Undergraduate Study |
| Semiotics | Undergraduate Study |
| Family | Undergraduate Study |
