Prerequisites: ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H or ANTH 001W or consent of instructor
Description: Overview of the cultures and contemporary issues facing the people of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Examines the contribu- tion of Oceanic studies to anthropological theories of kinship and exchange, gender, development studies, and indigenous knowledge systems. Emphasizes how Pacific Islanders draw on their cultural heritage in emerging from formal colonialism to establish new island nations.