Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor

Description: Surveys major topics in anthropological research on material culture and relationships between people and things. Compares archaeological and sociocultural approaches to studies of matter and materiality across time and space. Theorizes role and significance of objects in the organization of social, economic, and religious life and maintenance of power structures. May be Taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) by students advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. Course is repeatable as content or topic changes to a maximum of 8 units.