Prerequisites: ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H or ANTH 001W or ANTH 005; or consent of instructor
Description: Introduces theoretical and methodological debates in the anthropological study of material culture. Compares archaeological and sociocultural approaches to understanding the significance of matter and materiality across time and space. Covers the relationships between people and things, and the role of objects in social, economic, religious, and political life.