Biola University 2012-2013 Catalog symbols and metaphors, language and identity, language and cognition, classification of experience, and language and power. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 504 - Social Justice and Human Rights An introduction to major themes and issues in the study of social justice and human rights advocacy. Common human rights violations will be considered from an anthropological perspective and in the light of Scripture. Various tools for engaging in social activism and advocacy, rescuing the oppressed and undertaking social justice and human rights interventions will be considered. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 505 - History of Anthropological Theory Examination of the theories and principle figures contributing to the development of modern anthropological inquiry, research strategies and field methods. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 507 - Cultural Anthropology Examination of the theoretical perspectives of anthropology combined with a study of cultural subsystems, ideology and culture change with a special emphasis on how a Christian worldview informs the study of people and culture. Designed for graduate students who do not have a sufficient background in cultural anthropology. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 511 - Anthropology of Religion A treatment of conceptions of the supernatural, the function of religion in society, religion and social control, the nature of religious ritual and paraphernalia, sacred places and religious practitioners. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 512 - Anthropology of Christianity This class examines new research in the area of anthropology of Christianity. It will trace its origins, the research approach, as well as application of these studies to the Biblical text as well as to cross-cultural contexts. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 513 - Comparative Folklore & Mythology A cross-cultural comparison of the oral traditions of cultures including an examination of the major themes, cultural uses of myth, and the anthropological analysis and interpretation of the folk literature in society. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 515 - New Religious Movements Examines the role of religion and belief systems as they affect the appearance and direction of a variety of revitalization movements found in Africa, North America, Brazil, Asia, and the Pacific. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 521 - Contemporary Anthropological Theory Examination of recent developments since the 1950’s in anthropological theory including such topics as post-colonialism, post-modernism, semiotics, psychological anthropology and feminist theoretical approaches. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 523 - Ethnographic Research Methods Techniques of field methods including genealogies, participant observation, life history, mapping, and structured interviews. Includes strategies for collecting and organizing data for later analysis. Credit(s): 3.
ISAN 527 - Village &Tribal Studies Analysis of the cultural institutions and values in tribal, peasant and newly emerging economies with special consideration as to their openness or resistance to change. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 528 - Cultures of the World A study of specific cultural areas with an emphasis on customs and social structures, religions, arts and history. Note(s): May be repeated with different course content. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 529 - Human Conflict: Theory and Resolution This course will explore the roots and results of aggressions, violence and conflict from an anthropological perspective. It will examine biological, ecological and other materialistic explanations of these phenomena, as well as patterns in learning, symbol using and structuring in small-scale societies, ethnic conflict, cross-cultural case studies, and techniques for conflict mediation and intervention. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 531 - Sign, Symbol & Structure Exploration of approaches, methods, and theory in the interrelated fields of semiotics, symbolic anthropology and structural anthropology. Focuses on ways in which anthropologists examine social and psychological structures, mental entities and lived experience, and symbolic contrasts and correspondences. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 541 - Urban Anthropology Examination of the growth of cities, patterns of migration, social effects of urbanization, the growth of urban ethnic enclaves, and relationships to surrounding communities with an emphasis on research strategies appropriate to an urban context. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 543 - Urbanization in Developing Countries Examination of the rural-migration patterns and growth of megalopolis in developing countries, including a study of the impact of industrialization, globalization and the continuing problem of economic inequalities. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 546 - Justice, Advocacy and the Kingdom of God An integration of anthropological and biblical perspectives on Justice and Advocacy to address specific global issues. Students will do an in-depth investigation addressing a particular area of their interest. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 551 - Anthropology of Gender The dynamics of male and female roles in western, non-western and biblical cultures. Focuses on responsibilities, obligations, expectations, leadership and inter-relationships as they relate to the society as a whole. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 555 - Kinship & Family in Cross-cultural Perspective Cross-cultural study of the basic human groups of family, kin and community, examining marriage patterns and gender roles within families. Credit(s): 3. ISAN 557 - Acts in Cross-cultural Perspective An examination of the cultural backgrounds of the various audiences of Acts and how these affect the interpretation of the Biblical text. Students will use these concepts to develop their own course in a cross-cultural setting. Credit(s): 3.
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