CHEROKEE 102.01 Introduction to Cherokee Language
Professor Gil Jackson
MTu 4:40-5:30 Online
Th 4:40-5:30 Optional Hybrid
This course is the second semester of an introduction to the Cherokee language and the Cherokee cultural context of this language. This course is offered in a online format and includes a field trip to Cherokee, NC for language practice. Prerequisite: Cherokee 101 or prior Cherokee language instruction.
CulAnth 213.01 The Pursuit of Happiness
Professor Cody Black
MW 4:40-5:55 :: 204 Friedl
What is the good life, and what does it mean to pursue happiness? With life seemingly caught between an undesirable present that endures and a desired future that feels improbable, this course grapples with tensions that arise when our drive to the “good life” fails to materialize in what it promises. By critically analyzing how socioeconomic factors construct and maintain the social imaginary of a happy life in a multitude of cultural contexts, this course addresses the both the risks and pleasures that humans across the globe experience as they keep resilient in their life pursuits.
CulAnth 237S.01 K-Pop, Idols, and Fandom
Professor Cody Black
MW 3:05-4:20 :: 107 Friedl
This course explores the complex relationship between Korean popular music (K-Pop) idols and the complex global online (anti-)fandoms that have formed around these industry entertainers. Through a critical analysis of K-Pop music videos, and documentaries, this course examines the historical roots of idol culture in South Korea, the current state of the K-Pop industry, fan behaviors, and the global expansion of K-Pop fandom to understand how these dynamics shape both the industry and the idols themselves.
CulAnth 290S.01 China and Africa
Professor J. Lorand Matory
Th 1:40-4:10 :: Location TBD
China, Africa, and their diasporas have similarities and differences, many of them the products of interconnections or overlapping experiences. Through the lenses of history, art, politics, and economics, this anthropology seminar compares these two culture complexes and highlights the hybrid and creative results of their interaction, with the special goal of correcting existing misunderstandings and facilitating thoughtful cooperation in the future.
CulAnth 333S.01 Breath and Air
Professor Louise Meintjes
WF 1:25-2:40 :: 108 Crowell
This class explores the aesthetic, social and cosmological dimensions of breathing in relation to the global health and environmental challenges that compromise breathing in our current world. Focus on the diverse ways musicians craft the breath, represent it, and respond to the hazards of air pollution, lung infection, police brutality, and discrimination.