ANT 393 DISCARD(-ERS)(-ING)(-ABLES)

An exploration of the structures, ideologies, and practices shaping the motivations, acts, and outcomes of discard -- the act and the things -- in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.  Emphasis on investigating and theorizing discard behavior, with special attention to the ways that the combined analytic and methodological lenses of archaeology and ethnography can be applied to the illicit, invisible, fringe, and otherwise seldom-studied elements of the waste stream.  Readings, discussions, field trips, and hands-on assignments are pertinent to the social and environmental sciences.

Credits

4

Notes

ANT 393 can satisfy one of the courses for the Archaeology Concentration.

ANT 393 is a 'Methods Intensive' course for the ANT major.

This is a TRIPS course for Spring 2025.

Cross Listed Courses

This is the same course as ES 393/AMS 393.

Prerequisite

ANT 102, ANT 104, ANT 112, ANT 114, ES 110, or ES 111, or permission of the instructor. Students should have already taken at least one MOIE course.

Registration Restrictions

Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 18 students.

Attributes

MOIB, MOIE, SFC