The Urban Environment. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: ANT 1013 or ANT 2043 recommended. This course takes an archaeological view of the urban environment. It combines approaches from anthropology and history to study the city and the landscapes it produces in a cross-cultural and comparative perspective. It looks into: the origins of ancient cities, the design of urban space, the cultural construction of urban-rural distinctions, the ecological impact of urbanization, and utopian initiatives to reimagine the city altogether. In attending to these themes, the course seeks to understand urbanism over time by comparing the cultural practices and the ideologies that fostered, sustained, and collapsed the cities of the ancient world. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.