ANT432H5S Advanced Seminar in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (SCI)

 

Summer 2025 ANT432H5S Topic: 

Archaeology, Heritage, and the Politics of the Past

Instructor: Dr. Francisco Rivera

Description: This course will provide students with the fundamental notions in relation to heritage and archaeology. Heritage is one of the most recent and popular topics in the discipline. The course critically reviews the history and notions of heritage and analyzes its association with different political, social, and cultural contexts, using global and local case studies.

Prerequisites: ANT200H5

 


Winter 2025 ANT432H5S Topic: 

Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past

Instructor: Dr. Francisco Rivera

Description: This course will provide students with a deep understanding of the archaeologies of the contemporary past. Students will familiarize themselves with the scope, problems, and methods used by archaeologists who study societies through the material remains of the more recent past (20th and 21st centuries). They will also address the new challenges concerning contemporary heritage.

Prerequisites: ANT200H5 and ANT201H5