Shereen Lerner, Ph.D.
Residential Faculty - Anthropology
Program Director :
Office: SC 14 - Room: 63
480-461-7306
Office Hours
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Online | Online | Online | Online | Online |
| By appointment | By appointment | By appointment | By appointment | By appointment |
Office hours are also available by appointment.
Profile
Anthropology Faculty
Classes Taught
Fall 2019
| AFR202 | Ethnic Relations in the United States | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview, of inter-ethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation, acculturation, and individual and group responses to inter-ethnic contact. Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Historical Awareness [H], Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
26320 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Closed No Seats Available |
| ASB202 | Ethnic Relations in the United States | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview, of inter-ethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation, acculturation, and individual and group responses to inter-ethnic contact. Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Historical Awareness [H], Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
26321 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Closed No Seats Available |
| ASB222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled life ways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which tend to fragment societies. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Australia. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Global Awareness [G], Historical Awareness [H], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU], Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24552 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/19/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
MoWe |
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM |
Closed |
| ASB253 | Death and Dying Across Cultures | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Responses to death and dying in cultures around the world. Explanations for particular cultural responses to death and dying. Examples drawn from ancient and contemporary cultures. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Global Awareness [G], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
38732 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Open 3 of 35 |
Fall Flex Start 2019
| ASB102 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Principles of cultural anthropology, with illustrative materials from a variety of cultures. The nature of culture; social, political, and economic systems; religion, aesthetics and language. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Global Awareness [G], Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24504 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
09/03/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Closed |
| ASB222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled life ways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which tend to fragment societies. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Australia. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Global Awareness [G], Historical Awareness [H], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU], Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
27215 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
10/14/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
Closed |
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