Department of Anthropology at Western

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We offer innovative and exciting major and minor programs in all the sub-fields of Anthropology. Read more HERE. Note: The Department of Anthropology affirms and abides by the Vermillion Accord on Human Remains. For more information, click HERE.

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New Special Topics Courses

We are pleased to offer the following special topics courses for the Jan-April 2013 term:

Anthropology 3326G/001: Statistics for Bioarchaeology

This course provides a basic understanding of the application of methods of statistical inference in bioarchaeological analysis. Examples and assignments will be based on bioarchaeological data.It will discuss unique problems with this data and provide an overview of spatial statistics. Tuesday 7:00-10:00 pm

Anthropology 2228G/001: The Anthropology of Globalization

The objective of this course is to introduce students to key themes and debates in the anthropology of globalization, including a critical discussion of the local/global intersection. The course will be of interested to students from anthropology, sociology, geography, political science, women’s studies, and global studies. Thursday 7:00-10:00 pm

Help Improve the Department Library

Library and Information Science students Kate Shore (kshore4@uwo.ca) and William Klie (wklie@uwo.ca) are looking for feedback about the Anthropology department library. Do you use the space? Why or Why not? How? What would you like to see changed? Any and all feedback is welcome. For those interested in an informal focus-group roundtable discussion, please contact Kate or Will at the above addresses.