Courses Taught
ANT4905: Slavery and the In-Between
This course is centered around the non-fiction book, Recapturing Africans: Surviving Slave Ships, Detention, and Dislocation in the Final Years of the Slave Trade. Akin to a formalized book club, weekly readings and in-class discussions will be used to explore the topic of “in-between” recaptive status in the United States and elsewhere. This course will provide foundational knowledge of the African diaspora, the conclusion of the American slave trade, recaptive status, and social construction.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Explore political and personal ideas of how freedom is defined
• Gain an understanding of the slave trade routes that make up the African diaspora
• Describe the history of 19th century slave trade abolition as it relates to recaptives
• Gain an understanding of the social experience of recaptives
• Gain an understanding of racialization in U.S. and Liberian contexts
• Consider Florida’s role as an “in-between” space for recaptives
ANT4525: Human Osteology
This course introduces the concepts and methods used in the analysis of human skeletal remains from forensic and archaeological contexts. This course includes lectures, in-class activities, online resources, and significant independent laboratory study time.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1) identify whole and fragmentary human skeletal elements
2) relate bone features to associated soft tissue
3) distinguish between human and non-human bone
4) estimate age, sex, ancestry, and stature of an individual
5) discuss and evaluate osteological applications in fields such as comparative anatomy, bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, paleoanthropology, and paleopathology.
APY101: Introduction to Anthropology
Introduction to Anthropology provides a broad overview of the four subfields of anthropology: archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistics. This course aims to provide a series of vignettes that will provide insight into anthropology’s approach to understanding the complicated layers of human existence.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Define and understand the aims of each anthropological subfield
• Articulate the foundational concepts that underlie anthropological practice
• Relate anthropological understandings of culture, history, and biology to contemporary events