ANTH722

Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Anthropology (Doctoral); Anthropology (Master's)). Credit only granted for: ANTH720 or ANTH722. An overview of important approaches to ecological anthropology. Population, systems, community, political, behavioral and evolutionary ecology will be examined as they have been applied to a range of anthropological questions. Complexity theory (nonlinear dynamics) and topics in game theory will also be addressed. Students will map the field of ecological anthropology and to assess the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary approaches, methods and theories.