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Culture Contact & Colonialism in the Americas

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Tu 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.		 M01-0503 Archaeol Teachng Lab 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
Tu 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
M01-0503 Archaeol Teachng Lab
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

This course explores the multifaceted nature of colonial encounters between Europeans and indigenous people. Using the Americas as the geographical focus, the course devotes special attention to the analytical and theoretical discourse-shaping anthropological approaches to colonialism through the topics of material culture, gender, ideology, ethnicity, race, identity, labor, class, and resistance. Readings and discussions will draw on data and perspectives from ethnohistory, historical archaeology, and cultural anthropology to tackle the simultaneously global and local nature of colonialism.

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student or permission of instructor

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

M01-0503 Archaeol Teachng Lab

Enrolled / Capacity

14 / 15

Status

Closed

Instructor

Stephen Silliman

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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