Department of Anthropology
PAS building, room 2012
Understanding humanity in context
From prehistoric humanity all the way to contemporary cultural diversity, anthropologists engage with a wide range of issues and phenomena that affect individual and public life.
Waterloo's Anthropology research and teaching expertise covers three major sub-fields of the discipline: sociocultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and biological (physical) anthropology.
Winter 2020 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Introduction to Anthropology | Christopher Watts |
| ANTH 105 | Prehistoric Peoples and Places | Robert Park |
| ANTH 201 / CLAS 221 | Introduction to Archaeology | Russell Adams |
| ANTH 202 | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Nicole Hayes |
| ANTH 204 | Biological Anthropology | Laura Bolt |
| INDG 272 / ANTH 272 | Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Communities in Canada | Lori Campbell (STP) |
| ANTH 289 | Special Topics in Anthropology (Topic: Primate Behaviour) | Laura Bolt |
| ANTH 311 / RS 361 (.pdf) | Anthropology of Religion | Seçil Daǧtaș |
| ANTH 321 / CLAS 321 | Archaeology of Complex Cultures | Russell Adams |
| ANTH 447 | Global Health and Medical Anthropology | Jennifer Liu |
| ANTH 455 | Skeletal Biology and Forensics | Thomas Siek |
See all ANTH Course descriptions in the undergraduate calendar
See the Schedule of Classes for days/times. Select 1201.
Get the W2020 Teaching Grid.
Spring 2020 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Introduction to Anthropology | |
| ANTH 202 | Social & Cultural Anthropology | |
| ANTH 221 | Language and Society | |
| ANTH 241 | Food as Culture | |
| ANTH 372 | Archaeological Field School |
See all ANTH Course descriptions in the undergraduate calendar
See the Schedule of Classes. Days/Time TBD.
News
- Jan. 10, 2020Anthropology research finds deforestation is changing animal communication
Deforestation is changing the way monkeys communicate in their natural habitat, according to a new study led by Laura Bolt, an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology. The research offers the first evidence in animal communication scholarship of differences in vocal behaviours in response to different types of forest edge areas, particularly areas changed by human activity.
- Dec. 20, 2019Dr. Alexis Dolphin wins CFI-JELF grant
Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Dolphin for receiving a Canadian Foundation for Innovation – John R. Evans Leaders Fund grant ($233,000) in support of her work founding the “Ancient and Contemporary Environmental Bioindicators Laboratory (ACEBioLab)” in the Department of Anthropology.
- Sep. 25, 2019Anthropology Graduate Student earns his PhD
Congratulations to 2014 Public Issues Anthropology Masters graduate Thomas Siek on recently completing his PhD through the Institute of Archaeology at University College London.