ANTH 389Special Topics in Anthropology

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Anthropology

When it runs

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 4 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Analysis of a special topic in anthropology, as announced by the School of Social, Political and Historical Research.

Prerequisites

Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4214	0 / 20	TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 002	7795	0 / 30	TTh 16:00–17:20
LEC 701	1656	0 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
LEC 702	7935	2 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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Difficult with all the readings but a great prof and the 2 ethnographies we have to read made me think critically about our approaches to care. Plus, Mark is the best prof in UW

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 2 threads mention ANTH 389, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2024

Mar 28, 2024 online bird courses in spring 2024? 9 points, 4 comments

“title. I need one more course for next semester preferably online since I’m commuting! Please reply with courses PLS!!!!!!”

u/beanie3011: “If you’re okay with doing a more arts-oriented course with a bit of writing, I would suggest ANTH 389/489. It’s a special topics course on urban anthropology, and the prof is wonderful! If you’d like some more info, feel free to message me (:”

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Fall 2017

Oct 30, 2017 PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments

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