Brian M. Stross
Professor
— Ph.D.,
University of California, Berkeley
Professor, Department of Anthropology and Center for Mexican American Studies
Biography
Additional affiliations: Américo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies, Latin American Studies, Religious Studies
Courses taught: Culture and Communication; Introduction to Graduate Linguistic Anthropology; Speech Play and Verbal Art; Ethnobotany; The Anthropology of Food (Foodways); Maya Hieroglyphic Writing; Indigenous Mesoamerica (Indians of Mexico and Guatemala); Symbolism, Iconography, and Worldview
Interests
Linguistic Anthropology, Indigenous Mesoamerica, Maya Iconography and Epigraphy, Anthropology of Food, Ethnobotany
LAS 324L •
Indians Of Mex And Guatemala
40345 •
Spring 2013
Meets
TTH 1230pm-200pm UTC 4.112
(also listed as
ANT 322M )
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LAS 324L •
Indians Of Mex And Guatemala
40200 •
Spring 2012
Meets
TTH 1100am-1230pm UTC 4.112
(also listed as
ANT 322M )
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The course opens with an introductory review of the environment, history and prehistory of Mexico and Guatemala, a summary of language distributions and broad characterization of indigenous societies in the region. The main part of the course describes a series of some 13 representative Indian societies of Mesoamerica--their lifestyles, speaking habits, social patterns, and views of the natural and supernatural universe. Students should gain insight into the richness and variety of life in Mesoamerica, into the descriptive strands that can be discerned running through the warp and weft of the Mesoamerican tapestry, and into the ways that people have adapted to changing natural and social environments. The course will be of interest to students concerned with Latin America, indigenous populations, and anthropology, among other things.
LAS 324L •
Indians Of Mex And Guatemala
40520 •
Spring 2011
Meets
TTH 1230pm-200pm UTC 3.112
(also listed as
ANT 322M )
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The course starts with an introductory review of the environment, history and prehistory of Mexico and Guatemala, summary of language distributions and broad types of societal grouping. The main body of the course describes a series of representative Indian societies--their lifestyles, speaking habits, social patterns, and views of the natural and supernatural universe. Students should gain an insight into the richness and variety of Indian life, and the ways the people have adapted to changing natural and social environments. The course will be of interest to students concerned with Anthropology, Latin America, or the "Third World" generally.
