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MIT Anthropology Subjects

Undergraduate

MIT Anthropology

Core Subjects

Culture, Politics, and Identities

21A.103J	The Science of Race, Sex, and Gender	Sur	21A.103J The Science of Race, Sex, and Gender Sur
21A.104	Memory, Culture, and Forgetting	Buyandelger	21A.104 Memory, Culture, and Forgetting Buyandelger
21A.111J	For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family	Paxson	21A.111J For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family Paxson
21A.120	American Dream: Exploring Class in the US	Walley	21A.120 American Dream: Exploring Class in the US Walley
21A.127J/ 11.045J/ 15.302J/ 17.045J (meets with 21A.129)	Power: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Global Dimensions (U/G)	Silbey	21A.127J/ 11.045J/ 15.302J/ 17.045J (meets with 21A.129) Power: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Global Dimensions (U/G) Silbey
21A.130J/ 17.55J/ 21G.084J/ 21H.170J (meets with 21G.784) CI-H	Introduction to Latin American Studies	Padilla	21A.130J/ 17.55J/ 21G.084J/ 21H.170J (meets with 21G.784) CI-H Introduction to Latin American Studies Padilla
21A.131J/ 21H.270J	Latinx in the Age of Empire	Beltrán Padilla	21A.131J/ 21H.270J Latinx in the Age of Empire Beltrán Padilla
21A.132J/ 21G.058J (meets with 21G.418) CI-H	Race and Migration in Europe	Stoetzer	21A.132J/ 21G.058J (meets with 21G.418) CI-H Race and Migration in Europe Stoetzer
21A.133	Latin American Migrations	Beltrán	21A.133 Latin American Migrations Beltrán
21A.135J/ 21G.025J	Africa and the Politics of Knowledge	Staff	21A.135J/ 21G.025J Africa and the Politics of Knowledge Staff
21A.136J	Global Africa: Creative Cultures	Staff	21A.136J Global Africa: Creative Cultures Staff
21A.137J/ 21G.028J	African Migrations	Staff	21A.137J/ 21G.028J African Migrations Staff
21A.138J/ 21H.263J WGS.220J	Women and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa	Ekmekcioglu	21A.138J/ 21H.263J WGS.220J Women and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa Ekmekcioglu
21A.141J	Images of Asian Women: Dragon Ladies and Lotus Blossoms	Buyandelger	21A.141J Images of Asian Women: Dragon Ladies and Lotus Blossoms Buyandelger
21A.143J	Gender and Japanese Popular Culture	Condry	21A.143J Gender and Japanese Popular Culture Condry
21A.150	Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives	Jones	21A.150 Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Jones
21A.155 CI-M	Food, Culture, and Politics	Paxson	21A.155 CI-M Food, Culture, and Politics Paxson
21A.461 CI-H	What is Capitalism?	Walley	21A.461 CI-H What is Capitalism? Walley

Bodies, Health, and Environment

21A.301	Disease and Health: Culture, Society, and Ethics	Bonilla	21A.301 Disease and Health: Culture, Society, and Ethics Bonilla
21A.302J/ 11.133J/ WGS.271J	Dilemmas in Biomedical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good	Staff	21A.302J/ 11.133J/ WGS.271J Dilemmas in Biomedical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good Staff
21A.303J/ STS.060J	The Anthropology of Biology	Helmreich	21A.303J/ STS.060J The Anthropology of Biology Helmreich
21A.311	The Social Lives of Medical Objects	Moran-Thomas	21A.311 The Social Lives of Medical Objects Moran-Thomas
21A.312	Planetary Change and Human Health	Moran-Thomas	21A.312 Planetary Change and Human Health Moran-Thomas
21A.319J/ STS.330J	History and Anthropology of Medicine and Biology (G)	Moran-Thomas Scheffler	21A.319J/ STS.330J History and Anthropology of Medicine and Biology (G) Moran-Thomas Scheffler
21A.400	The Stakes of International Development	Walley	21A.400 The Stakes of International Development Walley
21A.402J	City Living: Ethnographies of Urban Worlds	Stoetzer	21A.402J City Living: Ethnographies of Urban Worlds Stoetzer
21A.404	Living Through Climate Change	Staff	21A.404 Living Through Climate Change Staff
21A.407J/ 21G.057J/ STS.022J/ WGS.275J/	Gender, Race, and Environmental Justice	Stoetzer	21A.407J/ 21G.057J/ STS.022J/ WGS.275J/ Gender, Race, and Environmental Justice Stoetzer
21A.409J/ 11.238J	Ethics of Intervention (G)	James	21A.409J/ 11.238J Ethics of Intervention (G) James
21A.410	Environmental Struggles	Walley	21A.410 Environmental Struggles Walley
21A.411J/ 21H.380J (meets with 21A.419J/ 21H.980J)	People and Other Animals	Staff	21A.411J/ 21H.380J (meets with 21A.419J/ 21H.980J) People and Other Animals Staff
21A.429J	Environmental Conflict (G)	Walley	21A.429J Environmental Conflict (G) Walley

Science, Technology, and Media

21A.151	Language, Communication, and Culture	Staff	21A.151 Language, Communication, and Culture Staff
21A.500J/ STS.075J	Technology and Culture	Staff	21A.500J/ STS.075J Technology and Culture Staff
21A.501J/ STS.074J (meets with 21A.509J/ STS.474J)	Art, Craft, Science (U/G)	Paxson	21A.501J/ STS.074J (meets with 21A.509J/ STS.474J) Art, Craft, Science (U/G) Paxson
21A.502	Fun and Games: Cross-Cultural Perspectives	Jones	21A.502 Fun and Games: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Jones
21A.504J/ STS.086J/ WGS.276J	Cultures of Computing	Beltrán	21A.504J/ STS.086J/ WGS.276J Cultures of Computing Beltrán
21A.505J/ STS.065J	The Anthropology of Sound	Helmreich Condry	21A.505J/ STS.065J The Anthropology of Sound Helmreich Condry
21A.506	The Anthropology of Politics: Persuasion and Power	Staff	21A.506 The Anthropology of Politics: Persuasion and Power Staff
21A.507J/ 4.648J (meets with 21A.519J/ 4.649J)	Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art (U/G)	Staff	21A.507J/ 4.648J (meets with 21A.519J/ 4.649J) Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art (U/G) Staff
21A.508	Culture and Ethics in Science Fiction Worlds	Moran-Thomas	21A.508 Culture and Ethics in Science Fiction Worlds Moran-Thomas
21A.509J	Art, Craft, Science	Paxson	21A.509J Art, Craft, Science Paxson
21A.511 (meets with 21A.539)	Hacking from the South	Beltrán	21A.511 (meets with 21A.539) Hacking from the South Beltrán
21A.513	Drawing Human Experience	Jones	21A.513 Drawing Human Experience Jones
21A.520	Magic, Science, and Religion	Jones	21A.520 Magic, Science, and Religion Jones
21A.525J	Oceans and Us	Helmreich	21A.525J Oceans and Us Helmreich
21A.529	Virtual and Other Realities (G)	Buyandelger	21A.529 Virtual and Other Realities (G) Buyandelger
21A.539	Hacking from the South (G)	Beltrán	21A.539 Hacking from the South (G) Beltrán
21A.550J/ STS.064J (meets with 21A.559)	DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media (U/G)	Walley Boebel	21A.550J/ STS.064J (meets with 21A.559) DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media (U/G) Walley Boebel

Research Methods in Anthropology

21A.802 CI-M	Seminar in Ethnography and Fieldwork	Jones	21A.802 CI-M Seminar in Ethnography and Fieldwork Jones
21A.809 (meets with 15.347)	Designing Empirical Research in the Social Sciences (G)	Silbey	21A.809 (meets with 15.347) Designing Empirical Research in the Social Sciences (G) Silbey
21A.819	Ethnographic Research Methods (G)	Jones	21A.819 Ethnographic Research Methods (G) Jones
21A.829J/ STS.360J	Ethnography (G)	Fischer	21A.829J/ STS.360J Ethnography (G) Fischer
21A.859J/ STS.250J	Social Theory and Analysis (G)	Helmreich	21A.859J/ STS.250J Social Theory and Analysis (G) Helmreich

Independent Study, Special Subjects, and Thesis

21A.901	Independent Study (Undergrad)		21A.901 Independent Study (Undergrad)
21A.902	Independent Study (Undergrad)		21A.902 Independent Study (Undergrad)
21A.929	Independent Study (Grad)		21A.929 Independent Study (Grad)
21A.939	Independent Study (Grad)		21A.939 Independent Study (Grad)
21A.949	Independent Study (Grad)		21A.949 Independent Study (Grad)
21A.989	Dissertation Writing Seminar (Grad)		21A.989 Dissertation Writing Seminar (Grad)
21A.S01	Special Topic: Anthro-Engineering Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale		21A.S01 Special Topic: Anthro-Engineering Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale
21A.S02	Special Subject in Anthropology		21A.S02 Special Subject in Anthropology
21A.S10	Special Graduate Subject in Anthropology		21A.S10 Special Graduate Subject in Anthropology
21A.S11	Special Graduate Subject in Anthropology		21A.S11 Special Graduate Subject in Anthropology
21A.THT	Pre-thesis Tutorial (Undergrad)		21A.THT Pre-thesis Tutorial (Undergrad)
21A.THU	Thesis (Undergrad)		21A.THU Thesis (Undergrad)
21A.UR	Research (Undergrad)		21A.UR Research (Undergrad)
21A.URG	Research (Undergrad)		21A.URG Research (Undergrad)