College Seminar (101-7-4)

Instructors

Kristin Landau
Kristin Landau is an anthropological archaeologist with primary research interests in the political economy and collaborative practices. She directs an ongoing excavation project at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Copan, in western Honduras, about the political and economic relationship between city center and everyday life in an urban neighborhood. In completing her dissertation project, she also worked with a group of indigenous high school students and will continue to involve local people in the course of scientific research. She is also excited for the opportunity to teach undergraduate students in the US, and integrate evidence-based best practices for learning and assessment into her courses.

Meeting Info

ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

What was your childhood like? Do you have fond memories of summer vacation at the beach, or time spent fighting with siblings and banished to your room? Maybe there are some times you'd prefer to forget. Are you still a child, or is that age gone for good? This course is dedicated to studying childhood as lived experience—shaped by race, class, gender, environment, and more—and as a cultural category from the present and into the deep past. We will explore a range of themes from an anthropological perspective, including play and toys, learning styles, parenting strategies, children's spaces/places, and funerary practices. We will then apply these themes to the history of childhood as we know it through archaeology around the world. In the process, you'll to reflect on your own childhoods, form a supportive community for adulting at Northwestern, and lay the foundations for what you wish to accomplish during this "college" life stage.

Registration Requirements

First-year only

Class Materials (Required)

Baxter, Jane. 2022. The Archaeology of Childhood, 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN: 1442268492 ($41)

Any paper notebook and any kind of pen that make you happy for doing self-reflective journaling ($5-10 depending)

Class Attributes

WCAS College Seminar

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Weinberg First Year Seminars are only available to first-year students.
Drop Consent: Department Consent Required