Academic Team:

Gabriel Sanchez (gsanche2@uoregon.edu) 
FIG Seminar Instructor

Maddie
FIG Assistant

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Courses in the FIG:

UGST 109 FIG Seminar

 TIME | BUILDING | CRN | 1 Credit

The field of archaeology presents a critical opportunity for undergraduate students to engage in research in the field and the laboratory. The ability to tangibly engage with your subject matter greatly enhances student understanding of the field of archaeology. As part of the [INSERT FIG NAME], students will learn foundational research methodologies transferable to any archaeological region. Students participating in this FIG will learn interdisciplinary techniques through Anthropology, Native American and Indigenous Studies, and hands-on experience in an archaeology laboratory. Students will participate in experiential learning, conducting all aspects of laboratory research, including sorting, analysis, cataloging, and preparing samples for long-term curation in museum collections. This FIG will prepare undergraduates for successful careers in archaeology, which expects students to have gained field and laboratory research experience before entering the job market.

ANTH 145 Principles of Archaeology

Science (>3)| TIME | BUILDING | CRN | 4 Credits

This course is an introduction to the history of archaeology and its methods and theories. As we progress through the term, we will discuss how archaeology developed as a discipline and ways in which archaeological investigation is conducted and applied in the field. Students will become familiar with the modern methods that archaeologists use to locate, preserve, and manage cultural resources, theories that drive archaeological interpretation, and how studies of prehistory have enriched our understanding of humans through space and time.

ES 256 Intro to Native American Studies

Social Science (>2) | (>US) | TIME | BUILDING | CRN | 4 Credits

It has been suggested that when approaching the topic of Native American Studies, most people start not at point zero, but at negative ten because they carry so many myths and stereotypes about Native Americans that unlearning misinformation is the first step in the learning process. This class will dissect some of those long-held myths about Native peoples and examine their impact on Native Americans and, in the process, provide students a fuller, more sophisticated understanding of contemporary and historical Native lives and communities. This class reflects the interdisciplinarity of the field of Native American Studies, drawing on history, anthropology, law, political science, literature, film and other media to produce holistic understandings of Native lives. Central themes include indigeneity, sovereignty, race relations, culture and cultural change, colonialism, treaties, federal Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian policy, the "Indian Renaissance" of the last forty years, death, trauma, survival, and official and unofficial discourses around Native identities. This course will also provide necessary foundations for students wishing to pursue more disciplinarily-focused advanced courses.