Penn Arts & Sciences Logo

Spring 2016 NAIS Courses

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 12:00pm to Monday, February 1, 2016 - 12:00pm

Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum, Uncasville, Connecticut.

NAIS Courses for Spring 2016

The course selection period for Spring 2016 courses is now open! Courses are available for students at the University of Pennsylvania (and also open to Swarthmore, Drexel, and other consortium colleges). All of the following courses taught during the Spring 2016 semester can be applied to the NAIS Minor:

Anthropology 116: Caribbean Culture and Politics
Dr. Deborah Thomas
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30 am - 12 noon

Anthropology 308: Ethnohistory of the Native Northeast
Dr. Margaret Bruchac
Wednesdays 2 - 5 pm

Anthropology 328: Performing Culture, Native American Arts
Dr. Margaret Bruchac
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3 - 4:30 pm

Education 673: Indigenous Education & Language Revitalization
Dr. Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher
Mondays 2 - 4:30 pm  (Note: Permission needed from Department)

History 441: North American Colonial History
Dr. Daniel Richter
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12 noon - 1:30 pm

Plus, a new course, pending SAS approval to the curriculum:
Religious Studies 446: Cultural Diversity and the Digital Humanities
Dr. Timothy Powell
Mondays 2 -5 pm

Classes start on January 13, 2016. Course selection period ends on Feburary 1, 2016.

Watch this site for news on upcoming events, including Native American guest speakers, behind-the-scenes museum visits, research in collections, field trips, and more.