| Biological Anthropology
of the Pacific |
113:198:SC1 Special Topics in
Archaeology 3 s.h.
Subtitle: Biological Anthropology of the Pacific
Instructor: Kevin Kelly
Time & Location: 6:00P - 9:00P T 117 MH |
| Course Description:
This lecture/seminar course focuses on the biological diversity of Pacific
Island populations, past and present. The course is presented in five
parts. First, we lay the foundation for evaluating human diversity through
a review of the physical environment, archaeology, linguistics, cultural
anthropology and human biology of the circum-Pacific and Pacific region.
Second, we discuss anthropological classifications of Pacific peoples and
the human settlement of the Pacific. Third, we explore the cultural and
evolutionary processes that have produced the biological diversity within
the Pacific region. Next, we examine the biomedical effects of
acculturation on 'Pacific peoples.' In conclusion, we re-assess the
processes that account for biological diversity among the populations
within the Pacific. [draft
course syllabus] |
About the Instructor:
Kevin Kelly received his PhD at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of numerous publications on biological
variation in the Pacific, including two articles (Kelly 1990; Clark and
Kelly 1993) cited in the “History of Physical Anthropology” (Frank Spencer
Ed., 1996). Currently, Dr. Kelly is Associate Research Scientist at the UI
Institute for Rural & Environmental Health, Adjunct Associate Professor in
the Departments of Anthropology and Community & Behavioral Health and
Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at The Field Museum.
Contact Information:
Office Telephone: 335-4755
Email: kevin-kelly@uiowa.edu
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