Cherokee Studies courses and opportunities are expanding and broadening into new interdisciplinary avenues. Here are the courses planned for this year:

Spring 2008 Course Offerings in Cherokee Studies

ANTH 379-01 Cherokee Arts and Crafts
(10032)     Irene Moser
Present-day Cherokee skills of woodcarving, basketry, pottery making, and other arts of Cherokee culture and society. This course is cross-listed with ART 379. Lecture and Lab.
McKee 110   TR  2:05-3:20 pm (3 credit hours)

ANTH 493-01 Topics:  SE Mounds Tour
(10087)    Jane Eastman
The study of Mound sites in the Southeastern US.  Course will conclude with a field trip to the sites discussed in class.
Also offered as ANTH 593-01 (10142)
McKee 201   TR  12:35-1:50 pm (3 credit hours)  Same time/place for grad and undergrad.

ANTH 493-50 Topics:  Language Death
(10092)     Hartwell Francis
We will consider the various historical, cultural, social, political, and economic factors that lead to language death.  As we develop an understanding of the world’s languages, you will adopt a language, assess the health of it, and gather information about the language and its speakers.  We will also develop an understanding of why language variety is important, even in our global community.
TBA               TBA                       (3 credit hours)  Distance Learning course

ANTH 493-51 Topics:  Ethnobiology and Cherokee Medicine
(10094)  David Cozzo
Topics addressed will include Cherokee biological classification systems, the principles of Cherokee traditional medicine, the place of flora and fauna in the Cherokee ethnomedical system, and the efficacy of traditional medicines.
TBA               TBA                        (3 credit hours)  Distance Learning course
Also offered as ANTH 593-50 (10095)  Distance Learning course

ASI 697-01 Cherokee Studies Research Seminar
(12585)   Jane Eastman
Methods, theories, and Native American perspectives integrated in a major research paper or project.  Independent research required.
TBA              TBA                           (3 credit hours)

CHER 132-01 Elementary Cherokee II
(10786)  Tom Belt
Continued audio-lingual practice of basic imperatives, idioms on the imperative stem, verbs of motion and locationals, and basic complement types.
McKee 114     MW  2:30-3:45 pm        (3 credit hours)

CHER 351-01 Phonetics and General Linguistics
(10812)  Hartwell Francis/Tom Belt
Introduction to linguistics; the Cherokee sound system from a phonetic and allophonic view; grammatical categories, morphology, syntax.
McKee 133     TR  11:00-12:15 pm         (3 credit hours)

HIST 493-71 Topics:  Native American Removal 
(10911)  Andrew Denson
An examination of the removal era in Native American history with focus on the Cherokee “Trail of Tears.”  The first half will cover the history and experience of removal.  The second half will explore ways in which Indian removal has been remembered and commemorated.
McKee 209     M  6:00-8:50 pm                (3 credit hours)
Also offered as HIST 593-71  (10913)

PAR 327-01  Native American Religions
(11983)  Carrie McLachlan
An interdisciplinary study of indigenous religious beliefs in North America using anthropological, linguistic, as well as religious studies to study North American Religious traditions. (P6)
TBA              TBA                                 (3 credit hours)  Online course
Also offered as PAR 327-50 (11984) Distance Learning course
Time TBA                                              (3 credit hours)