Anthropology of the New World

Pre-requisites: There are no specific prerequisites for attending. Students are required to actively attend lectures, to continuously study the appropriate literature and participate in discussions.

Course objectives: The goal of course is to adopt relevant knowledge concerning the cultures of the New World, and through interactive discussion in class to develop the capacity for critical interpretation of the presented text and visual material.

Course description: The course consists of essential information regarding the cultures of the New World, exposed to the time occurrence, importance and geographical distribution. The oldest cultural horizons in North America, Mesoamerica and South America to the 16. century are eaborated.

Learning Outcomes: It is expected that as a result of this course, students will be enabled to identify, classify and critically analyze the cultural horizons of the New World.

Literature/Reading:

• Harold E. Driver, Indians of North America, Second Edition, Revised, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London,1975, 3-13 , Prezentacije predaavanja predmetnog nastavnika
• -Michael D. Coe&Rex Koontz, Mexico:From The Olmecs to The Aztecs,2013. Seventh edition revised and expanded, Thames&Hudson, New York, 59-93;93-101; 105-124; 128-135;147-152;157-180;181-187:199-220 Prezentacije predavanja predmetnog nastavnika na cd-u
• Poglavlje o Astecima u Morgan,L. H. 1981. Drevno društvo. Beograd: Prosveta, 181-204. Ilustracije i prezentacije perdavanja predmetnog nastavnika na CD-u.
• Aleksandar Bošković, Religija i kultura Maja, 1990, Kodeks, Beograd, 15-32. Michael D. Coe, Breaking The Maya Code,2012. Third Edition, Thames&Hudson, New York,73-98. Prezentacije predmetnog nastvnika
• Michael D. Coe, Stephen Houston, The Maya,2015 Ninth Edition, Thames&Hudson, New York, 124-140;146-160;184-193;201-219. Predavanja prate prezentacije predmetnog nastavnika
• David Stuart, The Order of Days, The Maya World and The Truth about 2012,Three Rivers Press, New York, 2011, 152-186;195-208. Ilustracije i prezentacije predavanja nastavnika na CD-u.
• S.Izquierdo-Todorović, Preinkaičke kulture u: Rozita Levi (ur.), Latinska Amerika i savremeni svet, Beograd 1995, 111-119. Ilustracije i prezentacije predavanja predmetnog nastavnika na CD-
• de la Vega, G. »el Inka« 1975 Kraljevski komentari o Inkama. Beograd: Prosveta,7-320
• Senka Kovač, "Veze zapadne Afrike i Južne Amerike",u: R.Levi (ur.), Latinska Amerika i savremeni svet, Beograd 1995, 80-88.