Previous Field Schools
Previous Anthropology Department Field Schools
Summer 2019
Stone & Compass – Bulgaria Study Abroad Project
ANTH 440 Ethnographic Field School in Southern China
Summer 2018
Stone & Compass – Bulgaria Study Abroad Project
Mount Trumbull Archaeological Fieldwork
Summer 2014
Mount Trumbull Prehistory Project
Winter 2014
2008-2009 Field Schools
Himalayan Health Exchange – June 10-July 4, 2009
Anthropology field expedition to the Ladakh region of the Western Himalayan Indo-Tibetan Borderlands and Dharamsala – Cancelled
Venezuela – July 21-August 2, 2009 – Radical Social Analysis 305i
The trip will explore the history, musci, culture and politics of Venezuela – Cancelled
Ethnographic Field School January 5-15, 2009 in Oaxaca
Anth 440 or 540 Field School Cancelled due to economic downturn
2007-2008 Field Schools
The department has offered field schools in cultural anthropology in Oaxaca, visual anthropology in China, and archaeology field schools in various locations (e.g.s, Easter Island, Northern Ireland). Following is an example of a visual anthropology field school offered in Winter session, 2008.
ANTH 440/540: Ethnographic Film School in Shandong Province, China
Shoot an Ethnographic Film in Northeastern China **** January 3rd – 16th, 2008 Visit the spiritual home of Chinese civilization in the context of a packaged group tour of northeastern China’s oldest, and most vital tourist destinations. Students will climb the 7000 steps of Taishan (Mt. Tai), the most revered of China’s five sacred mountains, which has been a pilgrimage destination for 3000 years. Students will also visit the seaport city of Qingdao (Tsingtao) – home of the world famous breweries – as well as the Birthplace of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong Province. The purpose of the trip will be several ethnographic films that will be planned, shot and edited by student teams in each location / city. There will be planning sessions before departure. . The instructor’s permission is required for this Winter Session course, offered through University College and Extension Services (UCES). For more information, contact Prof. Scott Wilson, Anthropology shandong.film2@gmail.com