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Webmoor, Tim

Assistant Teaching Professor

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Research

research overview

  • PhD anthropology Stanford, material culture studies and Science and Technology Studies at University College London and Oxford

keywords

  • Material Culture Studies, Anthropological Archaeology, Theory in Archaeology, Digital Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Cultural Heritage, Mesoamerica

Teaching

courses taught

  • ANTH 2200 - The Archaeology of Human History
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
    Where do we come from? This course provides a brief introduction to the practice of archaeology and then emphasizes the evidence for major events/transitions in human history over the last 2.5 million years. Required for ANTH majors.
  • ANTH 3170 - America: An Anthropological Perspective
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020
    Historical and contemporary aspects of American life are considered from an anthropological perspective.
  • ANTH 3505 - Our World Heritage: The Archaeology of Cultural and Digital Heritage
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
    Introduces students to the concept and management process of World Heritage Sites (WHS) and how the discipline of archaeology is involved in this management which involves a diverse range of actors, including local stakeholders and indigenous groups. Students will be given five case studies of prominent World Heritage Sites where these concepts and practices are worked out in detail, and where impacts upon the local communities and indigenous groups are examined. Recommended restriction: junior or senior level.
  • ANTH 4020 - Explorations in Anthropology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Special topics in cultural and physical anthropology, as well as archaeology. Check with the department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ANTH 5020.

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