AN 219 - Archaeology of the North American Southwest An introduction to the peoples and places of the ancient North American Southwest. In addition to close attention to the contributions and problems of archaeological practices, we learn from the words, voices, and places of Indigenous peoples of the region. The temporal focus is 500 to 1600 CE, a period of dramatic growth and change in the region. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Social Inequality requirement.) (Meets the Critical Learning: HP requirement.) 1 unit - Ingram.

This course will explore the foodways of the Southwest, focusing on Indigenous, Chicanx, Hispano, and Mexican food history and practices. Students will examine how Native American agriculture and colonial and imperial forces have influenced food practices in the region. Field trips and food making will be included as part of the experiential learning component.

Embodiment Ceremony and Indigenous Futurities. At the intersection of history, embodiment, and Indigenous cosmologies, this course explores performance, art, and cultural expression in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It examines how embodied histories shape contemporary Indigenous identities and futurities, focusing on historical interventions such as colonization, migration, and cultural survival. Through movement workshops, archival research, and site-based learning, students will investigate how art and performance serve as tools for resistance and renewal while critically reflecting on the processes and claims of historical inquiry. This course introduces students to the construction of historical arguments, the evaluation of evidence, and the value of historical inquiry in understanding the diversity of experiences and modes of meaning-making across time and place. Sam Aros-Mitchell 1 unit