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105 Ethnobotany (3 credits) An introductory course
discussing the role of ethnobotany in cultural studies with
special emphasis placed upon uses of Hawaiian plants.
- Offered each Fall and
many Summers since World War I.
- Typically offered: Summer &
Fall Semesters
- Instructors:
Chock,
McClatchey,
Ticktin,
Webb,
and many guest lectures
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105L Ethnobotany (1 credit) An introductory laboratory course
emphasizing hands-on learning about the roles of plants in cultures.
Laboratory exercises are conducted in a garden setting as much
as possible using examples from cultures and plants common in
Hawai'i.
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BOT
135 Magic Mushrooms & Mystical Molds (3 credits)
Impact of fungi in nature and on humankind. Selected historical
events in which fungi played a significant role, their activities
as decomposers and pathogens, and their uses as sources for
mind altering drugs in religious ceremonies and in food and
beverage production in various societies.
- Typically offered: Fall
Semesters
- Instructor:
Wong
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240 Economic Botany (3 credits) Hands on studies of plants
and plant products that have been economically important in
shaping world history and the local economy of Hawaii.
- This course is being developed
but has not yet been offered.
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GEOG
309 Plants, People, & Ecosystems (3 credits) Introduction
to ecosystem concept; environmental adaptations for energy and
nutrient transfer; characteristics, dynamics, productivity,
and distribution of principal vegetation communities with human
dominance. Pre: GEOG 101
- Check with Department of
Geography for Next offering and instructor
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GEOG
328 Environment & Culture (3 credits) Introduction to
environmental aspects of cultural geography, cultural ecology,
cultural landscape; cultural appraisal of environment. Pre:
consent.
- Check with Department of
Geography for Next offering and instructor
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ANTH
370 Ethnographic Field Techniques (variable credits) Problems
and techniques of social-cultural anthropological field work;
ethnographic literature; work with informants. Pre: ANTH 200
or consent.
- Check with Department of
Anthropology for Next offering and instructor
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ANTH
415 Ecological Anthropology (3 credits) Relationship of
humans with natural environment; role of culture in ecological
systems. Pre: ANTH 200 or consent.
- Check with Department of
Anthropology for Next offering and instructor
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ANTH
425 Medical Anthropology (3 credits) Social and cultural
aspects of medicine; the relationship of medicine to the beliefs,
social systems, ecological adaptations, and cultural changes
of human groups.
- Typically offered: Fall
Semesters
- Instructor: Etkin
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ANTH
427 Food, Health, & Society (3 credits) How human groups
identify, collect, create, and transform foods, how they shape
those into dietary behaviors, and the influence of those behaviors
on health. Pre: ANTH 200 (or concurrent), or consent.
- Check with Department of
Anthropology for Next offering and instructor
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ANTH
435 Human Adaptation to Forests (3 credits) Cultural ecology
of human socieites in forest habitats. Emphasis on case studies
of traditional and changing adaptations in the tropics. Pre:
ANTH 200, or consent.
- Check with Department of
Anthropology for Next offering and instructor
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BIOL
440 Psychoactive Drug Plants (3 credits) Taxonomy, ecology,
biochemistry, distribution, cultural history, and contemporary
use of mind-altering drug plants; examples from primitive, traditional,
and modern societies. Pre: junior standing, one semester of
biological science, and either ANTH 200 or GEOG 151; or
consent.
- Typically offered: Fall
Semesters
- Instructor:
Merlin
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440 Advanced Ethnobotany (3 credits) Advanced studies
of plant uses in cultural contexts focusing upon impacts of
plant-culture interactions in development of cultures, cultivars,
medicinals, ethnoecologies, ethics, and intellectual property.
Lecture/discussion, term paper. Pre: BOT 105 & BOT 461 &
ANTH 200 or consent.
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442 Medical Ethnobotany (3 credits) Survey and theory
of plants used as medicines, cultural perspectives of herbal
medicine, and the botanical/chemical basis of allopathic and
naturopathic medicine. Lecture/discussion, term paper or project.
Pre: BOT 440 & (BOT 470 or CHEM 272 or BIOC 341) or
consent.
- Typically offered: Spring
Semesters
- Instructor:
McClatchey/Lau
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BOT
444 Ecological Ethnobotany (3 credits) Survey and theory
of human interactions with ecosystems at cultural and individual
levels. Lecture/discussion, term paper or project.
Pre: BOT 440 & (one of BOT 350 or BOT 351 or BOT 453 or GEOG 328)
or consent.
- Typically offered: Fall
Semesters
- Instructor:
Ticktin
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446 Hawaiian Ethnobotany (3 credits) Methods and techniques
of handling and identifying plant materials used by early Hawaiians
for house and canoe construction, clothing, household and fishing
items, medicine, and food preparation. Reading, laboratory,
and fieldwork. Pre: BOT 440 or consent.
BOT
447 Mekong Ethnobotany and Conservation (3 Credits) A
high-level, integrated biological science and area-studies
course that is relevant to student researchers working in SE
Asia. Reading and Lectures/Discussions. Pre: BOT 440 or consent.
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| BOT 448 Cognitive Ethnobotany (3 credits) Survey and theory
of human cultural perceptions of plants and plant environments
and patterns of interactions that can be observed across cultures.
Emphasis placed upon botanical classification systems, dynamics
of knowledge about plants, and traditional education systems
for learning about plants. Pre: BOT 440 & (LING 414 or ANTH
414) or consent.
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449 Ethnobotany Practicum (1 credit) Guided practical experience
in ethnobotany field research methods in communities and laboratories.
Integration of research results into publications and presentations
in a variety of formats for scientific and other communities.
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640 Quantitative
Ethnobotany (3 credits) Modern ethnobotanical
field research project design, execution, data analysis, and
documentation methods. Intended for students preparing
to conduct field research studies. Lecture/discussion,
term paper. Pre: BOT 440 or consent.
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BOT
642 Ethnopharmacology (3 credits) Being developed.
- This course is being developed
but has not yet been offered.
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BOT
644 Ethnoecological Methods (3 credits) Field techniques
for assessing the ecological effects of cultural uses of plants.
Emphasis on documenting traditional and local patterns of plant
use and measuring the effects on plant individuals, populations,
communities, and landscapes. Pre: BOT 444 & BOT 640
or consent.
- Typically offered: Spring
Semesters
- Instructor:
Ticktin
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BOT
646 Ethnobotanical Research Theory (3 credits)
- This course is being developed
but has not yet been offered.
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BOT
648 Integrative Ethnobotany (3 credits)
- This course is being developed
but has not yet been offered.
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