Ruth A. Maher
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- School: William Paterson University
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- Department: Anthropology
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Location:
300 Pompton Rd
Wayne, NJ - 07470 - Dates at William Paterson University: December 2011 - February 2020
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Poor
I took the online class of Professor Maher. There is too much work to do and the quizzes were mostly impossible. She often expected that you memorized things briefly mentioned in the lectures, instead of the learned material and the amount of reading per week is ridiculous. She is one of those professors who thinks that her class is the only one being taken. I will not recommend this class to anyone.
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Awful
Prof. Maher talks way too much and gives too much work. I understand that she's passionate about Wagaraw but she doesn't stop talking the whole lecture. She doesn't even give students a chance to participate. Her projects are time consuming and she just really asks for too much. Please do not take her.
Biography
William Paterson University - Anthropology
Resume
2010
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Drew University
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg
PA
Temporary Faculty
Bloomsburg University
Wayne
NJ
Archaeology of the North Atlantic
Cognitive Landscapes
Gender & Age in the Burial record
Viking & Norse Archaeology
Cosmology of Burial Rituals
Human Ecodynamics
HSS Research Coordinator and Adjunct Lecturer (Archaeologist & GIS Specialist)
William Paterson University
Wayne
New Jersey
Assistant Professor
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Archaeology of the Vikings
Drew University
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne
New Jersey
Anthropology Program Specialist & adjunct professor
Hunter College
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg
PA
Temporary Faculty
Wayne
New Jersey
Assistant Professor
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Anthropology Faculty
Bloomsburg University
1999
PhD
Anthropology
CUNY Graduate School
1994
BA
Anthropology
Hunter College
Teaching
Human Ecodynamics
Viking Archaeology
University Teaching
Qualitative Research
Public Speaking
Gender Studies
Archaeology
History
Landscape Use & Perceptions
GIS
Landscapes of Gender
Age and Cosmology Burial perceptions in Viking Age Iceland
The purpose of this Viking-Age Icelandic study is to look beyond the catalogues of data already in the record and put the information in its social context. This study shows that the internal and external aspects of any grave reveal not only information about the deceased
but also about his or her family
society and
most importantly
the ideological realms of the people burying the dead
which was
relatively recently
not considered accessible from material remains. In so doing
the catalogues of internal data were anthropologically interpreted with the help of external information to provide an image of the society
showing differences based on age and gender and the role cosmology played in burial placement. In addition
this study shows that using Geographical Information Systems does not limit research to statements of quantity. GIS can be used to explore a range of subjects including qualitative analysis and cognitive choices. This is achieved by integrating Cognitive
Landscape and Mortuary theory; and Gender and Age approaches to the burial sites of pre-Christian Viking period Iceland. The approach of this study
therefore
is to analyse the internal grave structures and artefact inclusions and the external surroundings to draw out the meanings
symbols and behaviours behind those materials that define the culture.
Landscapes of Gender
Age and Cosmology Burial perceptions in Viking Age Iceland
Ruth
Maher
Bloomsburg University
Hunter College
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