SA1001 Anthropology in the World
Academic year
2024 to 2025 Semester 1
Curricular information may be subject to change
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Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
20
SCQF level
SCQF level 7
Planned timetable
4.00 pm
Module coordinator
Dr E E Skrzypek
Module Staff
Team taught
Module description
This module introduces students to the distinctive characteristics of social anthropology as a discipline: how anthropology engages with the question of what it means to be human through participant observation in specific social contexts, and what we can learn through cross-cultural comparison. We consider what anthropology can offer our understanding of the contemporary world, and focus on questions such as: what does anthropological research look like, and who has the right to speak for whom? How do anthropologists study relationships of care and situations of power and conflict? How is human identity shaped?
Relationship to other modules
Co-requisites
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ALSO TAKE SA1002
Assessment pattern
100% Coursework
Re-assessment
100% Coursework
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
Weekly contact: 3 lectures and 1 tutorial
Scheduled learning hours
40
Guided independent study hours
150