Unit name | Big Ideas in Anthropology |
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Unit code | ARCH10012 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Carrier |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
ANTH 10001 Introduction to Social Anthropology |
School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The course addresses key “big ideas” which have shaped and defined the discipline of Anthropology. Taking a topic-based approach, we trace the conceptual development of Anthropology from its early days to contemporary thinking, attending to key approaches, methods, and debates. Engaging directly with the original texts that have shaped anthropology, we trace how the discipline’s founding mothers and fathers and subsequent prominent thinkers have devised, developed, and questioned anthropological theories and practices.
Course aims:
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
2 hour lecture per week
All the assessment is summative:
Two 1500-2000 word essays (50% each). Assesses ILOs 1-5
Some useful reading:
Barnard, A. (2000) History and theory in anthropology.
Bernard, H.R. (2002) Research methods in anthropology: qualitative and quantitative.
MacClancy, J. (ed) (2002) Exotic no more: anthropology on the front lines.
Metcalf, P. (2005) Anthropology: the basics.