Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Thinking Anthropologically
School	History and Cultures
Department	African Studies & Anthropology
Module Code	09 18770
Module Lead	Dr Maxim Bolt
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Compulsory for JH Anthropology and available in other programmes by negotiation with module co-ordinator
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-180 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	The module is a broad introduction to anthropological approaches to society and culture. It asks questions about social life to which the answers appear obvious, and examines them in comparative perspective. Examples may include: What is a gift? What is dirt? What is in a name? How universal are experiences of emotions? In the process, students are shown the point of anthropology – to see life through the eyes of other people, and to question one’s own assumptions. It focuses on ethnography, the practice of 'doing anthropology' both in Africa and elsewhere. We use written texts and film to open up and discuss central ideas and debates in anthropology.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand some of the distinctive features of anthropology/ethnography as a mode of describing and analysing societies and cultures. Have developed a broad range of skills in understanding non-western perspectives.
Assessment	18770-01 : 1 x 1000 word essay - 1 : Coursework (30%) 18770-02 : 1 x 2000 word essay - 2 : Coursework (70%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 1000 word written assignment (30%)
Other
Reading List	Evans-Pritchard, E E. 1940. The Nuer. OUP. Bowen, E S. Return to Laughter.