Key Concepts in Anthropology (L6067)
Key Concepts in Anthropology
Module L6067
Module details for 2021/22.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 4
Module Outline
This module provides an overview of the big questions that anthropologists have contributed to and the different theoretical paradigms and concepts that they have developed or adopted. The aim is to provide students with a rapid overview of the discipline. It begins with two weeks examining the concepts of Society and Culture and their varied conceptualisations, followed by weeks that take in turn the key characteristics and assumptions of (a) British structural functionalism, (b) methodological individualism and agency, (c) French structuralism ; (d) British structuralism ; (e) Marxism ideology and hegemony; (f) Poststructuralism (1): Discourse and Power/Knowledge; (g) Poststructuralism (2):'Practice' and Phenomenology.
Module learning outcomes
A basic grasp of the development of Social Anthropology in the twentieth century
A constructively critical approach to key terms of social analysis, especially society, culture, individual
A basic grasp of some of the major paradigms of anthropological thought, including functionalism, structuralism, marxism
Practice in using key concepts in discussion and writing
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Distance Exam | Semester 1 Assessment | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111100000 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 00000011111 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 00000011111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Mx Emilia Moscardini-Powers
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Dr Evan Killick
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Miss Susan Chater
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Dr James McMurray
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Prof James Fairhead
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Miss Camila Supervielle
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