Anthropology
Global Cultures, Local Lives
Module code: 004AE
Level 4
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay
The module aims to convey a sense of anthropology as an exciting, 'living' subject. Anthropology is:
- alive to the concerns of different communities and populations living across the globe
- cutting edge in terms of the research conducted by anthropologists at Βι¶ΉΣ³» as they actively engage with issues of social, cultural and global transformation.
The module revolves around five core themes considered central to the subject, capturing anthropological thinking on:
- culture, identity and representation
- kinship, self and body
- economy as culture
- religion and politics
- work on the global-local interface.
Module learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of core themes in contemporary anthropology
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of the historical development of these themes in anthropology
- Demonstrate an understanding of some key analytical perspectives through which contemporary social and cultural issues are analysed in anthropology
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of how local and global cultures, ideas and practices relate to each other