Type of Credit: Elective
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Anthropology is the integrative study of who we are and where we come from. Through the comparative study of different cultures, anthropology explores fundamental questions about what it means to be human. It seeks to understand how culture both shapes societies, from the smallest island in Oceania to the larger Asian metropolis; it seeks to understand how society effects the way institutions work. This module will provide a framework for analyzing diverse facets of the human experience. It is designed to teach humanity non-reductively.
By the end of the module students will understand anthropology as a social science; they will critically engage with the concepts of culture and social stratification; they will reflect critically on studies of human evolution and archaeology, ethnographic field methods, the importance of climate and environment, development and subsistence patterns, global politics, and economy. By using case studies from within the Asia Pacific, this module will critically compare and contrast social structures, such as: family, gender, ethnicity, religion, and the arts.
Finally, the module provides a solid background in analytical and methodological issues. Students will critically read key intellectual contributions to the discipline and will be introduced to ethnographic methods and experiences of living among, and writing about, people from the Asia Pacific region
能力項目說明
Students will undertake individual and group exercises which will include tasks based on small-group and class work, including text-based study; essay-writing; oral presentations; information retrieval and processing exercises, together with the development of basic skills in critical thinking, analysis and evaluation through group and class discussion and debate. In particular, the module will make use of activity-based discussion to encourage student participation and foster a reflexive and creative approach to learning, also using materials and handouts, which invite response and open up the exploration of what it means to be human in the context of anthropological theory. A lecture/seminar format will be used to set out the background, thematic scope, key issues and concepts, with a varying delivery pattern using case studies, audio-visual materials and discussion questions as appropriate. The method of assessment for this module has been designed to test all the learning outcomes. Students must demonstrate successful achievement of these learning outcomes to pass the module.
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To pass this module students must achieve a mark of 50% or above, aggregated across all the assessments.
Case Study Video, weighted: 30%, 15 Minutes, Practical Assessment. Learning outcomes being assessed: 1,2 & 3
Essay, weighted: 70%, 3,000 words, Coursework. Learning outcomes being assessed: 1,3 & 4
Link to full reading list will be provided
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