Engaging the World in Theory & Practice
Subject ANTH20012 (2011)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 |
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| Level: | 2 (Undergraduate) |
| Dates & Locations: | This subject is not offered in 2011. |
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 3 (1 x 2 hour lecture per week and 1 x 1 hour tutorial in weeks 2 to 11) Total Time Commitment: An average of 8.5 hours per week |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Corequisites: | None. |
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | One of ANTH10001, DEVT10001 or any Arts IDF subject. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: |
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None. |
| Core Participation Requirements: | For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
| Subject Overview: |
This subject considers the mutually enforcing role of socio-cultural theory and ethnography in understandings of the contemporary human endeavour. Through an introduction to key social theorists and critical readings from selected core monographs and articles, the subject explores how socio-cultural theory both shapes and is shaped by the ethnographic research that social scientists and anthropologists in particular take. Particular emphasis is placed on both classic and modern theories of personhood and relatedness in social anthropology and their relevance for understanding a range of contemporary social issues relating to family and kinship, social identity, migration, nationalism, genetics and the everyday life of the nation-state. This subject thus engages with social theories located in specific times and places and applies them to a range of human concerns and experiences that may transgress, reinforce or reconfigure the ongoing relevance in people’s lives of the contemporary nation-state. |
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| Objectives: |
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
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| Assessment: | Two essays of 2000 words (50% each), one due mid-semester and the other due at the end of semester. This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 75% tutorial attendance. Regular participation in tutorials is required. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. |
| Prescribed Texts: | Key subject readings will be placed in advance on LMS. |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: |
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
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| Links to further information: | http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study/ads/ |
| Notes: | From 2011 this subject is compulsory for students completing a major in Anthropology and Social Theory. |
| Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: |
Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology and Social Theory Anthropology and Social Theory |
| Related Breadth Track(s): |
Anthropology - structures, identity and power |
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