AANB05023U Introduction to Anthropology
The teaching in spring 2021 will be online until the 1. of April due to the Covid19 situation.
As soon as it is permitted and justifiable, it is up to the individual lecturer whether to transition to a blended format or wish to continue with full online teaching for the rest of the semester.
The individual lecturer will inform you of the above choice in the Absalon room for each course.
Courses with oral exams will be held online if the relevant restrictions have not been lifted at least four weeks before the individual exam. This will be notified in Absalon.
Courses with written exams will not experience any changes in relation to the normal exam form.
Anthropology is the study of social and cultural life. Whether
looking at child soldiers in West Africa, business tycoons in New
York or heroin pushers in Lisbon, anthropologists investigate how
people understand and act in their social worlds. We illuminate the
world from the inside and show how social formations are shaped and
sustained, questioned and conflicted.
This course will introduce students to anthropology. The basic
concepts of anthropology will be taught through immersion into
specific case studies from around the world. It will illuminate the
different approaches that anthropologists use in order to
understand other cultures and societies, and dwell on the
theoretical and analytical insights that the subject has yielded.
Dealing qualitatively with issues such as globalisation,
integration, youth, power, poverty and politics the course will
provide students with knowledge of an increasingly important
subject and supply them with novel perspectives on some of the key
processes and pressing problems and dilemmas of the current
world.
Knowledge
Identify central themes in current anthropological research
Skills
Show an understanding of the general anthropological perspective
Reflect upon the strengths and limitations of key concepts and perspectives
Competences
Describe and debate central arguments and concepts in anthropological research
Use anthropological concepts and perspectives to comment on social processes and problems
To be announced.
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The teaching is on campus during autumn semester 2020. However, due to the covid19 situation all classes are available online too for students who are not able to attend classes on campus because of their covid-19 risk.
Always remember to check Absalon for the latest updates.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 48
- Preparation
- 224
- Exercises
- 36
- Study Groups
- 14
- Exam Preparation
- 24
- Exam
- 74
- Total
- 420
International- and credit students; read about application here:
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Please note that this course is not open for full degree students from the Department of Anthropology.
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, 14 daysThe written exam consist of the written assignment (reading response) that was handed in during the course, as well as the final essay, where you have to address a question given to you by the lecturer. The length of the reading response is 5.400-6.600 keystrokes. The length of the essay must be min. 18.000 - to max. 22.000 keystrokes.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Re-exam
1. re-exam:
A new essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date. The students must sign up for the 1. re-exam.
2. re-exam:
A new essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date next semester. The students must sign up for the 2. re-exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
See descriptions of learning outcome. Formalities for Written Works must be fulfilled, read more: MSc Students/ BA students (in Danish)/ exchange and credit
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AANB05023U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Se timetable
- Study board
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Anthropology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Annika Solveig Hedegaard Isfeldt (4-687a6f70477a766b687a35727c356b72)