AANB05023U Introduction to Anthropology
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.
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:
- Show an understanding of the general anthropological perspective
- Identify central themes in current anthropological research
- Reflect upon the strengths and limitations of key concepts and perspectives
- Describe and debate central arguments and concepts in anthropological research
- Use anthropological concepts and perspectives to comment on social processes and problems
Books and course packs will be available at the campus book store akademisk boghandel. The students are further expected to buy: Thomas Hylland Eriksen 2001 Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology London: Pluto Press.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Exercises
- 8
- Class Seminar
- 48
- Exam
- 74
- Exam Preparation
- 24
- Exercises
- 28
- Preparation
- 224
- Study Groups
- 14
- Total
- 420
International students and Credit students; read more about application here: International students/Credit students/ Open University. Deadline for application is June 1st for autumn, and December 1st for spring.
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, 14 daysThe essay is a set assignment, where you have to address a question given to you by the lecturer. The length of the essay must be min. 22.500 - to max. 27.500 keystrokes, and it will be assessed according to the Danish grading scale.
- Exam registration requirements
- Students following the course "Introduction to Anthropology" must participate actively in the course. Active participation is defined by the following parameters: (1) You have to hand in 4 portfolios (papers where you reflect on a predefined topic), read the portfolios of other students and participate in at least 3 out of the 4 portfolio workshops, where you are required to give your feedback on the portfolios of your fellow students and participate in the discussion. (2) You have to make one oral presentation of an article in groups created by the lecturer. (3) You have to attend a minimum of 75 % of the classes during the semester.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
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, credit and Open University students
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AANB05023U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
15 weeks
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See schedule
- Course capacity
- 40
- Continuing and further education
- Price
12.000 DKK
- Study board
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Anthropology
Course responsibles
- Daniela Lazoroska (17-6e6b78736f766b38766b84797c797d756b4a6b787e727c7938757f386e75)