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ANTH2653: Economy and Culture
2020 unit information
Economic anthropology teaches that there are different kinds of economy, grounded in different forms of value (gift, commodity) and on different rationalities (kinship, chiefly, market). The nature of these differences is explored through ethnographic studies, as are the conflicts that arise from their articulation within a global system. Characterisations of economic practice are as corrupt, irrational, informal, black, profit as the work of the devil, money as bitter are treated as signs of such systemic conflict.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Anthropology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Anthropology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the key debates that have characterised economic anthropology
- LO2. understand the nature of the relationship between economy and culture and the debates between economics and anthropology
- LO3. read and comprehend ethnographic and theoretical scholarship in economic anthropology and understand its greater relevance to the field of anthropology
- LO4. understand and appreciate the complexity and challenges of incorporating the economic dimensions of social and cultural life into ethnographic research
- LO5. articulate one's ideas and interpretations constructively in a dialogue and toward collaborative work in a group
- LO6. identify and use the forms of rhetoric used in proposing research and advocating for the impact of research
- LO7. formulate a problem or question for research based on personal interests and curiosity
- LO8. identify and critique assumptions about contemporary social and economic life
- LO9. argue for connections between critical cross-cultural studies of economic practice and practical applications of knowledge
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