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ANTH3601: Contemporary Theory and Anthropology
2023 unit information
This unit consolidates students' understanding of anthropology as a discipline through: 1) exploring key concepts of anthropological analysis and critique; 2) enhancing knowledge of the ethnographic method and its contemporary challenges; 3) strengthening research skills and experience in formulating a research project.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Anthropology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. relate specific topics in anthropology to several major contemporary debates or theoretical 'turns' within the discipline.
- LO2. understand the historical emergence and development of contemporary debates within anthropology about the nature of qualitative social inquiry and contrast competing theoretical paradigms and stances.
- LO3. articulate your personal relationship to competing schools of thought within contemporary anthropology and defend your thinking and views both orally and in writing.
- LO4. describe different ethical, ontological and epistemic positions within anthropology in terms of their paradigmatic assumptions and evaluate their relative strengths and weaknesses to advance reasoned and original statements.
- LO5. conduct independent exploration and evaluation of scholar's arguments through reading and reflection on the unit content as well as dialogue with other peers and in-class debates.
- LO6. identify common, interdisciplinary grounds of the main contemporary debates within anthropology.
- LO7. compose a research essay that summarises and clarifies complex, cutting-edge debates and theories within anthropology.
- LO8. utilise and transfer anthropological knowledge to your field of study and career path.
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