ANTH1010 - Researching the Social World
Term 2 only
Description
An introduction to first, the critical reading and deconstruction of an ethnographic text, analysing the relationship between data-gathering methods and ethnographic writing; second, analytic techniques used in social and cultural anthropology, consisting of a series of laboratory-based and field work exercises. The course emphasises the close relationship between methods of data-gathering and theoretical analysis. In addition, students will acquire visual documentation skills to augment their ethnographic project.
ANTH1010
| Taught by: | Dr Ruth Mandel, Dr Michael Stewart |
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E-mail: |
r.mandel@ucl.ac.uk, m.stewart@ucl.ac.uk |
| Assessment: |
2500 words written mini-ethnography (50%) + group Project (50%) |
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Student Contact Hours: |
2 hour lecture + 2 hour lab session per week |
| Prerequisites: | None. Core course for Anthropology students. |
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Option Type: |
Social Anthropology/Material Culture |
