ANTH1001 - Introduction to Material and Visual Culture
Terms 1 & 2
Description
A general introduction to material culture studies including their history, comparative study of technology; theories of artifacts; art and museum practice and theory; theories of social evolution and an outline of social development from early hunter-gatherers to premodern states and the development of the modern world.
Themes treated:
Term1:
Museums, Technology, Art, Photography
Term2: Consumption, Architecture, Landscape, Digital
ANTH1001
| Taught by: |
Dr Ludovic Coupaye |
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E-mail: |
l.coupaye@ucl.ac.uk |
| Assessment: | Unseen 2 hour written exam (30%) + 2000 words essay (10%) + 60 pages lab book (40%) + 1500 words object Analysis (20%) |
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Student Contact Hours: |
3 x 1 hour lectures + 1 hour tutorial + 2 hour lab session
every 2 weeks: 1st week: 2 x 1 hour lectures + 1 hour tutorial 2nd week: 1 hour lecture + 2 hour lab session |
| Prerequisites: |
None. Core course for first-year Anthropology students. |
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Option Type: |
Material Culture |
