Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning

This course is optional within the Master?s Degree Programme in Archaeology. It may also form part of the Master`s Degree Programme in Social Anthropology, and may be taken as a single course.

A Bachelor`s Degree in a subject within Social Sciences or Humanities

The course will examine gender and social relations in small scale societies. This will include an overview of gender studies, the role gender plays in both theory, ethnography and archaeological research and interpretations. The course will investigate concrete examples of gender in archaeological and ethnographic interpretations. Emphasis will be given to social relations in different contexts, such as domestic space, subsistence, settlement patterns, ritual, and technology. Both ethnographic and archaeological examples will come primarily from the Circumpolar area.

Students who successfully complete this course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

Students should have:

• knowledge of gender relations in small scale societies in the past and ethnographic present
• insight into theoretical and methodological perspectives on gender relations is small scale societies
  
  Analytical understanding
  
  Students should:
• be able to critically use ethnographic material in interpretations of small scale societies
• be able to critically study gender in small scale societies

English
The examination should be written in English, but can also be written in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.

The course consists of 12 double hours with lectures and seminars, where the majority will be seminars.

COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS
Participation in 75 % of the seminars is mandatory. In addition, students must hold at least 2 presentations.

EXAMINATION
The examination consists of a portfolio assessment with 2 essays. Students choose the essay topic themselves, in cooperation with the lecturer. Approximate length: 2500 words per essay. The first essay is submitted in the middle of the semester, and students will be given a feed-back on the essay. The portfolio of two essays is submitted at the end of the semester. Marking is made according to a grading scale from A to F, where F is fail.

The course is not open for re-sit examination.

Mappeevaluering:

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.

Mappeevaluering

Ca. 700 pages
You will find the syllabus for the spring semester 2011 on the internet in December.