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SOA-3015 Contemporary themes in social anthropology - 10 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for samfunnsvitenskap

Type of course

The course is compulsory for students admitted to the Master’s programme in Social Anthropology. It is organized in common with the Master's programme in Visual Anthropology. It may not be taken as a singular course.

Course contents

The course deals with contemporary themes in social anthropology. Through specific case studies and empirical examples, the course will introduce students to selected anthropological theories, and to their application to real-world situations that anthropologists study. We will introduce and deepen understanding of key anthropological methods and concepts, including ethnography, participant observation, cultural relativism, and comparison, and you will explore how these can be used in the analysis of ethnographic material. In particular the course will explore how both traditional and cutting-edge anthropological approaches can be applied to achieve a better understanding of human relations with each other and with other species. We will also explore how they could contribute to more productive approaches to the complex challenges that define human existence today.

Objective of the course

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

Knowledge - the candidate:

Skills - the candidate:

General competence - the candidate:


Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

The course consists of 20 hours of lectures (10 lectures).