Høst 2025

SOA-2012 Globalization: Resources, Power, and Values - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for samfunnsvitenskap

Type of course

The course is mandatory in the Bachelor in Anthropology and can be taken as a single course.

Course contents

In this course, we will apply current anthropological perspectives to map the connections between environmental conditions, power, and material resources in today's global economy. We will learn how people interact with their surroundings by following the flows of material and cultural forms. Global challenges and the circulation of material goods have local consequences and are encountered in different social and cultural contexts on the ground. You will learn about sustainability, values, scale, infrastructure, markets, and resistance. We will look at how resources are extracted, produced, and distributed, with critical eyes on the perspectives that shape and govern these processes in the Anthropocene era.

Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse).

Application code: 9199 - Enkeltemner (ikke realfag), lavere grad (Nordic applicants).

Objective of the course

To understand global challenges of the Anthropocene era through an anthropological lens

To understand the connections between global and local scales

To follow the flows of material and cultural forms to better understand human society in a globalized world

To develop critical analyses of resource extraction, production and circulation.

Teaching methods

10 x lectures (2h) and 3 seminars - 1) related to the assignment, 2) a film, and 3) exam preparation