Conceptualizing Society: Applications of Anthropological Theory.

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

SANT304 and SANT307

Læringsutbyte

• A firm grounding in advanced anthropological theory and method, in particular as these are applied to the understanding of ethnographic representation - whether in the form of a monograph, film, sound and , lately, the web.
• Skills in critical analysis and reflection that enable the students scrutinize the relationship between the observed, the represented and the received whether the ethnographic product is a text, a film, or a soundtrack.
• The ability to critically engage in meaningful discussions about the strengths and problems of ethnographic representations - the hallmark of the conceptualization of society by anthropology.
• The ability to present findings orally from reading and research to peers in seminars and to writeessays that explore the analytic and theoretical issues involved in a particular topic.

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Social Anthropology

Fosswinckelsgate 6

5007 Bergen

Homepage: http://www.uib.no/antro

E-mail: advice@sosantr.uib.no

Phone: +47 55 58 92 50

Fax: +47 55 58 92 60

Undervisningssemester

Spring (every 4th semester)

Eksamenssemester

Spring (every 4th semester)

Undervisningsspråk

English

Studienivå

Master

Institutt

Department of Social Anthropology

Krav til studierett

The course is available to students at the master's programme in anthropology of development.

Mål og innhald

This course focuses on the end stage of the research process, notably the crafting of the ethnographic product in its many guises; mostly as texts, but also as film, or as soundtracks.

All students are to read and critically work through a selection of anthropological monographs that covers different continents, different theoretical perspectives, and different stages in the history of anthropology.

The course explores the history of ethnographic representation and its reception, and engages students in the theories and experiences that informed different templates of writing and the analytical controversy engendered. The course looks into the ways in which new technologies have influenced and multiplied ethnographic modes of representation from the print media only to the inclusion of film, sound and lately, the web.

Through studies of selected anthropological monographs - classical as well as more resent - the students are to develop insights in the comparative analytical use of anthropological theory on complex empirical cases. For the final exam the students are to demonstrate abilities for comparative analytical reasoning over different ethnographic cases and different media of ethnographic representation.

Through studies of selected anthropological monographs - classical as well as more resent - the students are to develop insights in the comparative analytical use of anthropological theory on complex empirical cases. For the final exam the students are to demonstrate abilities for comparative analytical reasoning over different ethnographic cases and different media of ethnographic representation.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

• A firm grounding in advanced anthropological theory and method, in particular as these are applied to the understanding of ethnographic representation - whether in the form of a monograph, film, sound and , lately, the web.
• Skills in critical analysis and reflection that enable the students scrutinize the relationship between the observed, the represented and the received whether the ethnographic product is a text, a film, or a soundtrack.
• The ability to critically engage in meaningful discussions about the strengths and problems of ethnographic representations - the hallmark of the conceptualization of society by anthropology.
• The ability to present findings orally from reading and research to peers in seminars and to writeessays that explore the analytic and theoretical issues involved in a particular topic.

Krav til forkunnskapar

SANT304 and SANT307

Undervisning og omfang

Lectures and seminars

4-6 hours each week

6-8 weeks

26 hours in total (Depending on students requirements, special seminars may be given)

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

Mandatory presence in class, well prepared in terms of syllabus, active participation in discussions, oral presentations

Vurderingsformer

School exam, 6 hours

Karakterskala

Grading A-F

Emneevaluering

The course will be evaluated each regular semester.

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Social Anthropology

Fosswinckelsgate 6

5007 Bergen

Homepage: http://www.uib.no/antro

E-mail: advice@sosantr.uib.no

Phone: +47 55 58 92 50

Fax: +47 55 58 92 60