Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance
Module ANT3109 for 2019/0

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ANT3109: Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

What is capitalism?

Capitalism in historical perspective

Financialisation

Flexibilisation

Personal responsibilisation

Privatisation

The ‘restoration of class power’ and ideology

Neoliberal governmentality

Contemporary global social movements: GJM and Occupy

The ‘end of history’?

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	11 x two-hour weekly lecture/seminar with lecture introducing topic followed by seminar discussion
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	2	Guidance for case-study analysis
Guided Independent Study	36	Readings for seminars and tutorials
Guided independent study	45	Researching and writing essay
Guided independent study	45	Researching and writing the case study commentary

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).