module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2005: Current Debates in Anthropology: Practice
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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:
Lectures and Tutorial Topics
- Civil Disobedience and Activism
- The Animals in our Food
- Desire, Consumption and Waste
- New forms of Kinship
- The Crisis of Pity
- Non-binary Genders and Non-normative Sexualities
- Who is / What is a person anyway / anymore?
- Tourism and the Commodification of Culture
- Conflict, Violence and Terrorism
- Pornography and the production of fantasies
Learning and Teaching
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 | 11 | 11 x 1 hour Lectures (including film screenings where relevant) |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 11 | 11 x 1 hour Tutorials |
| Guided independent study | 33 | Lecture and seminar preparation: Reading of the set texts for weekly lectures and the tutorials |
| Guided independent study | 11 | Writing weekly response papers |
| Guided independent study | 33 | Additional reading with guidance from the lecturer |
| Guided independent study | 25 | Preparation and writing of essay |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Recapitulation of reading done throughout the term; preparation of essay plans; portfolio revision |
| Guided independent study | 6 | Background research conducted by the student depending on need and interest |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).