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ANTH701 – Core Issues in Anthropological Theory I
2014 – S1 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Kalpana Ram
Contact via kalpana.ram@mq.edu.au
W6A 604
Thursday 2-4
Payel Ray
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| Credit points |
Credit points
4
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The core unit in the Master of Research specialisation in anthropology provides a grounding in theoretical, methodological and interpretive issues that are currently being debated by anthropologists. These issues will vary from year to year according to contemporary developments in anthropology and the interests of the course convenor. Others may be more enduring, such as the theoretical issues related to kinship, to politics and power and the relation between individual and society, the “writing culture” debate, “Orientalism” and the problem of the “other,” and cultural relativism.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- The course will give a grasp of some advanced theoretical frameworks with anthropology and from political philosophy.
- The ethnographic component of the course will train in linking abstract and concrete levels of understanding
- The topic of agency is central to understanding not only a discipline but the broad aim of understanding human experience
- The course trains graduate students in connecting the specifics of anthropological thinking with issues that have shaped most of the humanities in the last thirty years.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| Participation | 5% | Weekly |
| Major essay | 90% | 15 June |
| Preparation | 5% | Weekly |
Participation
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%
10% will be allocated for thorough preparation, reading and using a Discussion Preparation guide to come to class with questions for discussion. DPGs will be handed in to convenor every four weeks.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The course will give a grasp of some advanced theoretical frameworks with anthropology and from political philosophy.
- The ethnographic component of the course will train in linking abstract and concrete levels of understanding
- The topic of agency is central to understanding not only a discipline but the broad aim of understanding human experience
- The course trains graduate students in connecting the specifics of anthropological thinking with issues that have shaped most of the humanities in the last thirty years.
Major essay
Due: 15 June
Weighting: 90%
The essay will be 5000 words long. It will require you to take two of the theorists covered in the course, and to apply them to any two ethnographies referred to in the course. The student will read the two ethnographies fully.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The course will give a grasp of some advanced theoretical frameworks with anthropology and from political philosophy.
- The ethnographic component of the course will train in linking abstract and concrete levels of understanding
- The topic of agency is central to understanding not only a discipline but the broad aim of understanding human experience
- The course trains graduate students in connecting the specifics of anthropological thinking with issues that have shaped most of the humanities in the last thirty years.
Preparation
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%
Preparation will be judged in part through attendance/participation and in part through the convenor reading through the Discussion Preparation Guides (to be submitted every four weeks).
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The course will give a grasp of some advanced theoretical frameworks with anthropology and from political philosophy.
- The ethnographic component of the course will train in linking abstract and concrete levels of understanding
- The topic of agency is central to understanding not only a discipline but the broad aim of understanding human experience
Delivery and Resources
The course will use:
ILearn,
the Library,
Ordinary class room seminar techniques.
Unit Schedule
The course meets on Wednesday between 11-1 for 13 weeks. Students are expected to use the mid term break to do readings marked as requiring intensive attention.
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
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Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
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