Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Kevin Groark
Head Tutor / Unit Contact Person
Siobhan Irving
Tutor
Daniel Tranter
Payel Ray
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ANTH150 or ANTH1050) or (40cp at 1000 level or above)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Around the world and across time, human cultural variation has extended into the depths of the human psyche, shaping different ways of being human. Are we all the same or do the ways we treat emotion, conflict, social interaction, cognition, and other dimensions of life result in differences among people? Psychological anthropology has traditionally focused on such themes, investigating the cultural dimensions of self, personality, cognition, emotion, normalcy and deviance, seeking to understand both the variant and universal features of human emotional, cognitive, and social life. In reading a wide range of historical and contemporary works that point toward a nuanced view of cultural actors and institutions that is neither psychologically reductionistic nor socially determined. Some of the core issues covered include: How does culture "build" people with highly-localised systems of meaning, feeling, and morality? Relationships between culture and subjective experience. How do shared cultural meanings become personalised or "subjectified" by individuals? In what ways does culture shape cognition and feeling? What is the role of language in conditioning cognition? Are there dimensions of subjectivity that exist before, or independent from, cultural shaping? And if so, how do we account for their function in the lifeworlds of social groups? |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Final Test | 40% | No | 11/11/20 |
Online Tutorial Participation | 10% | No | Weekly |
Midterm Test | 40% | No | 13/9/20 |
Weekly Written Discussion Guide | 10% | No | Weekly via Perusall |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 16 hours
Due: 11/11/20
Weighting: 40%
Online final exam consisting of short answer "mini-essays" and/or multiple choice questions. Details on the specific question format will be provided via iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%
Online Tutorial Participation (full details concerning the online delivery of, and participation in, tutorials will be provided on iLearn).
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 16 hours
Due: 13/9/20
Weighting: 40%
Online midterm exam consisting of short answer mini-essays and/or multiple choice questions (the specific exam format will be announced in lecture and on iLearn)
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weekly via Perusall
Weighting: 10%
Weekly Written Discussion Guide for assigned readings (Detailed instructions for completion of the written discussion guide will be available in iLearn)
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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