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| Udgave: |
Forår 2013 Samf |
| ECTS points: |
15 ECTS. |
| Punkter: |
15 ECTS. |
| Varighed: |
15 weeks. |
| Institutter: |
Department of anthropology. |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl, rune.christoffer@anthro.ku.dk |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
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| Skema- oplysninger: |
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Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet Forår 2013 Samf |
| Undervisnings- form: |
Combination of lectures, seminar discussions, work in groups and student presentations. |
| Indhold: |
Anthropology is the study of social and cultural life. Whether looking at child soldiers in West Africa, business tycoons in New York or heroin pushers in Lisbon, anthropologists investigate how people understand and act in their social worlds. We illuminate the world from the inside and show how social formations are shaped and sustained, questioned and conflicted.
This course will introduce students to anthropology. The basic concepts of anthropology will be taught through immersion into specific case studies from around the world. It will illuminate the different approaches that anthropologists use in order to understand other cultures and societies, and dwell on the theoretical and analytical insights that the subject has yielded. Dealing qualitatively with issues such as globalisation, integration, youth, power, poverty and politics the course will provide students with knowledge of an increasingly important subject and supply them with novel perspectives on some of the key processes and pressing problems and dilemmas of the current world. |
| Målbeskrivelse: |
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:
- Show an understanding of the general anthropological perspective
- Identify central themes in current anthropological research
- Reflect upon the strengths and limitations of key concepts and perspectives
- Describe and debate central arguments and concepts in anthropological research
- Use anthropological concepts and perspectives to comment on social processes and problems
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| Lærebøger: |
Books and course packs will be available at the campus book store akademisk boghandel For more information about the required readings click here
The students are further expected to buy:
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
2001 Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology London: Pluto Press. |
| Tilmelding: |
- Studerende indskrevet på Institut for Antropologi: Tilmelding kan ske fra 15.november til 1. december via Københavns Universitets elektroniske selvbetjening KUnet, læs mere her: Kursustilmelding (kræver login på intranettet). Har du mistet din pinkode kan du få den udleveret ved at kontakte Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet.
- Merit/Tilvalgsstuderende har ansøgningsfrist den 1. december læs mere her
- Studerende under Åbent Universitet har ansøgningsfrist den 1. december: læs mere her.
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| Eksamensform: |
Students following the course "Introduction to Anthropology" must participate actively in the course. Active participation is defined by the following parameters: (1) You have to hand in 4 portfolios (papers where you reflect on a predefined topic), read the portfolios of other students and participate in at least 3 out of the 4 portfolio workshops, where you are required to give your feedback on the portfolios of your fellow students and participate in the discussion. (2) You have to make one oral presentation of an article in groups created by the lecturer. (3) You have to attend a minimum of 75 % of the classes during the semester. Furthermore, at the end of the semester, you have 14 days to write an essay. The essay is a set assignment, where you have to address a question given to you by the lecturer. The length of the essay must be 25,000 keystrokes (+/- 10%), and it will be assessed according to the Danish grading scale. |
| Eksamen: |
For information om eksamens til- og framelding se følgende links: Studerende indskrevet ved Institut for Antropologi: Kursustilmelding. Merit og Åbenuddannelses studerende:læs mere her |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
The course has a web page on Absalon. The web page will be accessible through University of Copenhagen’s web portal KUnet. You will have to log on using your civil registration number and pin code. You will automatically have access to absalon when your registration to this course is registered. |
| Bemærkninger: |
If you have any questions about this course, please contact the student advisors by email: studievejledning@anthro.ku.dk |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
14/11-2012 |