136-025 Advanced Topics in Applied Anthropology

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Prerequisites

Fourth year Honours or Postgraduate standing in anthropology, sociology, economics, development, agriculture, forestry, geography, engineering, biology, medicine, education, commerce, or law AND successful completion of 136-278/378 Applied Anthropology or equivalent subject.

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Subject Description

This subject focuses on anthropology research, skills, and information, in order to help students understand the causes of, and seek solutions to, practical problems in economic development, native title, and related issues both in Australia and overseas. Content will emphasize the needs, motivations, wider circumstances, and decision-making of the various people and groups involved, while concurrently examining the specificity of a few cases. Content will also include practical career information and advice. In addition students will select their own problems or cases to investigate, report on in the seminar, and write about in their term essay. Student contact with appropriate people and agencies will be facilitated where possible and appropriate.

Assessment

An essay of 2500 words, an oral presentation and two hours of class tests.

Prescribed Texts

• J Fingleton & J Finlayson (eds), Anthropology in the Native Title Era. Australian Anthropological Society and Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
• W L Partridge, Training Manual in Development Anthropology. American Anthropological Association.