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 121-081 Problems in Ethnological Theory

Note

Formerly available as 136-121. Students who have completed 136-121 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Douglas Lewis

Prerequisites

Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Anthropology or Asian Studies.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 2-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines some of the theoretical trends and methods of ethnography and ethnology that define contemporary socio-cultural anthropology. Subject content, readings, and seminar projects will vary from year to year. In 2001, the seminar will focus on the nature of social institutions and their relationships to ideologies and cultural values. Members of the seminar will collaborate on designing and carrying out a research project requiring the application of qualitative anthropological methods and on writing up the results of the research.

Assessment

Written work not to exceed 5000 words.



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