HSY4950

Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past

(ART)

Jane Drakard

12 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: New approaches in anthropology and history and ways culturally oriented reading strategies have been used to uncover the /hidden transcripts0 encoded in texts, rituals and events. Particular emphasis will be placed on the way these strategies might be applied in the preparation of honours dissertations.

Assessment: Essay (5000 words): 70% + Examination (2 hours): 30%