Postgraduate - UnitAPG5259 - Into the field: The theory and practice of ethnography

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Anthropology
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	TBA

Notes

Previously coded ASM5290

Synopsis

Theoretical foundations for researching and analyzing cultural and social aspects of specific societies. Discussion will centre on theories associated with French structuralism and post-structuralism and British Social theory cultural studies. Each of these will be examined for its respective treatment of the relationship between individual creativity, culture and society and for their impact on the theory of ethnographic research.

Assessment

One seminar paper (3000 words): 40%
Essay (6000 words): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Workload requirements

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

ANY4300, ASM4290