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ANTH2057 Culture and Person

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Archaeology and Anthropology
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Anthropology
Offered in Second Semester, 2012 and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

This course explores some of anthropology's perspectives on personhood and related concepts (self, subject, individual). It presents a body of relevant ideas and cross-cultural in-depth case studies from Melanesia, and other parts of the Pacific, Aboriginal Australia, and contemporary Western socio-cultural settings.

Indicative Assessment

Tutorial work 15%, 2000-word essay 40%, Take-home exam 45%

Workload

2 hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week

Areas of Interest Anthropology
Requisite Statement

Two first year courses to the value of 12 units in Anthropology or Gender Sexuality and Culture.

Majors/Specialisations Anthropology
Other Information

This course may be counted towards an Anthropology or Gender, Sexuality and Culture major.

Academic Contact Dr Zazie Bowen

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