2022/2023
Anthropology of Current World Issues
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of Sociology
When:
1 module
Online hours:
16
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Ekaterina Mitrofanova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course will allow you to better understand the world around you through utilising the anthropological lens. You will learn about the way in which anthropology as a discipline can shed new perspectives on current world issues, from indigeneity to migration and material culture.
We want to challenge you to reflect on your own perspective when thinking about these issues, how you see the world and how we all engage with difference and sameness on a daily basis.
We will interview notable anthropologists and follow some around the world and into their field to explore the issues, the people they work with and their place in the world.
Learning Objectives
- To better understand the world around you through utilising the anthropological lens
- To learn about the way in which anthropology as a discipline can shed new perspectives on current world issues, from indigeneity to migration and material culture
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students understand what it means to be an anthropologist
- Students understand the concept of indigeneity
- Students understand the role of diminishing water resources in the community.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A contemporary introduction to sociology : culture and society in transition, , 2018
- A sense of belonging : Morkinskinna and Icelandic identity, c.1220, Jakobsson, A., 2014
- Glick, E. (2012). A Modal Approach to Intentional Identity 1 A Modal Approach to Intentional Identity. Nous, 46(3), 386–399. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0068.2010.00823.x
- Jerry, H. (2016). Antropology, culture and enviromental studies: presentation. https://doi.org/10.6035/Millars.any.número
- On immigration and refugees, Dummett, M., 2002
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Zizi Papacharissi. (2011). A Networked Self : Identity, Community, and Culture on Social Network Sites. Routledge.