Master
2024/2025
History and Anthropology of Consumption
Type:
Elective course (Global and Regional History)
Area of studies:
History
Delivered by:
Department of History
When:
2 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Evgeniia Platonova
Master’s programme:
Global and Regional History
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
28
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This MA course delves into the multifaceted realms of consumption through the lenses of history and anthropology. Students will navigate through the historical trajectories of consumption, observing how societies in socialist and capitalist frameworks have produced, distributed, and consumed goods and services over time. They will be equipped to critically analyze consumer culture, assess its societal implications, and discern its role in shaping identities and social structures within varying economic systems. Engaging with key theoretical texts, empirical studies, visual materials, and case studies, students will be able to deepen their knowledge and critical thinking skills in analyzing consumption within diverse social and historical contexts.