ANTH103-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Identity, Ritual and Power: An Introduction To Anthropology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This course explores the role of symbols and rituals in the construction of culture and demonstrates how ideas about culture may form the basis of group formation, ethnic and national identity, and how many forms of social action (including conflict between groups) may be understood as ‘the politics of culture’ in which there are struggles for identity and power. The course illustrates the various ways in which humans perform identity and how these topics are of interest and relevance to countries such as New Zealand. In this sense it demonstrates how anthropology is relevant in today’s world, by showing how an anthropological approach may be applied to contemporary social issues.

Restrictions

ANTH101

Course Coordinator

Kathleen Harrington-Watt

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Tutorial participation and weekly notes 15%
Observation task 18 Aug 2017 15%
Essay 22 Sep 2017 30% 1500 words
Take home test 20 Oct 2017 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All ANTH103 Occurrences

  • ANTH103-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017