ANTH410-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Multispecies Anthropology: Other Species in Human Life

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 22 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 October 2016

Description

This course introduces a new subfield of anthropology concerned with the interconnectedness of humans and other life forms. Recognizing that the human condition cannot be understood in isolation, it considers the meaningful agency of nonhuman others and their entanglement with human lives, landscapes and technologies. The course introduces students to cutting-edge studies of mammalian interspecies intimacies, to intersections with insects, fish, fungi, and microbes, to issues of extinction and invasion, and to the implications of other species for human bodies, economies, foods and technologies.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will have developed:
A critical understanding of posthumanist theory, dualist thought systems, and the multispecies turn in the humanities and social sciences
Familiarity with the latest research on human intersections with primates, elephants, microbes, fungi, insects, and aquatic creatures
Knowledge of key concepts including coevolution, companion species, mutual ecology, the human microbiome, and the Anthropocene
Substantive appreciation of the role of nonhuman species in configuring human worlds, and of species loss and extinction in multispecies environments
Improved analytic thinking skills, better scholarly research abilities, and greater aptitude in oral and written communication

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Piers Locke

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Presentation 20% Oral Presentation
Research Essay 30% 3000 words
Critical Summary 20% 2000 words
Research essay 30% 3000 words

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,740.00

* 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 .

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  • ANTH410-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016
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