Thinking Like an Anthropologist (820L6)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

This module will enable you to understand transformations of social relations and anthropology. You'll develop anthropological analyses during your MA projects and beyond. 

You'll explore:

• social theories that have shaped anthropology, and interrogate these theories through historical and contemporary ethnographies 
• revisit classical sociological theories through critical, feminist and decolonial lenses as we discuss modernisation, precarity, labour transformations and sustainability
• debates about political organisation, governance and contestation
• networks of exchange, commoditisation, care, globalisation and religious life.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.