Politics and Power (L6071)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On this module, you'll use political anthropology and social theory to explore forms of power, a central concept in anthropology.

While 'politics' in Western societies often refers to formal institutions like parties, government, and the state, you’ll examine the 'political' in a broader sense, linking it to the operations of power in a wide range of relationships, from local to global.

You'll investigate how the analysis of power has expanded over the past fifty years, exploring connections with economic and cultural processes covered in other modules.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 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.