Module Description
This module investigates ways in which anthropological ideas and approaches can be used to understand the complexities of today's world. This module will situate anthropological works dealing with important themes in current world: economic, social and political debates such as development, climate change, and the indigenous people's political movement, within wider past and present frameworks of anthropological thought. We aim to show Evening Degree students the importance of anthropology as a discipline in understanding contemporary social phenomena as well as reinforcing the anthropological understanding and tools they were introduced to in SA1901.
This module investigates ways in which anthropological ideas and approaches can be used to understand the complexities of today's world. This module will situate anthropological works dealing with important themes in current world: economic, social and political debates such as development, climate change, and the indigenous people's political movement, within wider past and present frameworks of anthropological thought. We aim to show Evening Degree students the importance of anthropology as a discipline in understanding contemporary social phenomena as well as reinforcing the anthropological understanding and tools they were introduced to in SA1901.
Course Type: 2026-2027 Modules
Shared Course: No
Feeder Course: No