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Work in Crisis (ANTH30021)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2018
Overview
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In the age of automation fulfilling, remunerative, and stable jobs are hard to find. What are the social consequences of the precariousness embedded in the “gig-economy”? This subject explores work, and its transformation, from an anthropological perspective. The first part of the subject will examine different historical and cross-cultural experiences of work, and will culminate in a discussion of wage labour and Fordism as material, ideological, and affective constructs. In the second half, the subject will focus on the impact of financial crises and technical innovations on marginalized groups. Discussing ethnographic studies of deindustrialization in the Mid-West, Greece, and India, among others, the course will interrogate what the future of work looks like, and what kind of communities will it generate.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the subject, students should:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of how anthropologists approach work as an object of study.
- Critically analyze and compare theories about the diverse social and cultural meanings that work has been accorded at different times and at different places.
- Acquire knowledge of the interplay between automation and precariousness in the context of post-world war economies.
- Articulate the political and economic relations between the development of finance and processes of de-industrialization.
- Communicate effectively in written and oral formats, and collaborate in groups with people of diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Research Essay
| During the examination period | 60% |
Essay
| Mid semester | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. Hurdle requirement: Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2018
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022