The Anthropological Imagination (ANTH30013)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
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This is the Capstone subject for students majoring in Anthropology. Focusing on contemporary issues (such as relatedness, identity, personhood, value, modernity and embodiment) that have been encountered through the course of the Anthropology major, the subject is designed to enable students to reflect on and demonstrate what they have learned about anthropology as a discipline. Its format thus differs from other subjects, being built around a series of seminars that explore actual research projects of staff in the anthropology program and how, in each case, theory and ethnography inform the research process. Students will also work together in small groups to critically analyse and contextualise a particular ethnography, developing research and teamwork skills in doing so. The aims of the subject thus are simultaneously theoretical and practical; it will provide students with experience in recognising how theory shapes the ways questions are both asked and answered, and with the ways that 'doing' anthropology in turn shapes theory.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- apply critical analytical skills to explore how comparative perspectives and a tradition of ethnographic enquiry can inform developments in theory, and conversely, how theories inform the research process;
- examine in detail the interplay between historical and contemporary evidence and theory in relation to key topics in social and cultural anthropology;
- demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in a variety of written and oral formats;
- demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with peers.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This is a Capstone subject and only available to students in the Anthropology major within the Bachelor of Arts or the Anthropology specialisation of the Graduate Diploma in Arts. This subject is not available to students in the minor or as breadth.
Bachelor of Arts students are required to completed the Level One requirements for the major before enrolling into this subject.
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Recommended background knowledge
Bachelor of Arts students are expected that have completed the Level Two requirements for the major and completing the final year of the degree.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An outline plan for a group research project
| During the teaching period | 10% |
An essay
| During the teaching period | 40% |
A group class presentation due during the last two weeks of semester | Late in the teaching period | 10% |
A group report, produced collaboratively by three or four students
| During the examination period | 40% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of seminars in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. Regular participation in workshops is required. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10 marks per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Rebekah Plueckhahn Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A 2-hour seminar in weeks 1-9, a 1-hour workshop in Weeks 2-11, and a presentation day in Week 12. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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- Subject notes
This capstone subject is compulsory and only available to students undertaking a major in Anthropology. It is not available in the minor or as breadth. It is expected that students will have completed all required level 1 and level 2 subjects before enrolling in the capstone.
Bachelor of Arts students should endeavour to take the capstone subject in their final semester of study after completion of 25 pts of 3rd year. See the Handbook Bachelor of Arts entry for each Discipline's requirements.
This subject is compulsory in the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Anthropology).
Enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts or Graduate Diploma in Arts (Anthropology) is required.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Anthropology Specialisation (formal) Anthropology - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 31 January 2024