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Melbourne: Urban Anthropology in Action (ANTH20015) // Further information
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Semester 2
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Prescribed texts
Theodore C. Bestor, Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004, ISBN: 9780520220249.
Michael Herzfeld, Evicted from Eternity: The Restructuring of Modern Rome, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009; ISBN 9780226329123.
Michael Herzfeld, Siege of the Spirits: Community and Polity in Bangkok, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016, ISBN 9780226331614.
Teresa Caldeira, City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in São Paulo, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 9780520221437
Erik Harms, Saigon’s Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City, University of Minnesota Press, 2011, ISBN 78-0-8166-5606-6.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Anthropology Specialisation (formal) Anthropology Major Anthropology Minor Anthropology minor - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 15 February 2024