ANTH 1104 - Culture & Society: Foundations of Anthropology

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017

This course provides an introduction to fundamental areas of inquiry in social anthropology. It examines essential aspects of human social life from a cross-cultural perspective, which is one of the defining characteristics of anthropology. The main features of social life, kinship and friendship, exchange, ownership and leadership, religion and cultural creativity are found in all human societies and we trace the study of these from their origins in the classic works of anthropology, through the historical development of the discipline, into more recent times. This course aims to show how anthropologists came to analyse human social life in the way they did, how this has changed over time, and how we can make use of this knowledge to inform the critical analysis of contemporary societies, including present-day Australia. The course explores how anthropology provides powerful perspectives on such things as economics, language, thought, nature, sex and gender as distinctly social phenomena.

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Course Details

Course Code	ANTH 1104
Course	Culture & Society: Foundations of Anthropology
Coordinating Unit	Anthropology and Development Studies
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	Essays, tutorial papers, tutorial presentation/participation

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Dianne Rodger

Dr Rodney Lucas

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Understand the broad nature and theories of social anthropology
2	Develop knowledge of and insight into the key issues and concerns of social anthropology
3	Understand and apply key theoretical approaches to contemporary social situations
4	Critically evaluate central themes, propositions and concepts in social anthropology
5	Comprehend the diversity of human social and cultural contexts and practices
6	Display the skills to work collaboratively in teams as well as individually in a learning and research environment
7	Manifest an interest in and commitment to continuous learning and social scientific research

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	3, 4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	6
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	6, 7
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1, 2, 5
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	6

Learning Resources

Required Resources

There will be a Reading Book available for this course from the Image and Copy Centre, Level 1, Hughes Building at the start of semester. The Reading Book consists of a copy of the Course Outline and the essential readings for each tutorial week as listed in the tutorial program.

Recommended Resources

For those who wish to read beyond the essential readings for each week or for use in developing and researching assessments, supplementary readings have been suggested for each week. Some of these will be available electronically on MyUni (subject to copyright). Please see Helen Attar, Research Librarian for Anthropology, for further enquiries about anthropological sources online and in the library. Contact details: tel: 8313 5345; email: helen.attar@adelaide.edu.au.

Online Learning

Lectures will be recorded each week and made available on MyUni. Course lecture PowerPoints and additional notes or references will also be made available on MyUni after the relevant lecture. The PowerPoints only refer to the main points or issues raised in the lectures and are not a substitute for attending lectures. Some readings will be available through MyUni, subject to copyright and other restrictions. Essay questions will also be made available on MyUni, as will any adjustments made to lecture and tutorial times or locations (or cancellations) and other announcements.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Lectures supported by problem-solving tutorial developing and extending the material covered in lectures.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

2 x 1-hour lectures per week (or equivalent)	24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour tutorial per week (or equivalent)	12 hours per semester
6 hours reading per week	72 hours per smester
2 hours research per week	24 hours per semester
2 hours assignmnet preparation per week	24 hours per semester
TOTAL WORKLOAD	156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

Week 1	Introduction
Week 2	Explaining the Social Socially
Week 3	Being There: Ethnography and the making of Anthropology
Week 4	Exchange: Questioning what is 'Economics'
Week 5	Language, Thought and Cognition
Week 6	Rites of Passage: Structuring Transformation
Week 7	Nature or Nurture?
Week 8	Experience, Everydayness and (inter-)Subjectivity
Week 9	Research for final essay
Week 10	Sex and Gender

Week 11	Bodies
Week 12	Conclusion

Specific Course Requirements

None

Small Group Discovery Experience

None (occurs at the same time as The Enquiring Mind).

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task type	Weighting	Course Learning outcomes
Tutorial participation	Formative and summative	10%	1-7
Tutorial presentation	Formative and summative	20%	1-7
1200 word minor essay	Formative and summative	30%	1, 2, 4, 5, 7
2200 word major essay	Formative and summative	40%	1, 2, 4, 5, 7

Assessment Related Requirements

Attendance at and participation in tutorials is a primary requirement of this course. Each student is required to attend a minimum number of tutorial to qualify to pass the course. Additionally, all assessment components must be submitted in order to qualify to pass the course.

Assessment Detail

Tutorial participation: Students will be evaluated on their familiarity with the required readings, their preparation for, and leadership in discussions, their role in group presentations, and their general class engagement.

Tutorial presentation: biased on readings set for tutorials. Each tutorial will be led by a team of 3-4 students who are expected to have researched the topic for the week. Using supplemenatry readings and additional materials brought from their own reasearches and/or everyday experiences, the team will lead the tutorial in discussing the issues that arise from the week's topic.

1200 word minor essay: Students are required to think about their own engagement in some form of gift-giving and reflect upon their knowledge of (and assumptions about) gifting in their own cultural or social milieu, but reflected through some anthropological ideas that have developed around this social practice.

2200 word major essay: the essay is designed to give students the opportunity to demonstrate the extent to which thay have enagaged with the central themes and issues raised in both lectures and tutorials.

Submission

All assignments must be submitted on-line via Turnitin. Assignments submitted more than two weeks after the due date without an approved extension will not be accepted or assessed.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

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