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AT5036: MORE THAN HUMAN (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:39


Course Overview

The course is focussed on relations between humans and nonhumans, particularly animals and plants. A range of disciplinary approaches are explored, including history, cultural geography, natural science and science and technology studies, as well as anthropology.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Andrew Whitehouse

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course is focussed on relations between humans and nonhumans, particularly animals and plants.  A range of disciplinary approaches are explored, including history, cultural geography, natural science and science and technology studies, as well as anthropology.  The course will involve advanced themes in environmental anthropology and will examine research that has emerged during the recent ‘more-than-human’ trend in the social sciences and humanities.  Topics covered will include the role of the more-than-human in the development of social theory, hunting and its rituals, science and the politics and ethics of the nonhuman, nonhumans in art and the media, how humans perceive other beings and the wider implications of a more-than-human anthropology. 

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

First attempt:
100% continuous assessment: two 2500-word essays (50% each)

Resit:
Two 2500-word essays

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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