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This course explores new directions in how we think about humans and other species. Recent years have seen an upsurge in interest in how the social sciences and humanities deal with animals, plants and other organisms and we scrutinise these cutting edge ideas in depth. A lot of emphasis is placed on trying to think through real life encounters and issues, from a walk in the park to new revelations about life from the bottom of the ocean. Although the focus is on anthropological work, the course should appeal to students from a wide range of backgrounds.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course is focussed on relations between humans and non-humans, particularly animals and plants. A range of disciplinary approaches will be explored, including history, cultural geography, natural science and science and technology studies, as well as anthropology. The course involves 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 include theoretical approaches for bringing non-humans into the social sciences, the Anthropocene and multispecies ethnography, hunting and domestication, ethics and economics, technology, naming, engagement and detachment and the wider implications of a more-than-human anthropology.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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3 x Field Report (20% each) 1,500 words each |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Understand | An in-depth understanding of the field of more-than-human anthropology. |
| Reflection | Analyse | The ability to think through problems and questions in the field of more-than-human anthropology in relation to field visits and activities |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Understand | An in-depth understanding of the field of more-than-human anthropology. |
| Reflection | Apply | Apply the concepts and approaches they learn about on the course to real-world case studies as part of the project on the course. |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Analyse | The ability to think through problems and questions in the field of more-than-human anthropology in relation to field visits and activities |
| Reflection | Apply | Apply the concepts and approaches they learn about on the course to real-world case studies as part of the project on the course. |
| Procedural | Understand | An in-depth understanding of the field of more-than-human anthropology. |
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