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In this course students will be introduced to the topical themes in contemporary anthropology: roads, automobility, car cultures, migration, road narratives, and roads in film and literature. The course is based on the notions of movement and mobility and will incorporate the ethnographic material from the North, including Scotland and Siberia. During the course students will conduct their own research on the road of their choice. The course includes: a fieldwork element, screenings of documentary films about roads, and weekly student-led discussions.
| 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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In this course we explore concepts of movement and mobility, topical themes in contemporary anthropology. This course ranges over such themes as roads, automobility, car cultures, migration, trafficking, road narratives, and roads in films and literature, gradually building towards theoretical conceptualization of roads. The course will rely on the ethnographic material from the North, including Scotland and Siberia. Students will conduct their own original research on the theme of road. Short fieldwork and documentary films about roads are incorporated in the course. One lecture and one student-led seminar per week.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Up to 10 minutes of audio recording |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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10 minutes presentation and moderation of discussion, questions and answers session |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 4000 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Word Count: 1,000 |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 4500 | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Can identify and link critical issues related to economics, demographics, politics, environmental issues of mobilities and connect these issues to ethnographic material and anthropological literature. |
| Procedural | Create | Produce coherent and reasoned arguments in presentations and discussions on the topics of mobility and anthropological debates in the area. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Can explain and critically assess major theories applied in readings on the topic, reflect and apply the theoretical issues raised in anthropological approaches for study of roads and mobility. |
| Reflection | Create | Students will learn how to formulate viable anthropological research questions. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students will learn how to conduct a literature search and write a literature review. |
| Reflection | Create | Students will learn how to design an anthropological research project. |
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