? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : SPS-3-SAECA

This region of Africa is known to us largely through images of war, disease and poverty. From genocide in Rwanda and Sudan, violent armed conflict in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa, to some of the worst outbreaks of the global pandemic of HIV and AIDS, and to frequent outbreaks of famine and food insecurity, we relate to this region largely through images of disaster and suffering fed to us through the media. In this course, we ask, how can these issues be addressed, without perpetuating the idea that hunger, death and suffering are somehow ‘natural’ in this part of Africa? Can ethnography be mobilised to bring to life the ‘everyday-ness’ of life in the region, without doing disservice to the very real problems that exist? How do the people living in the region reflect on their position in the global economy? Each week in the course we will look at these issues, plus others such as the place of pastoralism, urban life, the nation, and the politics of music, to ask ourselves what anthropology can bring to bear on our understanding of life in East Central Africa.

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Home subject area

Social Anthropology, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 11/01/2008 09:00 10:50 Room 1.21, 7 George Square Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 09:00 10:50 Central

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Coursework 20% plus long essay of 3000 to 3500 words 80%

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Moira Young
Tel : (0131 6)50 3933
Email : Moira.Young@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Rebecca Marsland
Tel : (0131 6)51 3864
Email : r.marsland@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/