THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2010/2011
- ARCHIVE for reference only
THIS PAGE IS OUT OF DATE

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Social Anthropology

Undergraduate Course: South Asian Public Culture: Keywords (SCAN10054)

Course Outline
School School of Social and Political Science College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 0
Home subject area Social Anthropology Other subject area South Asian Studies
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of important contemporary debates in the study of South Asian public culture. Introducing key themes through critical and current ethnographic work, this course focuses on the tangible public forms that global cultural flows, political economies and social formations take. This emphasis on contemporary public culture allows a concrete consideration of abstract and changing social and cultural forces that define the region. The course will be informed by the existing concerns in the anthropology of South Asia but focuses on areas largely neglected by it. Inspired by Raymond Williams&© $łkeywords&© approach to culture and society, this course examines the subcontinent from unexpected and innovative angles by gathering key ethnographic readings under conceptual keywords to be explored empirically and theoretically. The course will approach the region as an integrated socio-cultural whole, rather than a set of self-contained nation-states.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  0
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLectureLecture1-11 16:10 - 18:00
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information Not running in 2010/2011
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of key debates in the anthropology of South Asia and South Asian public culture. They will have a solid grip on sophisticated theoretical approaches to South Asian ethnography. They will understand how important anthropological themes crystallize in contemporary ethnographic explorations of the region. They will learn to approach South Asia theoretically and empirically as an integrated socio-cultural and historical space, rather than as made up of radically separated nation-states.
Assessment Information
The course will be assessed by one piece of written course work.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description The course will encourage an innovative and engaged approach to South Asian ethnography by gathering key readings under keywords. These keywords not only define current scholarly concerns in South Asia but are also the concrete manifestation of abstract social and cultural flows in the region. As concerns change, so can the keywords, thus allowing a flexible course format.
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords South Asia, Public Culture, Ethnography, Contemporary Approaches
Contacts
Course organiser Course secretary
Navigation
Help & Information
Home
Introduction
Glossary
Search DPTs and Courses
Regulations
Regulations
Degree Programmes
Introduction
Browse DPTs
Courses
Introduction
Humanities and Social Science
Science and Engineering
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Other Information
Timetab
Prospectuses
Important Information
 
copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh - 31 January 2011 8:18 am