Postgraduate Course: The Anthropology of Death (PGSP11047)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Is death a universal of the human condition or a culturally bound habit of thought? Focusing on a variety of ethnographic contexts, this course attempts to explore some of the ways in which death has been (re)presented in order to be resisted or embraced. This exploration revolves around the 'discourse' of anthropology as it appears in the changing theoretical attitudes towards the ethnography of death. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students are expected to gain an advanced understanding of how anthropologists have approached the question of 'death' and construed the significance of mortuary rites. They should also be able to demonstrate some of the ways in which the comparative ethnography of death is connected to key theoretical debates on a number of important anthropological concepts (eg., ritual, personhood, exchange, etc.). |
Assessment Information
1 long essay (4000 words) worth 100% of the available marks
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Dimitri Tsintjilonis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3934
Email: D.Tsintjilonis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Caroline Foord
Tel: (0131 6)51 3009
Email: caroline.foord@ed.ac.uk |
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