Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers (SCAN10042)
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 | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Anthropology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explores ethnography of the world's hunting-and-gathering societies and the contributions made through this ethnography to anthropological theory and contemporary debate. Regions covered include Southern and Central Africa; Aboriginal Australia; the Arctic, Subarctic and Northwest Coast of North America; Indigenous South America; and Foraging Populations of South and Southeast Asia. Theoretical ideas and debates include notions of immediate and delayed-return economic systems, the 'original affluent society', the revisionist debate (on the extent and meaning of culture contact in historic periods), and the indigenous debate (on whether special rights should be accorded to hunter-gatherers by virtue of legally-defined indigeneity). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Anthropology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
- describe the lifestyles of a variety of hunter-gatherer peoples;
- make meaningful comparisons within and between regions on aspects of subsistence economy, kinship, gender roles, religious belief and ritual, etc.; and
- formulate ethnographically-informed opinions on issues such as social development in hunter-gatherer communities.
They should also be able to engage in debate on theoretical issues in hunter-gatherer studies and understand the relation of these to wider issues in anthropological and social theory. |
Assessment Information
One essay of 3000 to 3500 words (80%)
One book review or short assignment of up to 750 words (20%) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alan Barnard
Tel: (0131 6)50 3938
Email: A.Barnard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Katie Teague
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
Email: katie.teague@ed.ac.uk |
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