Undergraduate Course: Fakes: The Anthropology of Counterfeit, Imitation & Disguise (SCAN10061)
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 introduces students to anthropological approaches to acts and accusations of copying, fakery and disguise in a variety of ethnographic contexts. The history of such concerns, and of the notion of authenticity, will be considered (e.g. historical forgeries) as well as bodily, religious, brand-based, Internet and medical varieties of (imputed) fakery. If anthropologists once considered themselves, to some extent, adjudicators of cultural authenticity, few of them would now deny that authenticity is itself a cultural construct. This course will address the theoretical literature on fakes and imitation that has emerged in light of this realisation and focus on ways in which it has been applied in a variety of ethnographic contexts. |
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. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the course will have:
1) Better appreciation of the importance of the fakes, copying and disguise as a topic in social anthropology and more widely in the social sciences.
2) A substantive knowledge and understanding of a selection of important historical and social issues with regard to ideas about and practices of copying, and of the contending viewpoints and claims on these issues;
3) Better awareness of the evidence concerning the social implications of fakes, copying and disguise in diverse contexts worldwide, and of the gaps in understanding and evidence that need to be addressed
4) An enriched understanding of the evolution of the study of authenticity/inauthenticity as cultural categories through appreciating the ways in which they have been subjected to scholarly analysis for the past 25-30 years.
5) The ability to identify and characterise key approaches from social anthropology, from other social science disciplines, and from interdisciplinary fields like cultural studies and science and technology studies to understanding and evaluating issues concerning the anthropology of fakes, copying and disguise as a subfield, and identify advantages, problems and implications of these approaches;
6) Developed their skills (i) in finding and using arguments and information, especially with regard to online sources and presentation (see below: Assessment Information); (ii) in critically evaluating such material; and (iii) in essay writing and seminar presentation. |
Assessment Information
Assessment: Essay 60%, On-line Portfolio 30% (this constitutes a formative feedback event) and Participation 10% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Jacob Copeman
Tel: (0131 6)50 6860
Email: jacob.copeman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: Ewen.Miller@ed.ac.uk |
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