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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Social Anthropology

Undergraduate Course: Fakes: The Anthropology of Counterfeit, Imitation & Disguise (SCAN10061)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Better appreciation of the importance of 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. Developed their skills (i) in finding and using arguments and information, especially with regard to online sources and presentation; (ii) in critically evaluating such material; and (iii) in essay writing and seminar presentation.
  4. 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
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jacob Copeman
Tel: (0131 6)50 6860
Email: jacob.copeman@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Siobhan Carroll
Tel: (0131 6)50 3079
Email: siobhan.carroll@ed.ac.uk
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