Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Current Debates in Social Anthropology
Course Code
SZF_104
Branch of Science
Social Anthropology; Sociology and social work
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Political Science; Social Anthropology; Sociology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ieva Puzo
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To give students an insight into the most recent (over last few years) and internationally relevant debates in socio-cultural anthropology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students are familiar with the most recent and internationally relevant debates in social and cultural anthropology; they are able to describe and compare the positions of different researchers on specific issues. They are able to identify the main theses of the field on the issues addressed and critically evaluate their arguments.
Skills
1.Can explain the implications of one or another position for the field, for participants in anthropological research and for the wider community.
Competences
1.Being able to interpret, through the prism of the debates under consideration, the processes observed in contemporary societies and contemporary trends in the discipline, as well as specific questions which wait for anthropologists' answers.
Assessment
Individual work
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Students independently consult the recommended sources for each lesson topic, using both the resources available in the university's online databases and materials from international anthropological professional associations. For each of the lessons, students prepare for a discussion. Once during the course, they create a presentation (15 min) on one (optional) of the debates covered in the course. At the end of the course, formulate their own position on the debate by writing an essay. More specific assignments are refined each year and outlined on the e-learning platform. In order to assess the overall quality of the course, the student is required to complete a course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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An essay with the author's position on one particular debate.
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1) The mark for the presentation will account for 33% of the final mark, 2) the mark for the seminar performance (answers to questions, participation in discussion) 33% ; 3) the mark for the essay will account for 34% of the final mark.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Introduction: an overview of the main topics and sources of information covered in the course.
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Identifying and selecting relevant debates and
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Identifying and selecting relevant debates and
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Overview of the 1st debate and its participants
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Overview of the 1st debate and its participants
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Overview of the 2nd debate and its participants
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Overview of the 2nd debate and its participants
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Overview of the 3rd debate and its participants
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Overview of the 3rd debate and its participants
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Role-play: the most popular debate
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Role-play: the most popular debate
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Final comments and conclusions
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem
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Keynote lectures of the AAA conference 2024: "Praxis: The Application/s of Anthropology in the Present and the Future"
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Keynote lectures of the 18th EASA Biennial Conference "Doing and Undoing with Anthropology"
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Roundtable discussions of the 18th EASA Biennial Conference "Doing and Undoing with Anthropology"
Additional Reading
1.
Four most recent issues of the journal "Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale"
Other Information Sources
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HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory