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Thinkers and Theories: An Introduction to theHistory and Development of - SE307
| Location | Term | Level | Credits (ECTS) | Convenor | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
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| Canterbury | Spring |
Certificate
Certificate level module usually taken in the first stage of a degree
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15 (7.5) | Demian Dr M A |
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The information below applies to the 2013-14 session
Synopsis
The module introduces students to the major figures who have shaped the discipline of Anthropology (both socio-cultural and biological) and take them through the historical development of the discipline. Major thinkers such as Marx, Weber and Durkheim on the one hand, and Linnaeus, Lamarck, Darwin and Mendel on the other, are introduced, and their influence on and contribution to the discipline traced. The module will provide an historical outline of major schools of thought within Anthropology - evolution, diffusionism, functionalism structuralism, postmodernism, socio-biology, evolutionary psychology - in both Britain and the USA, and examine the relationship between socio-cultural anthropology and biological anthropology from an historical perspective.
Details
Contact hours
12 x 2 hour lectures
Method of assessment
100% Coursework
Preliminary reading
- Bowler, P.J., "Evolution: The History of an Idea", California: University of California Press, 2003
- Desmond, A. and Moore, J., "Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist", 1994
- Moore, J.D., "Visions of Culture: An Introductio of Anthropological Theories and Theorists", Walnut Creek: Altimira Press, 1996
- Borofsky, R. (ed.), "Assessing Cultural Anthropology", NY, London: McGraw Hill, 1994
- Barnard, A., "History and Theory in Anthropology", Cambridge: CUP, 2000
Learning outcomes
- A broad knowledge of the major thinkers who have influenced the development of Anthropology.
- A broad knowledge of the major schools of thought within Anthropology.
- An understanding of the historical development of, and changes within, Anthropology.
- An understanding of the historical relationship between sociocultural and biological anthropology.
Pre-requisites
No pre-requisites