ANY4300 - Into the field: The theory and practice of ethnography
12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Arts
Leader(s): John Bradley
Offered
Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
Theoretical foundations for researching and analyzing cultural and social aspects of specific societies. Discussion will centre on theories associated with French structuralism and post-structuralism and British Social theory cultural studies. Each of these will be examined for its respective treatment of the relationship between individual creativity, culture and society and for its impact on the theory of ethnographic research.
Assessment
Written work: 100% (9000 words)
Contact hours
2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week
03 July 2009
05 July 2009