Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2015-2016 (archived)
Module ANTH3417: Anthropology of Conflict and Law
Department: Anthropology
ANTH3417: Anthropology of Conflict and Law
| Type | Open | Level | 3 | Credits | 10 | Availability | Available in 2015/16 | Module Cap | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- ANTH 2051 Political & Economic Organisation OR ANTH 2041 Kinship OR ANTH 2091 Cultures & Classifications OR LAW 2201 Law Gender & Society OR SOCI 2092 Sociological Imaginations
Corequisites
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Aims
- Students should acquire a thorough grounding in the history and development of anthropological studies of law OR politics
- Students should understand the potential application of anthropological studies in governance and policy development
Content
- Legal anthropology
- Political anthropology
- Conflict and power
- Cross-cultural conflict management processes
- Ethnography of conflict
- Theories of Law
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Critically and comparatively analyse and evaluate anthropological literature on politics and law through the selection and application of appropriate explanatory theory.
- Apply subject related knowledge from the course to the evaluation of current local world affairs.
- Develop the ability to pursue independent research in anthropology and related fields.
- Students will develop a sound grasp of a range of key ethnographic works on conflict management.
- Students will learn differences in concepts of law within legal anthropology.
- Students will learn about specific types of legal systems.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Critically and comparatively analyse and evaluate anthropological literature on politics and law through the selection and application of appropriate explanatory theory.
- Apply subject related knowledge from the course to the evaluation of current local and world affairs.
- Develop the ability to pursue independent research in anthropology and related fields.
- Critically compare and evaluate ethnographic work in legal anthropology.
- Built on literature searching skills to develop enhanced ability to filter relevant works.
Key Skills:
- Communicate complex abstract ideas through written work.
- Plan, organise and manage time to meet deadlines.
- Show initiative to independantly find resources on their chosen assessment topics to independantly apply to the evaluation of theory.
- Be computer literate to produce word processed material and access data.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures - guide student reading and introduce key concepts
- Seminars - develop students' critical evaluation and comparison skills
- Essays - test students' ability to critically analyse appropriate literature and develop a logical argument based on evidence.
- Unseen Exam
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 8 | Distributed across Term according to the pedagogical strategy | 1 | 8 | |
| Seminars | 7 | Scheduled to follow lectures 2-8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Preparation & Reading | 85 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component: Coursework | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Essay | 3000 | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
Essay Plan (2 sides of A4 paper) + formatted bibliography
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University