| Unit name | The Anthropology of Gender and Childhood |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCH20070 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Morelli |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit introduces anthropological research on gender and childhood, focusing on the radically diverse ways they are understood and experienced in different social and economic settings. We will examine a range of seminal theories and anthropological debates on feminism, masculinity, childhood & youth, learning, personhood and becoming, and through the analysis of ethnographic case-studies from various parts of the world, we will consider how these crucial aspects of human life vary widely cross-culturally. Drawing on a variety of ethnographic case studies form across the world, students will consider the following questions, amongst others: is there anything natural about sex and gender? Are women the second sex? Is childhood a natural phase of existence or a social phenomenon? Does school promote equality or perpetuate class difference?
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1) Explain and critically address key anthropological theories on sex, gender, childhood & youth, learning and education;
2) Contextualise the experiences and understandings of sex, gender and childhood & youth in specific ethnographic settings;
3) Apply anthropological understandings to aspects that concern their own lives and society;
4) Evaluate specific methods and practice-based techniques through which anthropologists conduct gender-based and child-focussed research.
Weekly lectures, seminars and student presentation sessions, guided by self-directed activities
Portfolio of three working papers, 3000 words (100%) [ILOs 1-4]
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
