SOSANT2700 – History and Theory of Anthropology

Knowledge

• Overview of key theoretical traditions in anthropology, and how they build upon and differ from each other
• Understanding how the discipline's history created the foundation for contemporary anthropological research
• Understanding of theoretical diversity in anthropology and connections between diverse theoretical orientations
• Understanding of how anthropology has evolved in dialogue with other disciplines, and of anthropology's contributions and limits in interdisciplinary collaboration

Skills

• Ability to situate contemporary anthropological scholarship in relation to earlier anthropological scholarship and theoretical approaches
• Ability to identify central presuppositions in different theoretical approaches
• Ability to appreciate disciplinary diversity and place one's interests within wider theoretical orientations
• Ability to place anthropological theorizing in relation to changing socio-economic circumstances

General competence

• Ability to present ethnographic material clearly and analytically
• Ability to critically interrogate one's own and others' anthropological studies

Students must be enrolled in the bachelor's programme in Social Anthropology or to a specialisation in Social Anthropology in one of the following bachelor's programmes:

• Klima, miljø og menneske
• Kultur og kommunikasjon
• Språk og samfunn
• Tverrfaglige kjønnsstudier
• Utviklingsstudier og bærekraft

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The teaching consists of lectures, seminars, and self-organized colloquium groups.

• Information about change of seminar groups.

Compulsory elements

• Participation in 75% of the seminars.
• Submission of 1 annotated bibliography on selected readings.
• Oral group presentation.

The compulsory activities will be assessed as ‘Approved/Not approved’. Students must have all compulsory elements approved in order to sit for the exam. Compulsory activities must be approved and the exam passed in the same semester.

Absence from compulsory activities

In the event of illness or other valid reasons, you can apply for a valid absence or postponement of compulsory activity.

• Apply for valid absence from or need for postponement of compulsory activity.

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Also see Grading guidelines in social anthropology.