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ANTH 2036 - Anthropology of Conflict and Crisis

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 1
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: 3 contact hours per week
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: 12 units Level I Humanities/Social Sciences
Incompatible: ANTH 2024/3024
Assessment: Attenance, seminar presentations, minor essay, major essay
Syllabus:

The course addresses the issues of conflict and complex political and ecological emergencies from a comparative anthropological perspective. Case studies are drawn from countries such as Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Guatemala and Northern Ireland. This course introduces students to some of the methodological issues surrounding doing fieldwork in dangerous locations and addresses a number of core themes that include: food and famine; violence and evil; terror, fear and suffering; war and visual culture, media culture and spiritualism; and conflict, global governance and the global economy.

Course Fees

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  Commonwealth Supported Student Contribution Tuition Fees
Units EFTSL Pre-2008 2008 2009 Domestic International
3 0.125 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 select program select program


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 1 Mon 16/03/2009 Tue 31/03/2009 Fri 08/05/2009 Fri 05/06/2009


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12062 LE01 170 18 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 10AM - 11AM Ligertwood, 231, Law Lecture Theatre 1
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 10AM - 11AM Ligertwood, 231, Law Lecture Theatre 1
Related Class: Seminar
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12063 SE01 25 2 3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 3PM - 5PM 233 North Tce, B09, Seminar Room
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 3PM - 5PM 233 North Tce, B09, Seminar Room
12064 SE02 28 6 3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 11AM - 1PM Ligertwood, 423, Tutorial Room
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 11AM - 1PM Ligertwood, 423, Tutorial Room
12065 SE03 27 FULL 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 2PM - 4PM 233 North Tce, 212, Tutorial Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 2PM - 4PM 233 North Tce, 212, Tutorial Room
12066 SE04 28 3 3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 1PM - 3PM Ligertwood, 425, Tutorial Room
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 1PM - 3PM Ligertwood, 425, Tutorial Room
12067 SE05 28 1 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 11AM - 1PM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 11AM - 1PM Napier, 144, Tutorial Room
12068 SE06 27 FULL 2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 11AM - 1PM Ligertwood, 423, Tutorial Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Monday 11AM - 1PM Ligertwood, 423, Tutorial Room