ant2bmc body, mind and culture

BODY, MIND AND CULTURE

ANT2BMC

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Understandings of body and mind define human existence. But anthropologists are interested in more than just mortality and eternity, they also look at how mental and bodily practices and understandings both reflect and reinforce cultures. In this subject we look at diverse practices such as classical dance and martial arts fighting as well as genital cutting to understand how societies create power, define sex and gender, reproduce culture, and 'grow' people up.

FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorNicholas Herriman

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

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PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects ANT3BMC

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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

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Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

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Subject Instance Co-ordinatorNicholas Herriman

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Two quizzes (1,000-word equivalent)25
in-class assessments (1,000-word equivalent)25
one 2,000-word essay50