AN2015:04
*Anthropology and Development Issues
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: AN3015
26 lectures, 12 tutorials. First semester (Townsville campus); second semester (Cairns campus).
Staff: Dr D Miles.
The subject outlines how anthropological concepts and methods are useful in representing and explaining the kinds of transformations engendered by the development of the global economy.
Learning Objectives:
- to understand past and contemporary impacts of colonialism;
- to understand the contemporary consequences of the global economic order;
- to appreciate the nature of local responses to their incorporation into the global economy;
- to appreciate the role of anthropology in evaluating and representing local responses to colonialism, development and underdevelopment.
Assessment by tutorial presentation and participation (20%); tutorial report (1,500 words) (30%); and major essay (3,000 words) (50%).
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