AN2106 - Anthropology of Violence
[Offered in odd-numbered years by Internal on-campus mode. Offered in even-numbered years in Townsville. ]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Violence, its forms and controls, is fundamental to human social existence and is central to theories regarding the nature of society. The anthropology of violence addresses these points from a comparative cross-cultural perspective. Emphasis is given to the situational nature of violence and human conflict with case studies of warfare, state-based violence, sexual violence, genocide and ethnic conflict.
Learning Outcomes
- consider the relationship between violence and human nature;
- explore in depth at least one major anthropological study of violence;
- understand the importance of violence in modern social theory;
- examine cross-cultural approaches to violence.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AN3106 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Rosita Henry, Dr Kris McBain-Rigg |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (50%). |
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