Convenor name: Ben Bowles
Convenor email: bb37@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 571
Office hours: Thursdays 3pm-5pm
Appointment booking link: bb37@soas.ac.uk
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
1. To understand the key themes and theories that have characterised the Sociology and Anthropology of Britain.
2. To be able to communicate and debate the role of class, empire and colonialism in understanding culture and Britain
3. To be able to critically and contextually evaluate ethnographies set in Britain.
4. To be able to effectively apply these concepts, themes and theories to a topic of the students' choice.
5. To be able to chose and undertake appropriate research to understand culture in contemporary Britain.
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 12 December 2025
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Exploration
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 16 January 2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Exploration
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: David Pearson
Librarian email: dp10@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
