Module course for ANT6008_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Anthropology and Sociology (ORG:ANTS)
Convenor name: Name: Dr Ben Bowles
Convenor email: Email: bb37@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Office: MB P571
Office hours: Office Hours: Semester 1 - Weeks 1-5: Monday 10am-12pm. Weeks 6-10 Monday 12pm-2pm
Appointment booking link: Appointments: By email
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
1. Discuss a range of issues and areas of questioning in anthropology which are fundamental to the study of society today.
2. Identify and evaluate complex situations ethnographically, teasing out the particular norms or principles which condition or shape them.
3. Discuss the diversity and dynamism of social formations and their effects from anthropological perspectives.
4. Identify the specifically social in everything (even and especially the "natural")
5. Articulate an anthropological problem - that is to distinguish an anthropological problem from a mere topic or area of interest.
6. Articulate the relevance of anthropological thinking to the understanding of contemporary social life.
Assessment 1: Name: Assessment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 25%
Assessment 1: Due date: 11/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 09/12/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 1: Format: A piece of writing from the perspective of a non-human actor. Full instructions provided in Assessment Briefs
Assessment 2: Name: Assessment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 65%
Assessment 2: Due date: 11/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 08/02/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Exploration
Assessment 2: Format: Essay in the form of a project, using a chosen example to explore themes from the course
Assessment 3: Name: Seminar Participation 1 (SP1)
Assessment 3: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 3: Due date: 22/01/2027
Assessment 3: Release date: 22/01/2027
Assessment 3: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 3: Format: You will be assessed based on your preparation for, and participation in, the tutorials associated with the module.
Page template: On campus 2026/27
