Module course for ANT7001_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Anthropology and Sociology (ORG:ANTS)
Convenor name: Dr Mina Sol
Convenor email: ms189@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Office hours: Semester 1, Wednesdays 12noon-2pm (room P582)
Appointment booking link: Please email to pre-book (online and alternative times also possible)
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Grasp the theoretical underpinnings and orientations of social anthropology as a field of inquiry, and the ways they have been rethought in the face of emerging conditions.
- Make effective use of relevant anthropological concepts to discuss contemporary concerns.
- Identify and evaluate complex situations ethnographically, teasing out norms and principles that condition or shape them.
- Understand the diversity and dynamism of anthropological theory and be able to relate this to real-life situations.
- Articulate an anthropological problem – to distinguish an anthropological problem from a mere topic of interest.
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: Friday 30 Oct
Assessment 1: Release date: 4 weeks from deadline
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 1: Format: 1,000-word Reflection Piece (brief further below)
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 2: Due date: Monday 4 Jan
Assessment 2: Release date: 4 weeks from deadline
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 2,000-word Academic Essay (brief further below)
Assessment 3: Name: Module Participation (SP1)
Assessment 3: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 3: Due date: Throughout semester 1
Assessment 3: Release date: Monday 1 Feb
Assessment 3: Format: Tutorial attendance & participation (guidance further below)
Page template: On campus 2026/27
