Module ANTM105 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM105: Humans and Wildlife: Conflict and Conservation
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-assessed exercises | Weekly Q&A discussions on VLE discussion forums | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 | Peer-assessed (via postings on ELE and/or The Den (Anthrozoology group on Exeter's social networking site) and written feedback on the discussion forums. |
| Project proposal | 1,500 words | 4, 7, 8 | Peer-assessed (via postings on ELE and/or The Den (Anthrozoology group on Exeter's social networking site) and written feedback on the discussion forums. |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research paper to be written up in the style of an appropriate academic journal | 100 | 4,000 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Written feedback |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project proposal | Project proposal (1,500 words) | 4, 7, 8 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Research paper | Research paper (4,000 words) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Abramson, A. & Theodossopoulos, D. (2000) Land, Law and Environment.London: Pluto Press.
Chrulew, M. 2011. Managing love and death at the zoo: the biopolitics of endangered species preservation. Australian Humanities Review 50: 137–157.
Descola, P. & Palson, G. (1996) Nature & Society: Anthropological perspectives.London: Routledge.
Ingold, T. (2000) The Perception of the Environment: Essays in livelihood, dwelling and skill.London: Routledge.
Knight, J. (ed.) 2000. Natural Enemies: People-Wildlife Conflicts in Anthropological
Perspective.London: Routldge.
Knight, J. 2006. Waiting for wolves in Japan: an anthropological study of people–wildlife relations.Hawai’i:University ofHawaii Press.
Lee, P.C. 2010a. Sharing space: can ethnoprimatology contribute to the survival of nonhuman primates in human-dominated globalized landscapes? American Journal of Primatology 72: 925–931.
Lee, P.C. 2010b. Problem animals or problem people? Ethics, politics and practice or conflict between community perspectives and fieldwork on conservation.: In:J. MacClancy and A. Fuentes (eds) Centralizing fieldwork: critical perspectives from primatology, biological and social anthropology.Oxford: Berghahn.
Lowe, C. 2006. Wild profusion: biodiversity conservation in an Indonesian archipelago.Princeton,NJ:PrincetonUniversity Press.
Milton, K. (1993) Environmentalism: the view from anthropology.London: Routledge.
Milton, K. (1996) Environmentalism and Cultural Theory: exploring the role of anthropology in environmental discourse.London: Routledge.
Milton, K. (2002) Loving Nature: Towards an Ecology of Emotion.London: Routledge.
Strang, V. (1997) Uncommon Ground: Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Values.Oxford: Berg.
Theodossopoulos, D. 1997. Turtles, farmers and ‘ecologists’: the cultural reason behind a community’s resistance to environmental conservation. Journal of Mediterranean Studies 7(2): 250–267.
Theodossopoulos, D. 2000. The land people work and the land the ecologists want: indigenous land valorisation in a Greek island community threatened by conservation law. In A. Abramson and D. Theodossopoulos (eds.) Land, law and environment: mythical land, legal boundaries.London: Pluto Press.
Theodossopoulos, D. 2002. Environmental conservation and indigenous culture in a Greek island community. the dispute over the sea turtles. In: M. Colchester (ed.) Conservation and mobile indigenous peoples: displacement, forced settlement, and sustainable development.Oxford: Berghahn Books.
Theodossopoulos, D. 2005. Troubles with turtles: cultural understandings of the environment on a Greek island. Oxford: Berghahn Books.
van Dooren, T. 2010. Pain of extinction: the death of a vulture. Cultural Studies Review 16(2): 271–289.
