Module ANTM107 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM107: Anthrozoology Residential
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The residential will take place over a period of three days, and will comprise a series of workshops, seminars and lectures run by academics from the University of Exeter and, where possible, appropriate external speakers.
Based on a previous non-accredited residential held at the University of Exeter in May 2014, the residential will be structured in a manner similar to that described below:
Day 1
09.00-10.00 Refreshments and networking
10.00-10.50 Welcome and introductory lecture by Programme director/MA tutors
11.00-11.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff
12.00-12.50 Student led discussion
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff or PGR student
15.00-15.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff
16.00-18.00 Student led discussion
Day 2
09.00-10.00 Refreshments and networking
10.00-10.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff
11.00-11.50 Student led discussion
12.00-12.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.00 Student led discussion
16.00-18.00 Film screening and discussion convened by member of academic staff
Day 3
09.00-10.00 Refreshments and networking
10.00-10.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff
11.00-11.50 Student led discussion
12.00-12.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.50 Guest seminar convened by member of academic staff
15.00-17.00 Concluding discussion led by MA tutors and goodbyes.
Academic content will vary according to staff availability and current staff research interests/projects. However, topics could include:
- Biopolitics and wildlife conservation
- Animal ethics
- Multispecies ethnography
- Advocacy and applied research in animal welfare
- Visual representations of animals
- Literary representations of animals
- Historical representations of animals
- Animals in the archaeological record
Because of the variable nature of the annual programme of the residential, the details of learning activities and teaching methods below are indicative, based on prior experience, but not a guarantee of the precise number of hours afforded to each activity year-by-year.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 130 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 12 | Academic-led lectures, papers, seminars |
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 2 | Staff-led film screening and discussion |
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 6 | Student-led discussions relating to lectures and seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | Non-assessed preparatory readings |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Research and writing of summative assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
DeMello, M. 2010. Teaching the animal: Human-animal studies across the disciplines (pp. xi-xix). Lantern Books.
DeMello, M. 2012. Animals and society: an introduction to human-animal studies. Columbia University Press.
Herzog, H. A. 2007. Gender differences in human–animal interactions: A review. Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, 20(1), 7-21.
Irvine, L. 2012. Sociology and anthrozoology: Symbolic interactionist contributions. Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, 25(Supplement 1), 123-137.
Kalof, L., & Fitzgerald, A. J. (Eds.). 2007. The animals reader: the essential classic and contemporary writings. Oxford and New York: Berg.
Kirksey, E. 2014. The Multispecies Salon. Duke University Press
Lloyd, N., & Mulcock, J. 2006. Human-animal studies in Australia: perspectives from the arts, humanities and social sciences. Australian Zoologist, 33(3), 290-294. http://www.rzsnsw.org.au/Volumes%20of%20RZS%20papers/2006%20vol33%283%29/Lloyd%20N%20Mulcock%20J%20Human-animal%20studies%20in%20Australia%20-%20perspectives%20from%20the%20arts,%20humanities%20and%20social%20sciences.pdf
Ogden, L. A., Hall, B., & Tanita, K. 2013. Animals, plants, people, and things: A review of multispecies ethnography. Environment and Society: Advances in Research, 4(1), 5-24.
Rose, D. B., van Dooren, T., Chrulew, M., Cooke, S., Kearnes, M., & O’Gorman, E. 2012. Thinking through the environment, unsettling the humanities. Environmental Humanities, 1(1), 1-5.
Shapiro, K., & DeMello, M. 2010. The state of human-animal studies. Society & Animals, 18(3), 307-318.
Smart, A. 2014. Critical perspectives on multispecies ethnography. Critique of Anthropology, 34(1), 3-7.
