Module ANT2103 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2103: Senses and Society
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
The aims of this module are to introduce the relationship between the senses and lived social worlds, and to explore the how the different senses shape and are shaped social practices and cultural differences. It will discuss central topics and issues, different research agendas and theoretical orientations. With the use of specific and historically diverse examples, the module will examine key issues of current social life and how the perspective of sensory practices offers a novel understanding of the social and society.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate your knowledge of different approaches to the study of sensory practices 2. Analyse and evaluate key issues in the field of sensory practices in relation to specific themes, studies and findings |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Select relevant material and structure it in order to present coherent arguments 4. Display in written and oral form an understanding of the disciplines relation to, and difference from, other approaches and explanations offered towards the senses and society |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Undertake independent study and group work 6. Prepare focused and comprehensive written and oral presentations |
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 |
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Individual Class Presentation primarily oral although power point, other media and handouts may be used | 15-20 minutes | 1-6 | Oral |
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 |
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80 | 0 | 20 |
...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 |
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Research Essay | 80 | 3,500 words | 1-6 | Written |
Individual session presentation of readings and moderating session discussion | 20 | Each Session, including group work, 20-30 minutes, moderation of each session, and handing in discussion notes where required, after presentation (on ELE); including in class presentation of essay topic and related literature, 5-10 minutes | 1-6 | Oral and written |
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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 |
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Seminar presentation of readings and leading seminar discussion | 1,500 word essay | 1-6 | August/September re-assessment period |
Research Essay | 3,500 word essay | 1-6 | 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.
Basic reading:
Classen, C. (1993) Worlds of Sense: Exploring the Senses in History and Across Cultures. Routledge
Howes, D. (2004) Empire of the Senses: The Sensual Culture Reader. Berg
Howes, D. (2013) Ways of Sensing: Understanding the Senses in Society. Routledge
Vannini, P. et al. (eds) (2013) The Senses in Self, Society and Culture. Routledge
Schillmeier, M. (2012) Rethinking Disability. Bodies, Senses and Things. London: Routledge