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 Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
• Senses and Society
• Sensory Practices and Human Experience
• Hegemony of Vision in Modern Societies
• Non-visual Practices
• Senses and Material Culture
• Sensory Diversity
• Senses and Social Inequality
• Senses and Social Exclusion
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 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 & Teaching | 22 | 11 x 2-hour lectures, involving presentations, group discussion, film presentations and media analysis. Please note that the last two sessions where the students present their essay projects will be held via skype (4 Hours) |
| Guided independent study | 18 | Preparing seminar-presentation individually and as a group |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Reading for assignments |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Essay preparation: conducting research, analysing data, and writing the finished product |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk
Web based and electronic resources:
Course materials (including lecture slides and tutorial topics/questions) will be provided on ELE prior to each lecture/tutorial.
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
