Module ANT3014 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT3014: Cultures: Food
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
This module is intended to introduce you to the social scientific study of food production, preparation and consumption. It reviews and evaluates the major ways of understanding the relations between food, culture and society. In so doing, it also introduces you to how anthropologists, sociologists and others conceptualise and research cultural and social forces and phenomena more generally.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the subject matter of anthropology (and sociology) of food, together with an analytical understanding of the subject matter, which takes into account diverse anthropological and sociological perspectives 2. describe and apply a variety of means of conceptualising and investigating the socio-cultural aspects of food |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. critically relate a body of knowledge to specific contexts within the field of anthropology; 4. think clearly and argue logically and convincingly about the socio-cultural dimensions of food; 5. express coherent anthropological (and sociological) ideas both in writing and verbally; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. undertake independent study concerning the subject matter of the course 7. select appropriately from a range of suggested material and present key arguments clearly and convincingly; 8. develop the capacity to reflect critically on the various analytic perspectives presented in the course |
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:
What is food and how do anthropologists study it?
Food and the Making and Unmaking of Bodies
Commensality and Social Bodies
Food in Diaspora
The Birth of Agriculture and its Industrialization
Famine, Food Poverty, Food Security and the State
Trade and the Globalization of Agriculture and Food
Food safety and sustainability
Alternatives Food Systems:
Food as Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Heritage
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27.5 | 122.5 | 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 Activity | 15 | 1.5 hour lectures x 10 weeks |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 1.5 | Revision session |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 11 | Weekly 1 hour tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | 55 | 11 x 5 hours reading for tutorials (2 readings x 2.5 hours per tutorial) |
| Guided Independent Study | 16.5 | Preparing response papers |
| Guided Independent Study | 51 | Exam Preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly reading response papers | 10 x 250 word papers, prepared before seminar and used to guide participation | 1-8 | Oral feedback in seminar as well as during office hours |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio of 10 response papers of 250 words each | 40 | 2500 words | 1-8 | Written feedback, final mark |
| Take home Examination | 60 | 5 days, 2500 words | 1-8 | Written feedback, mark and verbal feedback on request |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take home examination | Take home examination (5 days, 2500 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Portfolio of 10 response papers of 250 words each | Portfolio of 10 response papers of 250 words each (2500 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
