Module ANT2002 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2002: Ethnography Now
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to help you develop skills, knowledge, and experiences that are crucial for anthropological scholarship, including:
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an understanding of contemporary approaches to researching and writing ethnographies
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skills in the critical reading and evaluation of ethnographic work produced by others
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knowledge of, and hands-on practice with, fieldwork techniques and methods, including data gathering and fieldnote writing;
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the ability to critically reflect on your own practices as producers of ethnographic research
- writing ethnographic accounts of a culture that has been studied first-hand
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the distinctive benefits and drawbacks of ethnographic studies of social life 2. Make critical assessments of ethnographic texts. 3. Describe the ways that theoretical and methodological problems intersect within forms of ethnographic inquiry. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Understand how key concepts in sociology and anthropology can be illustrated and refined in relation to the analysis of detailed empirical data 5. Demonstrate an awareness of strategies for analytically linking micro- and macro- perspectives 6. Assess, challenge and develop theoretical ideas in relation to reflections on their own experiences and observations of social life.; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Build and defend an argument based on evidence 8. Think about social and personal lives in new ways 9. Communicate effectively in written and verbal form. |
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:
- A brief history of ethnography
- Challenges to ethnographic authority
- The end(s) of contemporary ethnography
- Reflexivity and fieldwork
-New British ethnographies
- New forms of inquiry
- Student culture
- Ethnographic fieldwork and analysis.
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 and Teaching activity | 22 | Weekly 2 hour meetings with lecture and seminar component will form a basis upon which you can build your own interpretations of module materials. |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Preparation for oral presentation and tutorial discussions |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Researching and writing written assignments |
| Guided independent study | 28 | Fieldwork and data analysis |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Other Learning Resources
Contemporary ethnographic and documentary films on relevant topics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 10 minutes | 2, 4, 9 | Verbal |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 (Critical Review) | 40 | 1500 words | 1, 6, 7 | Written feedback |
| Assignment 2 (Mini-ethnography) | 60 | 2500 words | 3, 5, 8 | Written feedback |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Critical review (1500 words) | 1, 6, 7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Assignment 2 | Mini ethnography (2500 words) | 3, 5, 8 | August/September reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
Where you have been referred/deferred for your written assignments, you will have the opportunity to submit new assignments in the August/September reassessment period.
