Module ANT2115 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2115: Emotions, the Body, and the Social
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to introduce students to the study and theorisations of emotions in the social sciences.
To provide students with the opportunity to develop conceptual and theoretical understandings of the role of emotions and affect in social life.
To facilitate students’ critical engagement more broadly with sociological theories and themes through the lens of emotion.
To enable students to develop their analytical and research skills and ability to apply theoretical models to the study of social phenomena
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate an understanding of, and critically evaluate, competing theoretical perspectives involving the study of emotions 2. Critically evaluate and employ theoretical accounts of emotion to understand the formation and effect of sociological themes |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Apply and critically evaluate relevant social science methods to the study of emotions 4. Demonstrate an analytical understanding of some key sociological and anthropological theories, topics, and methods 5. Demonstrate the capacity to generate and evaluate empirical data through social scientific theories and concepts |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Utilize theoretical and conceptual arguments to identify affective influences shaping biases and perspectives in self and others 7. Demonstrate an ability to undertake and organise independent research and work to deadlines 8. Demonstrate an ability to present and evaluate complex arguments |
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:
- Historical contextualisation of emotions in sociology/social sciences - Emotion vs rationality/body vs mind
- Interdisciplinary engagement with theories of emotion, drawing from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology and sociology
- Affect theory
- Phenomenology and embodiment
- Emotions and traditional sociological themes (e.g. race, class, social order & change, power)
- Sociologies of emotions (e.g. road rage, emotional labour, manners)
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 |
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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 |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour weekly lectures/seminars (or 1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar) |
Guided Independent Study | 48 | Reading and preparation for lectures and seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 30 | Preparation for summative case study |
Guided Independent Study | 50 | Preparation for summative research essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).