Module ANT3096 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT3096: The Anthropology of Prisons
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 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:
Core theory in the anthropology and sociology of prisons: Foucault, Goffman and Sykes
Getting into prison: evaluating ethnographic research as a methodology for the study of imprisonment
Case study: Bomana Prison, Papua New Guinea.
Case study: Unnamed Prison, Kolkata, India.
Case study: the Feminine Penitentiary Centre, Miraflores, La Paz, Bolivia.
Case study: HMP Maze (or Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland.
Case study: the design of carcerality for Aboriginal people in Australia and Canada
Sensory penalties
Prisons and their relatives: detention centres, psychiatric units and zoos.
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 lectures/seminars or 1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar. |
| Guided independent study | 32 | Reading of the set texts for weekly lectures and the tutorials |
| Guided independent study | 32 | Additional reading under the guidance of the lecturer |
| Guided independent study | 25 | Preparation and writing of the essay |
| Guided independent study | 25 | Preparation and writing of the contextualisation and critique exercise |
| Guided independent study | 6 | Background research conducted by the student depending on need and interest |
| Guided independent study | 8 | Recapitulation of reading done throughout the term |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Web-based and electronic resources:
https://www.informa.com.au/insight/the-cultural-needs-of-the-aboriginal-prison-population/
https://moa.ubc.ca/2021/12/an-oral-history-of-moas-prison-program-an-interview-with-reva-malkin/
Other Learning Resources
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ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnographic case study review | 500 words | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Written (oral feedback available on request 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 50 | 1500 words | 1-9 | Written (oral feedback available on request during office hours) |
| Essay | 50 | 1500 words | 1-9 | Written (oral feedback available on request during office hours) |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (1500 words) | 1-9 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay | Essay (1500 words) | 1-9 | August/September re-assessment period |
