The Anthropology of Africa Objectives: • To understand transformations in modern African society in relation to global and local processes. • To understand the development of anthropology, and of other disciplines, in relation to the theorisation of African societies. • To read and critically assess anthropological and other accounts of African societies and cultures. • To construct and present arguments about African cultures and societies, in written and verbal form, using theoretical and empirical material.
The Anthropology of Africa . Objectives: To understand transformations in modern African society in relation to global and local processes. To understand the development of anthropology, and of other disciplines, in relation to the theorisation of African societies. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ethnography in a Regional Context (West Africa)
The Anthropology of Africa Objectives:
To understand transformations in modern African society in
relation to global and local processes.To understand the
development of anthropology, and of other disciplines, in relation
to the theorisation of African societies.To read and critically
assess anthropological and other accounts of African societies and
cultures.To construct and present arguments about African cultures
and societies, in written and verbal form, using theoretical and
empirical material.
The Anthropology of AfricaTopics:Representations of
AfricaColonialism & the Postcolonial StateEthnicity &
PoliticsKinship, Gender & the FamilyWitchcraft &
ModernityBlood, Medicine & AIDSViolence & ConflictMovement,
Migration & BordersAfrican Diasporas
