Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

3869 (v.6) Anthropology 313 - Race, Bodies and Culture

Area:

 Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

 50.0

Contact Hours:

 3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

 1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

 1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

 7369 (v.6) Anthropology 213 - Race, Bodies and Culture

Prerequisite(s):

 1973 (v.4) Anthropology 112 - Social and Cultural Anthropology in a Changing World or any previous version
AND
7367 (v.4) Anthropology 111 - The Anthropological Imagination or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

 'Race' has signified many things over time - ancestry, blood, skin colour, foreign values and an inability to integrate. Yet it has been claimed that however much 'race' changes its meaning, traces of the old meaning linger. This unit looks at the past, present and possible future meanings of race and how Australia, in particular, defines and deals with race issues, focusing on the census as an instrument of bio-politics, racialised ethnicities, Aboriginal identity, 'whiteness', multiculturalism and genetic research. Cultural understandings of the ways our bodies differ are examined through the lens of scientific and every day practices.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

 090303 Anthropology

Funding Cluster:

 05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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