KUMS4005 Development ethnology (5 op)

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Opinnon taso:
Syventävät opinnot
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti, suomi
Vastuuorganisaatio:
Historian ja etnologian laitos
Opetussuunnitelmakaudet:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Kuvaus

Sisältö

This module discusses how development is examined in ethnology and anthropology.

Suoritustavat

Lecture course or independent study (book exam, study circle or essay).

Arviointiperusteet

Course: 80% attendance requirement and completion of written assignments. Independent
study: book exam, study circle or written essay.

Osaamistavoitteet

On completion of this module the student will
- know what are the most challenging questions related to development faced by people
living in difficult socio-economic circumstances
- be able to critically assess how power relations influence what is meant by development
in different contexts
- know how the knowledge gathered through ethnographic methods differs from other
kinds of knowledge used in development research and
- will be able to evaluate how ethnographic knowledge can be used in an applied manner
to support the development of studied communities.

Oppimateriaalit

Teacher in charge of the module will announce possible literature and/or other materials. For a
book exam, choose three of the following:

Kirjallisuus

  • Crewe, Emma & Axelby, Richard 2013: Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality<br />and Politics in a Globalised World.
  • Ferguson, James 1999: Expectations of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life on the<br />Zambian Copperbelt. Saatavana elektronisena julkaisuna.
  • Martin, Richard & Mathema, Ashna 2010: Development Poverty and Politics.
  • Diamond, Jared 1997/2005: Tykit, taudit ja teräs: ihmisen yhteiskuntien kohtalot.
  • Escobar, Arturo 1995: Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third<br />World. Saatavana elektronisena julkaisuna.

Suoritustavat

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Osallistuminen opetukseen (5 op)

Tyyppi:
Osallistuminen opetukseen
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti, suomi

Opetus

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Tentti (5 op)

Tyyppi:
Tentti
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti, suomi

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