KUMS4005 Development ethnology (5 op)
Kuvaus
Suoritustavat
Lecture course or independent study (book exam, study circle or essay).
Sisältö
This module discusses how development is examined in ethnology and anthropology
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 poverty
- 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
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.