Being a body

Author: Bessie

Created: 2024-12-05 08:13am

Edited: 2024-12-05 09:17am

Description:

The course objective is to introduce the students to the ways anthropological notions and debates can contribute to understanding current issues in the contemporary world e.g., migration issues, climate change, social inequalities etc. The course is related to the other 1st semester BA course, “Disciplinary history and core concepts in Anthropology”, by exemplifying, how such notions and developments in anthropological scholarship can be used to put contemporary issues into perspective.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate understanding and overview of how death and dying have been treated anthropologically.
Assess the relevance of anthropological concepts and perspectives when understanding of death and dying as a current issue.
Identify and assess the usefulness of subjective experience in relation to the anthropology of death and dying.

Resources		Tasks		Supports
Course material: two texts. Brightspace: introduction & guidance for reading.	→	Read course material & introduction ↓	←	Peers
Lecturing (in class)
Power point slides	→	Lecture, 1 hour (big class) (Exercise included) ↓	←	Teacher
Power point slides & explanation of exercise	→	Microphenological inspired exercise "Thinking about death" Writing notes share what feels comfortable Reflections on exercise ↓	←	Teacher Peer-to-peer

Discussion (in and out of class)
Powerpoint & written instructions on role play with links to debate	→	Read the material to each role Divide into groups of 4 Discuss the different perspectives Represent 1 voice in the debate on assisted suicide ↓	←	Teacher & co-teacher Peer-to-peer
Facilitation of discussion	→	Discuss perspectives from roleplay in plenum Reflect on the anthropological insights on involving subjective experience on death and dying	←	Teacher & co-teacher Peer-to-peer