ANTH826: Social Movements, Knowledge and Development
This unit introduces the use of anthropology in understanding the contested nature of knowledge in the project of development and modernisation. Anthropological studies of shamans, midwives and diviners will be used to question the meaning of knowledge as defined by modernising intellectuals.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Kalpana Ram |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
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Department of Anthropology Faculty of Arts |