ANTH 2036 - Anthropology of Conflict and Crisis

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017

The course addresses the issues of conflict and complex political and ecological emergencies from a comparative anthropological perspective. Case studies are drawn from countries such as Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Guatemala and Northern Ireland. This course introduces students to some of the methodological issues surrounding doing fieldwork in dangerous locations and addresses a number of core themes that include: food and famine; violence and evil; terror, fear and suffering; war and visual culture, media culture and spiritualism; and conflict, global governance and the global economy.

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Course Details

Course Code	ANTH 2036
Course	Anthropology of Conflict and Crisis
Coordinating Unit	Anthropology and Development Studies
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 12 units of level I undergradaute study
Incompatible	ANTH 2024 or ANTH 3024
Assessment	Attendance, seminar presentations, multiple choice examination, essay

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Ashley Greenwood

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Obtain knowledge and understanding of anthropological approaches to conflict, violence and human suffering
2	Demonstrate awareness and use of specific academic and non-academic conflict resources (web, library, film, etc)
3	Demonstrate broad understanding of what drives conflict on a global basis, especially the diversity of cultural, political and economic factors
4	Obtain knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised
5	Demonstrate the ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner
6	Obtain an ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems
7	Demonstrate an awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3, 4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	4, 6
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	7
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	6, 7

Learning Resources

Required Resources

You are required to prepare for each seminar by doing the required readings that are highlighted. All required readings in this course are found in the Required Readings Book available from the Image and Copy Centre (Level 1, Hughes). Copies of the required readings will also be available in the Barr Smith Reserved Readings Section.

Online Learning

All material associated with the course is available on the MyUni site, including audio lectures, lecture notes, essay questions and multiple-choice examinations.

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course consists of online lectures on MyUni and a two-hour weekly seminar that includes a documenary film series and student presentations. The course structure is designed to provide students with the flexibility to listen to lectures at their own convenience and provide audio-visual content that will enable a higher level of engagement to occur in seminars.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

2 hours of lectures (or equivalent) per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour seminar (or equivalent) per week	12 hours per semester
6 hours reading per week	72 hours per semester
2 hours research per week	24 hours per semester
2 hours assignment preparation per week	24 hours per semester
TOTAL WORKLOAD	156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

Schedule
Week 1	Course Overview Film: Pepsi War by Charlie Clay (Video)
Week 2	Understanding Conflict and Violence Film: ‘The Quran and the Kalashnikov’ by BBC
Week 3	Dangerous Fieldwork: safety, morality Film: Human Terrain System by National Geographic Film: Human Terrain System and War in Iraq by Harjant Gill
Week 4	Famine, hunger and conflict Film: ‘Darfur Destroyed’ by Aegis Trust
Week 5	Suffering and survival in Sudan and Ethiopia: proxy wars and small arms Film: ‘Chechnya: The Dirty War’ by Dispatches, Channel 4
Week 6	Spirits, myth and warfare: appropriating the past for ethnic and nationalist conflict Film: ‘Rwanda: Do Scars Ever Fade’ by Paul Freedman
Week 7	Multiple choice exam preparation and completion
Week 8	Modernity, diamonds and violence: global capitalism and the ‘new barbarianism’ Film: ‘Cry Freetown’ by Sorious Somura
Week 9	Fear, terror and perception: the ‘disappeared’ of Latin America Film: ‘The Death Squads’ by Dispatches, Channel 4
Week 10	The visual and material culture of conflict Film: ‘The Thompsons’ by Andy Lawrence (Video)
Week 11	Conflict, memory and suffering Film: ‘Journey of Hope: Surviving the Holocaust’ by PBS (Houston, USA)
Week 12	Multiple choice exam preparation and completion Essay preparation

Small Group Discovery Experience

Takes place in all weeks of the course, through group conflict analysis of contemporary documentary film component

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Course Learning Outcome
Attendance and participation	Formative and Summative	10%	1-7
Seminar presentation	Formative and Summative	15%	1-7
2 x multiple choice exams	Formative and Summative	30%	1, 3, 7
2000 word essay	Formative and Summative	45%	2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Assessment Detail

Attendance and participation: attendance and participation in seminars. Missing more than 2 seminars without legitimate explanation will result in failure of this component - 10% weighting.

Seminar Presentation: students will present a group presentation - 15% weighting.

2 x multiple-choice exams: exams based on lecture materials - 15% weighting each (30% total).

2000 word essay: an essay on a particular question - 45% weighting.

Submission

Assignments are submitted online via MyUni. Extensions on written work will be granted only for legitimate medical or personal reasons. If students fail to achieve a pass grade for a seminar presentation or essay, they may request to resubmit this work at a date and time negotiated with the tutor.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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