World Ethnography - South Asia

These courses explore how social anthropological theory is embedded in the study of certain regions. On the basis of the geography and history of each area an introduction to the socio-cultural similarities and variations in each region is given. The objective is partly to present ethnography from the areas, but the prime focus is the discussion of current and dominating theories pertaining to each of them. This includes discussions pertaining to the usefulness of so-called gatekeeping-concept, as well as the legitimacy of the regional delimitations as such.

To gain an overview over social and cultural variation in different ethnographic regions, as well as key debates in regional ethnography.

Lectures and visual presentations (approx. 20 hours).
4-hour written exam. SANT1004 - SANT1010: The Department offers lectures in at least one of these courses each semester. The courses taught will be announced at the Department homepage at the beggining of the semester.