University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

The relationship between anthropology and history has been a source of controversy, yet similar problems of representation and knowledge affect both history and anthropology. Is history simply the way we view the past in the present? Is knowledge of past presents and imagined futures also necessary for understanding the underlying dynamics of any ethnographic present? What methods can give us access to different historical voices? Do different conceptions of Time oblige us to question absolute chronology? We will examine the importance of studying traces of the past (e.g. archaeology, archives, memory) as part of fieldwork, and the uses of subaltern, micro and counterfactual histories for subverting dominant teleologies.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact:

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews:

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%

Personnel