University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

This module continues the programme's sensory exploration across the anthropology of art and material culture, especially focusing on the visual, the local and global. It draws on the meeting points between film and science, and art, heritage and museum ethnography to develop new ways of thinking anthropologically about visual and material culture. Themes include: a use of photography and archival imagery as research sources and tools; film as art and science; diasporic aesthetics; the use of new media tools such as U-Tube and Podcasts in research; and perceiving the past through material culture. The teaching is complemented by practical sessions; visiting speakers; museum and other field trips; films; and by case studies reflecting departmental research concerns with both Scottish anthropology and the interconnectedness of global art practices.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 lectures per week and occasional practicals and film/video viewing.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: 2 x 3,500 word essays

Personnel