Himalayan Ethnography (P02943)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P02943

This optional course is designed to introduce the Himalayan region to students studying in the MSc Programmes of Social Anthropology, Nationalism Studies, and International Politics (amongst others). This mountainous region has long occupied a significant space in the imaginary of global relations from anthropology and religious studies to environmentalism, development and tourism. This course approaches these issues by exploring the history of anthropology and the Himalaya; Popular representations of the Himalaya in the west; natural history and the origins of Himalayan studies; Trekking, mountaineering and its local impact; Religion and the Himalaya; Mountain development and conserving diversity; and politics, from tribal groups to the Maoist movement in Nepal.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Science), (School of Social and Political Science, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:

• Realise the central position of the Himalayas in western thought and popular culture
• Critically engage with the epistemology of anthropological and other representations of the Himalaya.
• Have an understanding of the dominant religious and political practices in the region.
• Understand the role of development and international relations as an aspect of modernity in the region.