Undergraduate Course: East Central Africa (SCAN10020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This region of Africa is known to us largely through images of war, disease and poverty. From genocide in Rwanda and Sudan, violent armed conflict in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa, to some of the worst outbreaks of the global pandemic of HIV and AIDS, and to frequent outbreaks of famine and food insecurity, we relate to this region largely through images of disaster and suffering fed to us through the media. In this course, we ask, how can these issues be addressed, without perpetuating the idea that hunger, death and suffering are somehow ?natural? in this part of Africa? Can ethnography be mobilised to bring to life the ?everyday-ness? of life in the region, without doing disservice to the very real problems that exist? How do the people living in the region reflect on their position in the global economy? Each week in the course we will look at these issues, plus others such as the place of pastoralism, urban life, the nation, and the politics of music, to ask ourselves what anthropology can bring to bear on our understanding of life in East Central Africa. |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Anthropology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rebecca Marsland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3864
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Course secretary | Miss Katie Teague
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
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