ANTH108-22S1 (C) Semester One 2022

Witchcraft, Magic and The Dead

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2022
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 15 May 2022

Description

This course aims to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions about witchcraft, magic and the dead, including their association with non-western worlds, as well as introducing students to key anthropological concerns such as ritual, symbolism and religion.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of this course each student will be able to:

  • consider the value of witchcraft, magic, sorcery and the dead as conceptual tools for the study of everyday life in the past and in the contemporary world
  • critically engage with a range of approaches to the study of witchcraft, magic and death, including Kaupapa Māori approaches
  • critically examine and interpret primary source materials related to witchcraft and present these findings in writing
  • compare and contrast magical beliefs and practices, and their place in people’s everyday lives, in comparative perspective
  • consider the implications and significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for historical anthropology research and practice in Aotearoa
  • critically reflect on the nature of knowledge and norms, including indigenous models
  • locate and analyse relevant primary and secondary sources, and demonstrate digital literacy

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Course Coordinator

Lyndon Fraser

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Field report 35%
Witchcraft Essay 35%
Learning journal 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $799.00

International fee $3,600.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All ANTH108 Occurrences

  • ANTH108-22S1 (C) Semester One 2022
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