In this one-day workshop we will explore the definition, role and meaning of the anthropology of space and place in relation to home, and beyond the architectural structure how domestic space shapes our lives.
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Students will explore questions of when space becomes place, and a house becomes home. What is the cultural and emotional significance of topics associated with family, memory, belonging and domestic rituals? We shall also critically understand the cross-cultural meaning of home using global ethnographic case studies in India and Japan.
What will we cover?
Defining the anthropology of space
How the meaning of anthropology of home shapes our lives.
Students' personal experience of domestic space explored through family, belonging, rituals and memory.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Define the anthropology of home
Demonstrate the ability to understand the meaning of space - place, house - home from a theoretical and interdisciplinary perspective.
Critically understand the global meaning of home using global ethnographic case studies
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable both for newcomers to the subject, and ideally for those who have some background knowledge and have attended other social anthropology courses at City Lit. However, as with most of our courses, an open mind and a respectful willingness to listen to and think about views which you may not always agree, are more important than specific levels of skills.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Participation in class discussions, practical exercises, and an afternoon museum visit depending on exhibition relevance and availability (TBC).
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No other costs other than potential gallery visit cost.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You might be interested in
HA007 Anthropology of space, place and the cultural landscape
HA035 Doing Anthropology: Ethnographic Research Methods
HA034 Politics and Poetics of Museums: Repatriation and decolonisation,
all taught by the same tutor.
Please see City Lit's website for up-to-date details of all anthropology courses available.
Read more about social anthropology in Yasmin's blog, here:
Yasmin holds a BA (Hons) in Social Anthropology and an MA History of South Asian Art and Architecture from SOAS, University of London. She has worked as an educator and assistant curator at the V&A museum. Her interest in the social use of space, indigenous art and vernacular architecture was consolidated through fieldwork awards in Tamil Nadu, and latterly she commenced a research degree in the Anthropology of Architecture at Oxford Brookes and UCL. Yasmin has taught at Birkbeck, Goldsmiths, UAL, Pondicherry University and CEPT, Ahmedabad, India. At City Lit, she teaches Introductory and contemporary anthropology, anthropology of space, visual and material culture, ethnographic methods, and decolonisation of museum collections. She contributes to City Lit’s South Asian Heritage Month and Mental Wealth Festival, was a voluntary ethnographic researcher at UCL (MAL) and an educator at the ‘Another India’ exhibition, Cambridge Anthropology Museum. Yasmin is a research consultant and educator who delivers lectures and creative workshops on request. Read more on the City Lit blog: What is Anthropology and what does it entail? | City Lit
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