Anthropology
Discover some of the current issues in anthropology including thoughts on religion, rituals, culture and more through lively classroom discussions.
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Anthropology and human identity
Course Date: Mon 30 Oct 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWe'll explore the foundations of human society and social identity, looking at the ways different cultures think about and create group identity and belonging through a range of practices, including kinship, ritual and gift-giving.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £44.00 -
Anthropology: humans and their cultures
Course Date: Mon 30 Oct 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWe will examine differences in social structure and cultural attitudes to address ideas of development, tradition and resistance to change recorded by anthropologists. The course is designed to complement 'Beginners' anthropology'.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £44.00 -
The decorated body
Course Date: Sat 4 Nov 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFrom naked to fully clothed, the human body conveys meanings that are often masked as aesthetics. Explore the various ways in which the body is decorated around the world in our desire to appear beautiful.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
A taste of anthropology
Course Date: Sat 2 Dec 2017 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhat is anthropology all about? Find out on this introductory course. Look at the aspects different societies have in common and focus on some particular cultures and customs.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Introductory anthropology: language, culture, communication
Course Date: Mon 8 Jan 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the different ways in which humans communicate socially via culture. The course's thematic approach covers topics such as language, art, and social relations.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £79.00 -
Anthropology of art 1
Course Date: Mon 8 Jan 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis introductory course aims to critically explore the role and symbolic meaning of art from a cross-cultural perspective, ranging from the concept of beauty, the beliefs and rituals associated with material objects, to the human body as canvas and the role of museums.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £44.00 -
Visual anthropology of film and photography
Course Date: Mon 8 Jan 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
This introductory course will address the various relationships between anthropology and the visual image, and explore some of the key issues and debates associated with traditional and contemporary ethnographic photography and documentary film.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £79.00 -
Anthropology of art 2
Course Date: Mon 12 Feb 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course aims to critically explore the role and symbolic meaning of art from a cross cultural perspective, ranging from the concept of beauty, the beliefs and rituals associated with material objects, to the human body as canvas and the role of museums.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £44.00 -
Introduction to anthropology: natures and cultures
Course Date: Mon 9 Apr 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStarting from the nature-nurture debate, the course looks at the intersection between natural behaviours and socially learned norms through the examples of food, architecture and technology.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £149.00Concession: £66.00 -
Anthropology of space, place and the cultural landscape
Course Date: Mon 9 Apr 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis is an introductory and interdisciplinary course which ranges beyond social anthropology to explore aspects of cultural geography, philosophy, psychology, art and architectural history, thus enriching your theoretical and ethnographic understanding of the cross cultural meaning of space within the built environment..Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £79.00 -
Witchdoctors, wizards and shamans: the anthropology of Shamanism
Course Date: Sat 12 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPopular representations of shamans, wizards and witchdoctors are often confusing and inaccurate. This course examines through anthropology ideas surround healing, cure, and communication with spirits that blur the line between the visible and the invisible.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00