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ECOLOGY AND POWER: ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Module code: AN345
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: ANTHROPOLOGY
International:
Coordinator: Dr Chandana Mathur (ANTHROPOLOGY)

	Overview
	Jason Moore has proposed the term �Capitalocene� to replace the somewhat nebulous discourse of the �Anthropocene� -- this module similarly insists on a world historically informed understanding of present-day environmental crises, including climate change. Thus, it focuses on writings that exemplify the trans-disciplinary political ecology approach, leaning in the direction of work that deals with struggles over water. The latter part of the module is a close reading of Misreading the African Landscape, a classic environmental ethnography by James Fairhead and Melissa Leach.

Overview

Jason Moore has proposed the term �Capitalocene� to replace the somewhat nebulous discourse of the �Anthropocene� -- this module similarly insists on a world historically informed understanding of present-day environmental crises, including climate change. Thus, it focuses on writings that exemplify the trans-disciplinary political ecology approach, leaning in the direction of work that deals with struggles over water. The latter part of the module is a close reading of Misreading the African Landscape, a classic environmental ethnography by James Fairhead and Melissa Leach.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Grasp the diversity of disciplinary perspectives that have informed political ecology approaches, and know about the particular contribution made by different disciplines, especially anthropology, Become familiar with the theoretical forerunners of political ecology within the anthropological tradition, Use the assigned ethnographic text both to understand the incommensurability of different kinds of ecological knowledge and to become conversant with ethnography as a distinctive form of evidence.

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	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Autumn resit students may submit continuous assessment work by a date before the Autumn examination, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline.

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the Anthropology Department.

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ECOLOGY AND POWER: ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY