Social Antropology: Thought, Reasoning and Reflection, 5 cr

During the course, you will build a foundation for anthropological thinking and explore the major lines of anthropological history. The course introduces the anthropological way of asking questions. What is common and universal to all human beings, and on the other hand, what cultural variation is there in the world? What does culture mean in general? In today's globalised world, what do anthropologists study and what methods are used? How to understand politics, inequality, migration, environmental issues or religious practice in a rapidly changing world? The course will outline an anthropological approach to issues of economics, politics, power and inequality, and to understanding kinship, community, gender and intimate relationships. The common thread of the course is an anthropological understanding of cultural diversity and the relationships between global and local phenomena.