Courses :: Module, ANTHROPOLOGY OF PERFORMANCE

	Overview
	This module will introduce students to the ethnographic study of cultural performance. Performance is central to the social life of societies, and research into performance is one of the most effective ways of understanding sociocultural dynamics in particular places. We will introduce ourselves to several theoretical concepts in performance studies, including framing, performativity, remediation, semiotics of performance, and recent extensions and critiques of performance theory. As part of the module we will also investigate the ways in which film and video have been used both as research tools for documenting and studying performance, as well as being important media of cultural performance themselves.

Overview

This module will introduce students to the ethnographic study of cultural performance. Performance is central to the social life of societies, and research into performance is one of the most effective ways of understanding sociocultural dynamics in particular places.

We will introduce ourselves to several theoretical concepts in performance studies, including framing, performativity, remediation, semiotics of performance, and recent extensions and critiques of performance theory.

As part of the module we will also investigate the ways in which film and video have been used both as research tools for documenting and studying performance, as well as being important media of cultural performance themselves.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Show familiarity with the history of anthropology and its sub-disciplines. Explain and discuss how anthropologists understand cultural performance. Through a variety of case studies, understand basic concepts and methods of the anthropology of performance. Engage in critical thinking about contemporary anthropological material.

Learning Outcomes

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Autumn repeat 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. Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

Autumn Supplementals/Resits

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