This is a shelf course. A shelf course comprises a number of modules related to this broad area of study. Each module is a separate semester of study in this area and is offered in rotation. You can study TWO modules but you cannot study the same module twice.
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Subject Area: Sociology and Anthropology
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: Archaeology
Module: "Aging in Global Context"
This course teaches students to develop a critical and comparative mode of inquiry into the social forces that shape the experiences of late life. Drawing on case studies of aging from different communities and regions of the world, it explores localized cultural meanings and culturally situated discourses on aging, elderhood, and old age. It examines new matrices of generational relations and life possibilities that have emerged in the wake of increased lifespans and changes in demographic structures. It also examines growing social inequalities, tensions, and conflicts arising from the aging of populations around the world. Course materials include journal articles, ethnographies, and films.
Module: "Anthropology in motion"(Semester 1, 2011)
Seeks to capture the relationship between various forms of movement by humans ancient and modern across the planet such as migration, employment, tourism, urbanisation and how people negotiate and navigate their lives in time and space. This is done through travel and settlement, “gap years” and exploration, trade and navigating the social and the cultural in everyday life through mobile technologies both used by citizens and used by states to observe their citizens. Ethnographic examples are drawn from Oceania, South America and contemporary urban culture in Australia.
