UNSW Handbook Course - Anthropology and Tourism

Anthropology and Tourism - SOCA3106


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Social Sciences and International Studies
	Course Outline: http://sociology.arts.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Explores the social, cultural, linguistic, archaeological and ecological outcomes of these processes through various case studies and theoretical enquiry. Topics include studying travel and tourism; varieties of tourists and tourist experiences; commoditisation and authenticity, tourism and representations of culture, history and identity; local responses to tourism; sex and eco-tourism.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, students will be able to:

Synthesise anthropological theory with the tourism experience as a cultural production
Be familiar with simple research strategies for the investigation of a social movement
Achieve skills in research, analysis and communication of scholarly ideas
Be sensitive to the requirements of ethical practice and social responsibility
Be able to coordinate enterprise, initiative and creativity through focused research tasks.

Assessment

Final essay (2500-3000 words) - 40%
Four fieldwork exercises - 40%
Tutorial participation - 20%

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