AN442
Supervised Reading Course and Fieldwork Preparation
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Members of staff of the Anthropology Department (students' supervisors).
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MPhil/ PhD in Anthropology, MRes/PhD in Anthropology and MSc in Social Anthropology (Research). This course is not available as an outside option.
Course content
The programme of supervised reading aims to give students a detailed knowledge of the regional ethnographic literature relevant to their proposed research project, as well as providing them with a firm grounding in the theoretical literature relevant to their research objectives. The programme also aims to aid students in the practical organization of their field research (eg organizing language training, obtaining research permits and academic affiliations) through their supervisors' personal guidance. The programme of supervised reading will be specific to each student. It will be agreed with his/her supervisors at the beginning of the academic year and it will be closely reviewed during the course of the academic year.
Teaching
Students should expect to meet with at least one of their supervis