Unit information: Contemporary Perspectives in Material Culture in 2008/09

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Unit name Contemporary Perspectives in Material Culture
Unit code ARCH30015
Credit points 20
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Dr. Dan Hicks
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit provides a framework for how material culture contributes to our understanding of human culture. It will span social anthropology, ethnography, enthno-archaeology and archaeology and provide an interdisciplinary perspective.