Bachelor of Arts (BASS)

BASS Social Anthropology and Data Analytics

Study a variety of cultures using modern data analysis methods.
  • Duration: 3 or 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: S456 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study abroad
  • Industrial experience

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Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £26,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2021 will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £19,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

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Course unit details:
Anthropology of Kinship, Gender and Sex

Course unit fact file
Unit code SOAN20802
Credit rating 20
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? Yes

Overview

Who do you think you are? Kinship is at the heart of social life in every society, and kinship has been a central concern of social anthropologists since the beginning of the discipline. Kinship is inextricably bound up with issues of personal identity, concepts of personhood, and the formation of households. In this course we will examine how relatedness, relationships and identities are differently constructed and imagined. Anthropologists’ theoretical interests in kinship lead also to the interrogation of the relationship between sex and gender and open a window on to various understandings of masculinity and femininity - offering important insights into such topics as marriage, parenting, adoption, the family, and the role of the state. Matters of historical interest to social anthropologists will be investigated together with questions of contemporary concern.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective SOAN10312 Pre-Requisite Compulsory
Key Ideas in Social Anthropology SOAN10321 Pre-Requisite Compulsory
Intro to Ethnographic Reading SOAN10322 Pre-Requisite Compulsory
SOAN20801/2 Pre Requisite

In order to take SOAN20802 Anthropology of Kinship, Gender and Sex you must have previously taken and passed EITHER SOAN10312 Cultural Diversity in Global Perspectives OR SOAN10321 Key Ideas in Social Anthropology

Aims

 

  • Interrogate the biological bases of kinship, gender, and sex;
  • Chart contemporary trends in the anthropology of kinship which have brought issues of sex and gender to the fore;
  • Situate the anthropology of kinship, gender, and sex in wider anthropological debates and issues;
  • Engage in a careful and critical reading of anthropological texts;
  • Productively discuss with classmates the key anthropological theories and debates in the anthropology of kinship, gender, and sex;
  • Apply anthropological approaches to kinship, gender, and sex to analyse and/or challenge understandings in the news, popular media, and films;
  • Write well-structured, clearly argued, and analytical essays engaging the anthropological literature on kinship, gender, and sex.

 

Learning outcomes

Having successfully completed the module, students will be able to:

  • Understand key readings and theories
  • Evaluate existing scholarship
  • Produce critical analyses

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and tutorials

Assessment methods

  • Small Activities - (25%)
  • Final Essay - 3,000 words (75%)

Feedback methods

You will receive formative feedback continuously throughout the course through participation in tutorials, as well as written summative feedback on your assignments. Students are also invited to make office hour appointments with their lecturer to receive feedback and discuss their progress.

Recommended reading

Carsten, J. (2000) Cultures of Relatedness. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 20
Tutorials 10
Independent study hours
Independent study 170

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Chika Watanabe Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Information
Length of course: 10 weeks

 

 

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