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ANTH826: Intellectuals and Contested Knowledge in Development and Modernisation

This unit introduces the use of anthropology in understanding the contested nature of knowledge in the project of development and modernisation. Anthropological studies of shamans, midwives and diviners will be used to question the meaning of knowledge as defined by modernising intellectuals.

Credit Points:4
Contact Hours:--
When Offered: E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year
Staff Contact: Dr Kalpana Ram
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Assessed As: Graded
Offered By: SCMP - Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy

  
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