Anthropology
Discover some of the current issues in anthropology including thoughts on religion, rituals, culture and more through lively classroom discussions.
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Witchdoctors, wizards and shamans: the anthropology of Shamanism
Course Date: Sat 12 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPopular representations of shamans, wizards and witchdoctors are often confusing and inaccurate. This course examines, through anthropology, ideas surround healing, cure and communication with spirits that blur the line between the visible and the invisible.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
A taste of anthropology
Course Date: Sat 30 Jun 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhat is anthropology all about? Explore the aspects different societies have in common and focus on some particular cultures and customs.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Introduction to anthropology: natures and cultures
Course Date: Mon 9 Apr 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStarting from the nature-nurture debate, the course looks at the intersection between natural behaviours and socially learned norms through the examples of food, architecture and technology. Please note that there are no classes on Bank Holiday Mondays.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £149.00Concession: £66.00 -
Anthropology of space, place and the cultural landscape
Course Date: Mon 9 Apr 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis is an introductory and interdisciplinary course which ranges beyond social anthropology to explore aspects of cultural geography, philosophy, psychology, art and architectural history, thus enriching your theoretical and ethnographic understanding of the cross cultural meaning of space within the built environment.. Please note there are no classes on Bank Holiday Mondays.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £79.00