Description
Module Content
This module combines social and natural science approaches to the study of rural production systems in the Global South. By focusing on ‘traditional’ small scale production and the systems of meaning in which they are embedded, it provides the foundations for understanding local responses to phenomena of global economic and environmental change. Starting with rather separate bodies of knowledge, the course aims to integrate insights and perspectives from the different disciplines as the course goes along. This year the course will cover fishers and hunter-gatherers. You may find the following journals useful general browsing: Human Ecology; Development and Change; Hunter Gatherer Research.
Learning outcomes
- Familiarity with a range of social-ecological systems and case studies illustrating their conditions and constraints around the global south
- Comparative analysis of environmental and social issues facing rural peoples around the global South
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Assessment
One 2500-word essay is required for the module. You are also invited to submit your proposed topic and essay plan for staff to provide formative feedback.
Indicative readings
Christine Carter & Caroline Garaway (2014) Shifting Tides, Complex Lives: The Dynamics of Fishing and Tourism Livelihoods on the Kenyan Coast, Society & Natural Resources, 27:6, 573-587, DOI: 7
Lewis, J. (2008),ÌýEkila: blood, bodies, and egalitarian societies. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 14: 297-315.Ìý
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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