Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of York
Course Title:
Humans & Other Animals
Course Number:
SOC00007H
Course Description:
Module aims
To find out what looking at animals can tell us about the nature of human identities and the structures of human societies.
Module learning outcomes
To develop an understanding of the role played by animals in human politics and culture, and an appreciation of how that role has evolved historically and geographically
To examine the significance of animals in the production of both profit and knowledge in capitalist societies
To consider the contrasts between expert and lay opinions on the nature of animal life, and the use of animals in the construction of definitions of what counts as human
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ANTH 387
Course URL:
https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/SOC00007H/latest
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