department of

ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHAEOLOGY

Information on papers oVered

in 2017

Information correct as at 1 August 2016

Major in Anthropology

Anthropology can be taken as a major subject for the Bachelor of Arts (BA), with any combination of Archaeology, Social Anthropology or Biological Anthropology papers that meet the following requirements:

Level Papers Pts100 Any two 100 level ANTH and/or ARCH papers 36200 Two 200-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers, and one further 200- or

300-level ANTH and/or ARCH paper.

One 200-level BIOA paper may be substituted for one 200-level ANTH or ARCH paper.

54

300 Four 300-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers.

One 300-level BIOA paper may be substituted for one 300-level ANTH or ARCH paper

72

Plus further papers making up 198 points; must include at least 54 points at 200-level of above. Up to 90 points may be taken from subjects outside the Arts schedule

198

Total 360

Minor in Anthropology

Anthropology can be taken as a minor subject for the BA, BCom, BTour, BTheol or BSc degree, with any combination of archaeology or social anthropology papers that meet the following requirements:

90 points of ANTH and/or ARCH papers, at least 54 points of which must be above 100-level, including at least 18 points at 300-level.

90

Double Major

Double majors are becoming increasingly popular in Humanities. They enable you to strengthen the BA, broaden your learning across more than one discipline, and increase the range of skills acquired during your university training.

There are as many ways of doing a double major as there are subjects in Humanities. Below is an example showing how you can combine Anthropology with other disciplines. The main restriction is that you cannot count any paper above 200-level towards more than one major.

ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLOGYAt 100-level you must take:

Any two 100 level ANTH and/or ARCH papers

& SOCI 101 and SOCI 202

At 200-level you must take:

Three 200-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers, or two 200-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers and one approved substitute paper.

& SOCI 201, and either two further 200-level SOCI papers, or one further 200-level SOCI paper and one approved substitute paper.

At 300-level you must take:

Four 300-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers, or three 300-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers and one approved substitute paper.

& SOCI 301, and either three further 300-level SOCI papers, or two fur-ther 300-level SOCI papers and one approved substitute paper.

Bachelor of Arts with Honours

The University BA (Hons) programme is an academically demanding one year fulltime programme for students who have completed a BA. It aims to help students become highly skilled, versatile, independent thinkers with the research experience, information literacy, communi-cation and interpersonal skills necessary for an advanced professional career or further academic study at the Master's or PhD level.

The normal entry requirements are (i) to have completed the BA majoring in Anthropology and/or Archaeology, and (ii) to have a grade average of at least B+ in four 300-level Anthropology and/or Archaeology papers. Alternative entry conditions are set out in the qualifications section of the University’s website:

www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/bahons.html

Post Graduate Diploma

The PGDipArts is an academically demanding programme for students who have completed a BA degree that must be completed in one year of full time study or the equivalent in part time study. It aims to help students become highly skilled, versatile, independent thinkers with the research experience, information literacy, communication and interpersonal skills necessary for an advanced professional career or further academic study at the Master's level.

The normal entry requirements are (i) to have completed the BA, majoring in Anthropology and/or Archaeology, and (ii) to have a grade average of at least B+ in four 300-level Anthropology and/or

Archaeology papers. Alternative entry conditions are set out in the qualifications section of the University’s website

www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/pgdiparts.html

Applying for admission to BA(Hons) or PGDipArts

Students considering applying for entry to BA(Hons) or PGDipArts are advised to discuss their intentions with members of academic staff in September or October of the year preceding 400-level study.

Applications for admission are made via evision.

The BA(Hons) and PGDipArts programme

These two qualifications require the same programme of study. Students can undertake any combination of archaeology, social anthropology or biological anthropology papers that meet the following requirements:

Dissertation One of ANTH 490, ARCH 490 or ANAT490 60 pointsPapers Three further 400-level ANTH and/or ARCH papers.

One 400-level BIOA paper may be substituted for one ANTH or ARCH paper

60 points

Total 120 points

It is also possible to take Anthropology in combination with another subject for the BA(Hons). In this case the programme of study must be negotiated between the student and the two departments concerned.

The normal entry requirements are (i) to have completed the BA, majoring in Anthropology and/or Archaeology, and (ii) to have a grade average of at least B+ in four 300-level Anthropology and/or Archaeology papers. Alternative entry conditions are set out in the University Calendar and Guide to Enrolment.

Students undertake the same programme as set out for the BA(Hons) in Anthropology (see above).

100 LEVEL PAPERS

ANTH 103 Anthropology, Culture & SocietyCoordinators Ian Barber (Archaeology)

Gautam Ghosh (Social Anthropology)Semester OneLectures Tue 12.00 –12.50 pm; Thu 2.00 –2.50 pmTutorials WeeklyThis course introduces the fundamental concepts of Anthropology in its variety of approaches to the study of culture and society. It is taught in two discrete blocks that focus, respectively, on archaeology and social anthropology as complementary fields of the larger discipline. Linking themes include:

• The history and development of archaeological and social anthropological methods and ideas

• The concepts of nature, culture, society and evolution• The interaction between human groups and their material and

social environments• The politics of anthropology around the past and the present

ANTH 105 Global and Local CulturesCoordinator Gautam GhoshSemester TwoLectures Mon and Tue 2.00 –2.50 pmTutorials WeeklyThis is an introduction to the rich diversity of contemporary social life – its meaning, its study and its implications. Find out how anthropolo-gists interpret and theorise our current era where traditions can be reinvented, where people form connections through cyberspace, when cultural knowledges and rights are hotly debated, where people and their things can be swept up into the global networks of exchange.

The course will explore key debates, e.g. colonialism, free markets, violence, tourism, ethnicity, nationalism and the media.

This is a course featuring the very latest anthropological thinking about the nature of culture and society and, to demonstrate this, you will have the opportunity to hear anthropologists in our programme discussing their current research projects with you in class.

ARCH 101 Human Origins and Civilisations Coordinator Richard WalterSemester TwoLectures Wednesday 3:00–3:50 pm and Friday 1.00 –1.50 pmTutorials WeeklyRestriction ANTH 104, ANTH 106A review of the archaeological evidence for the origins and cultural development of the human species from its earliest appearance up to and including the rise of early civilisations.

200 LEVEL PAPERS

ANTH 205 Contemporary Pacific CulturesCoordinator Greg RawlingsSemester OneLectures Wednesday, 3.00 –4.50 pmTutorials FortnightlyPrerequisite One of ANTH 103–106 or 54 pointsANTH 205 is an introduction to contemporary cultures in the Pacific region. It is particularly concerned with how these cultures construct and live with difference, inequalities and change in both their cultural and material environments. It also explores the changing nature of Pacific cultural identities – from the ‘messy entanglements’ of the past and the present, tradition and modernity, the local and global, the indigenous and the exotic and the material and cultural. Specific case studies may cover topics such as representation, colonisation, gender, ethnicity, environmental exploitation, ‘resource wars’, governance, poverty, political movements and resistance.

ANTH 206 Anthropology of Contemporary IssuesCoordinator Greg RawlingsSemester TwoLectures Tue 4.00 –5.50 pmTutorials FortnightlyPrerequisite One of ANTH 103 or 105 or 54 pointsThis course explores the complex cultural, political and economic dynamics of globalisation. It takes a person-centred and ‘ground-up’

cross-cultural perspective on globalisation. Globalisation involves the reconfiguration of time and space generating increased flows of goods, services, money, people and images across borders resulting in de-mands for both the liberalisation and regulation of economies and societies, resulting in ‘hybrid’ cultural values and practices. In this course, we will take care always to ground our analyses of global pro-cesses in real life situations and from these identify some of the key problems that have emerged as a consequence of globalisation and consider possible solutions to these issues. Themes and issues to be covered include: definitions, analyses and critiques of globalisation; production, consumption and distribution circuits (post-Fordism); embodiment and consumption; localisation and hybridity; the global corporation; the state, elites, class and gender; ethnicity and identity politics; new ‘culture areas’ and new social movements; and financial collapses, money laundering and terrorist financing.

ANTH 209 Special TopicNot offered 2017

ANTH 210 Translating Culture: Reading Ethnographic TextsCoordinator Ruth FitzgeraldSemester OneLectures Tuesday 1.00–2.50 pmTutorials WeeklyPrerequisite One of ANTH 103 –106 or 54 pointsThis course uses a guided reading of several well-known ethnographic texts (both written and visual) to introduce students to some key elements of anthropological theory, philosophy and epistemology. Using a critical analysis of selected texts, students will be encouraged to develop their own critical thinking skills further by examining the ways in which the author constructs a sense of reliability and authority within their account of fieldwork, the manner in which the author introduces the concept of culture within the text, the manner in which the political and ethnical aspects of representation (both for the author and the community being studied) are handled, the impact of wider theoretical debates within anthropology upon the construction of the text, the difficulties of translation in discussing emic/etic under-standings of the material world and the embodied world of the senses.

ANTH 211 Contemporary Ethnographic ResearchNot offered 2017 (next offered 2018)

ARCH 201 Archaeological Methods Coordinator Tim ThomasSemester OneLectures Monday and Tuesday 4.00 – 4.50 pmLabs FortnightlyPrerequisite ARCH 101 or ANTH 103 or 104 or 106 or 54 pointsRestriction ANTH 208A practical introduction to the methods of acquiring and interpreting archaeological data and consideration of its relevance to the modern world. The paper includes compulsory laboratory classes and training.

ARCH 202 Archaeology of the Modern WorldCoordinator Ian SmithSemester TwoLectures Tuesday and Thursday 3.00 –3.50 pmLabs FortnightlyPrerequisite ARCH 101 or ANTH 103 or 104 or 106 or 54 pointsRestriction ANTH 317, ARCH 210 (taken in 2013)Archaeological analysis of the emergence of a globalised modern world since ca. 1500 AD, with consideration of issues including colonialism, culture contact, missionisation, diaspora, ethnicity, class, gender and indigeneity.

ARCH 203 Asian Archaeology Coordinator Glenn SummerhayesSemester TwoLectures Thursday and Friday 10.00 –10.50 amTutorials FortnightlyPrerequisite ARCH 101 or ANTH 103 or 104 or 106 or 54 pointsRestriction ANTH 203A critical survey of the archaeological evidence for the development of human cultures in Asia from 10,000 BC to 1000 AD.

ARCH 204 Pacific Archaeology Coordinator Tim ThomasSemester One Lectures Thursday and Friday 12.00 –12.50 pmTutorials FortnightlyPrerequisite ARCH 101 or ANTH 103 or 104 or 106 or 54 points Restriction ANTH 204An archaeological perspective on cultural change in the Pacific Islands from earliest human settlement until the early colonial era.

ARCH 210 Special TopicNot offered 2017

300 LEVEL PAPERS

ANTH 312 Cultural PoliticsNot offered 2017 (expected to be offered 2019)

ANTH 316 Labour and SocietyNot offered 2017 (next offered 2018)

ANTH 322 Conceiving Reproduction Not offered 2017 (next offered 2018)

ANTH 323 Anthropology of HealthCoordinator Ruth FitzgeraldSemester TwoLectures Wednesday 2.00 –3.50 pmTutorials WeeklyPrerequisite 18 200 level ANTH points or 108 pointsA global and cross-cultural exploration of the concepts of health, healing and illness which also includes a critical anthropological examination of the practice of contemporary cosmopolitan medicine in New Zealand using specific case studies on the effects of commodification, medicalisation, and contemporary aesthetics on our experience of embodied health.

ANTH 325 Rites of Passage: Death, Grief and RitualCoordinator Susan WardellSemester TwoLectures Wednesday and Thursday 1.00 –1.50 pmTutorials WeeklyPrerequisite 18 200 level ANTH points or 108 pointsDeath is a universal, but throughout time and around the world re-sponses to it have been diverse. This course provides an anthropologi-cal analysis of death, dying, grief, and bereavement, examining the sociocultural factors which shape death-related behaviour within real social worlds. The course initially focuses on Anglophone histories and traditions as a way to contextualise contemporary experiences, and in particular the modern and post-modern dilemmas around medicalisa-tion and new technologies that redefine death. We also draw on cross-cultural case studies to examine the role of both cultural values and narratives in shaping emotion, care, and meaning-making in the face of death. We then refocus on death as a ‘Rite of Passage’, drawing on anthropological literature around ritual to examine patterns and practices of dying and mourning as part of broader symbolic systems.

ANTH 326 Special Topic: Sex and CultureCoordinator Paul VoninskiSemester Summer SchoolLectures Tuesday and Thursday 11.00 am –12.50 pmTutorials WeeklyPrerequisites 18 200 level ANTH points or 108 pointsWithin this course we will consider both enduring and emerging issues in human sexual behavior from an anthropological perspective. We will review the interrelatedness of biological, prehistoric, linguistic, behavioral, and cultural examples of human sexual behavior over time. Through readings, lectures, videos, web resources, and class discussions, we will examine a range of theoretical and ethnographical issues such as kinship and family, reproduction, romance, expressions of sexual pleasure, sexual taboos, evolution of erotic expression, sexual violence, disease avoidance, sexual orientation, sexual rituals, sex and technology, and the development of norms and morality in various cultures.

ANTH 327 Anthropology of MoneyNot offered 2017 (next offered 2018)

ANTH 328 Anthropology of Religion and the SupernaturalCoordinator Susan WardellSemester OneLectures Monday 11.00 am –12.50 pmTutorials WeeklyPrerequisite 18 200 level ANTH points or 108 pointsThis course introduces students to an anthropological perspective on the study of religion and the supernatural. Rather than debating on-tologies, we equip ourselves with the critical, cross-cultural and com-parative perspectives needed to understand religion as a social fact.

We examine topics such as ritual, symbol, myth, pilgrimage, taboo, gender, witchcraft, shamanism, spirits, magic, and more. We refer to both classical and contemporary scholarship examining major world religions – with close reflexive attention to Christianity in particular - as well as indigenous, folk, pagan, secular, and post-modern belief systems. We think about the fascination that the supernatural evokes in the contemporary world, and its representation in modern western media. While applying key anthropological theories to these case studies, we also attempt to cultivate a particular way of thinking about the world, the supernatural, and our own assumptions about these, reflexively assessing our encounter with religion as an academic field of study and in our own social worlds.

ARCH 301 Archaeological Practice Coordinator Ian BarberSemester TwoLectures Thursday 11.00 –11.50 am: weeks 28 – 34; 36 – 41

Friday 11.00 –11.50 am: weeks 28–34; 36–41 Friday 12.00 –12.50 pm: weeks 29– 31

Practicals FortnightlyPrerequisite ARCH 201 or ANTH 208Restriction ANTH 324An overview of contemporary archaeological practice, with particular focus on the problems of field archaeology, research and resource management. The paper also considers archaeological practice engagements in various legal, sociocultural and political contexts. Case studies are drawn from world archaeology, including New Zealand. Training is provided in archaeological field survey and archaeological site mapping.

ARCH 302 Archaeozoology Coordinator Ian SmithSemester OneLectures Monday 2.00 –2.50 pmPracticals WeeklyWorkshops WeeklyPrerequisite One of ARCH 201–204 or ANTH 203 or 204 or 208Restriction ANTH 321Practical, methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of animal remains from archaeological sites. Students will develop practical skills in the identification of the major classes of fauna encountered in archaeological sites in New Zealand and the Pacific, methodological skills in the analysis of these, and explore current issues in their interpretation.

ARCH 303 Landscape Archaeology Coordinator Anne FordSemester TwoLectures Monday 1.00–1.50 pm and Tuesday 1.00–1.50 pmComputerLabs WeeklyRestriction May not be credited together with ANTH 310 passed in

2010 or 2011, or ARCH 310 passed in 2015How did people in the past use, perceive and experience the landscape around them? How do we reconstruct and analyse past landscapes, including cultural and ritual spheres? This course explores the concept of landscape archaeology, including the history of the field, and intro-duces main methods and theoretical frameworks using case studies drawn from across the world. Practical training includes the develop-ment of skills in the use of Geographic Information Systems through guided computer laboratory training.

ARCH 304 New Zealand Archaeology Coordinator Ian BarberSemester OneLectures Thursday 11.00 –11.50 am, Friday 10.00 –10.50 amPracticals WeeklyPrerequisite One of ARCH 201–204 or ANTH 203 or 204 or 208Restriction ANTH 309What can archaeology tell us about the origins and emergence of the New Zealand nation? And how did the first New Zealanders affect and

shape the physical and cultural environments of their new lands? This paper investigates these questions as we examine archaeological research in the New Zealand region (North, South, Stewart, Chatham and Subantarctic islands), from initial settlement until the recent past.

The paper reviews historical debates as well as the most recent archaeological evidence and research.

ARCH 305 The Emergence of Agriculture: An Archaeological Journey

Coordinator Glenn SummerhayesSemester TwoLectures Tuesday, Thursday 12.00 –12.50 pmLabs FortnightlyPrerequisite 18 200-level ANTH or ARCH points or 54 200-level

points Restriction ANTH 207 (2011 and 2012) Understanding the emergence of world agriculture from an archaeological perspective. Detailed case examples will be given from China, the Near East, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific.

ARCH 310 Special TopicNot offered 2017

400 LEVEL PAPERS

ANTH 411 Special Topic in Social AnthropologyCoordinator Gautam GhoshSemester TwoLectures Wednesday 9.00 –10.50 amPrerequisites 72 300-level ANTH pointsThe course pivots on the following key question: what is the relation between human nature and socio-cultural change? This question evokes a number of other concepts such as ‘agency,’ ‘nature,’ ‘contract,’ ‘civilisation,’ ‘rationality,’ ‘temporality,’ ‘progress,’ ‘modernity’ and ‘utopia.’ Significant attention will be given to philosophical and ethical debates regarding how human agents are constructed and represent-ed, and how change is effected. This approach adopts what some call a ‘genealogical’ perspective which, in turn, underscores cultural becom-ing rather than socio-cultural being. Ethnographic materials etc. will tend to focus on South Asia, India in particular – but the emphasis will always be on the theory not the ethnography, i.e., even when reading ethnographic, historical and other empirical materials our interest in them will be theoretical and critical. A high-level of preparation for and participation in all sessions is expected.

ANTH 416 Anthropology and DevelopmentNot offered 2017 (next offered 2018)

ANTH 423 Bodies, Technologies and MedicinesOffered by distance 2017Coordinator Ruth FitzgeraldFull YearPrerequisite 72 300-level ANTH pointsRestriction ANTH 411 passed in 2002–2004It is strongly recommended that students take ANTH 322 or ANTH 323 before commencing this course.This is an advanced course in medical anthropology which explores what it might mean to be an embodied human in relation to a range of contemporary innovative medical technologies and from a variety of subject positions (including patients, scientists, doctors, paramedical workers, clients, customers, users of services, nonhuman animals assisting in the development of these technologies, and cyborgs). We

will draw widely from the international literature on the anthropology of cosmopolitan medical practice to help define an anthropological account of the politics, ethics and embodied experiences of such contested practices.

ANTH 424 The Anthropology of EvilNot offered 2017 (expected to be offered 2018)

ANTH 425 Anthropology of Transnationalism and DiasporaCoordinator Greg RawlingsSemester OneLectures Wednesday 1.00 –3.50 pmPrerequisite 72 300-level ANTH pointsThis paper addresses key theoretical issues in the study of transnationalism, using a variety of ethnographic case studies of migration and the diaspora of ‘persons and things’ in contexts that cross the borders of Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Asia and Oceania. It will explore the ways displaced and/or mobile populations ground their lives in two or more national fields through mobility, social relationships, media, communications and consumption. The course will examine migrant workers, refugees, supranationality, borders and boundaries, theories and approaches to citizenship, government policy, class, ethnicity and identity politics. Prospective students are welcome to contact the course coordinator greg.rawlings@otago.ac.nz for further information including a full course outline.

ANTH 490 DissertationFull YearIndividual research on an approved topic under the supervision of one or more members of staff, culminating in the submission of a disserta-tion of no more than 20,000 words (excluding footnotes, appendices and references). Submission date for dissertations is 20 October 2017.

Students intending to enrol for a dissertation are advised to begin discussions with a potential supervisor before the start of Semester one.

Further information about the preparation and submission of dis-sertations is available from the Department’s Handbook for 4th Year Honours and Post Graduate Diploma.

ARCH 401 Archaeological Excavation Coordinator Tim ThomasSemester OneField site To be advisedcomponent: 7–27 February Practicals Monday 10.00 am –12.50 pmPrerequisite ARCH201 or ANTH 208 and 72 300-level ANTH and/or

ARCH points Restriction ANTH 405Advanced practical study of archaeological excavation and laboratory processing. Attendance at a field school during February is compulsory. Students intending to enrol must contact the Department before 10 January.

ARCH 402 Material Culture Studies Coordinator Anne FordFull YearLectures Wednesday 3.00 – 4.50 pmPracticals Thursday 2.00 –3.50 pmPrerequisite 72 300-level ANTH and/or ARCH pointsRestriction ANTH 409The analysis of artefacts and material culture in archaeology. Addresses practical problems of classification, laboratory analysis and interpretation, as well as more contemporary issues of symbolism, meaning and cultural landscapes.

ARCH 403 Oceanic Prehistory Coordinator Richard WalterFull YearLectures Tuesday 1.00 –2.50 pmPrerequisite 72 300-level ANTH and/or ARCH points Restriction ANTH 403This course examines the prehistory of the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. As well as reviewing major historical and social processes such as colonisation, adaptation to island environments, the development of social complexity and the role of trade and exchange, the course will look at current problems and issues in Oceanic archaeology through the lens of regional case studies.

ARCH 404 Archaeological TheoryCoordinator Ian BarberFull YearLectures Tuesday 10.00 –11.50 pmPrerequisite 72 300-level ANTH and/or ARCH pointsRestriction ANTH 410 in 2012 and ARCH 410 in 2013The role of theory in archaeological research and practice. This course considers the negotiations between archaeology and society, and archaeology's theoretical situation, past and present. This includes an historical review of major schools of thought in archaeology from the early days of antiquarianism. Case studies highlight the role of theory in developing research questions and research design.

ARCH 490 DissertationFull YearRestriction ANTH 480, 485, 490Individual research on an approved topic under the supervision of one or more members of staff, culminating in the submission of a disserta-tion of no more than 20,000 words (excluding footnotes, appendices and references). Submission date for dissertations is 20 October 2017.

Students intending to enrol for a dissertation are advised to begin discussions with a potential supervisor before the start of Semester one.

Further information about the preparation and submission of dissertations is available from the Department’s Handbook for 4th Year Honours and Post Graduate Diploma.

ACADEMIC STAFF (and their areas of academic interest)

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Professor Richard Walter – Archaeology Room 2N8 extn 8754 Email: richard.walter@otago.ac.nz

Prehistory, archaeology and historical anthropology of Oceania with a special interest in Melanesia, Polynesia and New Zealand; landscape archaeology; material culture studies; history of archaeological method and theory; ethnoarchaeology; faunal analysis; oral tradition and indigenous knowledge; cultural resource management.

Associate Professor Ian Barber – Archaeology Room 2C12 extn 8758 Email: ian.barber@otago.ac.nz

New Zealand archaeology, with special interest in Maori resource use; archaeozoology; cultural change and contact; Polynesian food production; public archaeology, cultural identity and the past.

Associate Professor Ruth Fitzgerald – Social AnthropologyProgramme Coordinator for Social Anthropology

Room 2N4 extn 8169 Email: ruth.fitzgerald@otago.ac.nz

Theoretical and applied medical anthropology; contemporary ideologies of health in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Utah, USA; innovative medical technologies, moral reasoning.

Dr Anne Ford – Lecturer in Archaeology Room 2C15 ph: 471 6148 Email: anne.ford@otago.ac.nz

Archaeology of Aboriginal Australia and Papua New Guinea; stone tool technology; sourcing studies (stone and ceramic); trade and exchange, material culture studies; functional analyses; settlement /colonisation studies.

Dr Gautam Ghosh – Lecturer in Social Anthropology Room 2C16 extn 8744 Email: gautam.ghosh@otago.ac.nz

Social & Cultural Theory; Religion & Politics; Cyberia; Anthropology & History; Time & Space; Migration & Multiculturalism; Music; South Asia; Asian-American studies.

Research Professor Charles Higham – Archaeology Room 2C11 extn 8750 Email: charles.higham@otago.ac.nz

Southeast Asian prehistory from 10 000 years BC until the development of the first states.

Associate Professor Jacqui Leckie – Social Anthropology(On leave 2017: 1 January – 31 October)

Room 2C19 extn 8760Email: jacqui.leckie@otago.ac.nz

Anthropology and history of South Pacific societies, especially Fiji; gender; mental health; work; identity; ethnicity and diaspora in Asia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

Dr Greg Rawlings – Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology Room 2C13 extn 4905 Email: greg.rawlings@otago.ac.nz

Research interests in globalisation, transnationalism, regulation, money laundering, offshore finance centres & tax havens, governance, corruption, accountability, land tenure & property rights, citizenship, 'race' & ethnicity, youth cultures, urbanisation, history & anthropology, law & society. He is interested in legal, political and economic anthropology and has carried out research in the Pacific, Europe and Australia. Dr Rawlings has worked on collaborative research projects with external agencies, most notably with Australia's AusAID.

Associate Professor Ian Smith – Archaeology Room 2N3 extn 8752 Email: ian.smith@otago.ac.nz

New Zealand archaeology; faunal analysis; historical archaeology; archaeological methods.

Professor Glenn Summerhayes – Archaeology Room 2C25 extn 8399 Email: glenn.summerhayes@otago.ac.nz

Pacific archaeology, in particular Melanesia; the archaeology of trade and exchange; the development of social complexity; the archaeology of East Asia; archaeometry; cultural heritage management; archaeology and the school curriculum in Papua New Guinea.

Dr Tim Thomas – Senior Lecturer in Archaeology Programme Coordinator for Archaeology

Room 2C14 extn 5213Email: tim.thomas@otago.ac.nz

Archaeology and historical anthropology of Oceania, particularly island Melanesia and Polynesia; material culture studies; socio-cultural landscapes; exchange and personhood; cross-cultural contact in Oceania; the archaeology of colonisation; social networks and technology; human diversity.

Dr Susan Wardell – Part Time Lecturer (Fixed Term)Room 2N5 extn 8790Email: susan.wardell@otago.ac.nz

Social Anthropology and Communication Studies; Emotion, psychology, mental health, care labour. Spirituality, lived religion (especially Christianity) and subjectivities in New Zealand, and East Africa. Media, digital spaces.

ADMINISTRATIVE and TECHNICAL STAFF

Marj Blair – Administrative Assistant Room 2N9 extn 8751 Email: marj.blair@otago.ac.nz

Phil Latham – Laboratory Manager (Archaeology) Room 1C11 extn 8551 Email: philip.latham@otago.ac.nz

Les O’Neill – Illustrator/Technician Room 2C18 extn 8756 Email: les.oneill@otago.ac.nz

Heather Sadler – Laboratory Manager (IT) Room 2C17 extn 8757 Email: heather.sadler@otago.ac.nz

Cathrine Waite – Administrator Room 2N7 extn 8746 Email: cathrine.waite@otago.ac.nz

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Department of Anthropology & Archaeology staff offices are on the second floor of the Richardson Building. Reception is Room 2N9. Laboratories are on the ground and first floors. Members of staff are always pleased to answer questions about degrees and papers offered by the Department. Our address is:

Department of Anthropology & ArchaeologyUniversity of OtagoPO Box 56DunedinTel. 64 3 479 8751Fax 64 3 479 9095Email: anthropology@otago.ac.nzWebsite: http://www.otago.ac.nz/anthropology

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

If you have a disability or condition which may adversely affect your studies please let your lecturer or tutor know. They are reliant on you to make your needs known, and will try to meet these needs wherever possible. Please be assured of their confidentiality.

The Administrator, Cathrine Waite, is responsible for advising and advocating on behalf of students with disabilities and can provide additional support in conjunction with the Disabilities office. Please feel free to contact her.

CENTRAL LIBRARY

Contact:Shiobhan SmithCentral Library (ask for her at Lending and i desk)Phone: 479 7935Email: shiobhan.smith@otago.ac.nz

A booklet on the preparation of theses is available from the Central Library, and on the Library web page. See:

http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/research/theses.html

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

You are recommended to attend a course at ITS for thesis writing. Please see:

http://www.otago.ac.nz/its/training/trainingdb/seecourse.php?forname=Student_Word_Thesis

STUDENT LEARNING CENTRE

The Student Learning Centre is based on the Ground Floor, Information Services Building (Central Library). Telephone 479 5786 or 479 5788.

Email: student-learning-centre@otago.ac.nz

The Centre offers free workshops on topics such as: Effective Reading; Improving your Writing Skills; Referencing; Oral Presentations; Essay Writing for Exams; Exam Planning and Revision; Exam Technique; Exam Panic.

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

In accordance with University guidelines the Department organises Class Representatives for each paper. Nominations are called for at the start of each semester, and regular meetings are held between Class Reps and the Head of Department. Training sessions for Class Reps are run by the Otago University Students’ Association.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

The Career Development Centre is based on the Ground Floor, Information Services Building (Central Library).

Email: careers@otago.ac.nzwww.otago.ac.nz/careers/index.html

The Centre offers many services including career ideas and course advice; job search strategies and networking advice; information about specific jobs and employers; and advice on CVs, cover letters and interviews.

DATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017

First Semester Course Approval 22–23 FebruaryPreliminary Lectures Friday 24 FebruaryFormal Lectures begin Monday 27 FebruaryGood Friday Friday 14 AprilMid Semester Break 17–21 April First Semester resumes Monday 24 AprilANZAC Day Tuesday 25 April Lectures cease Friday 2 JuneQueen’s Birthday Monday 5 JuneMid-year examinations Wednesday 7 June – 22 JuneSemester Two Course Approval Thursday 6 JulySecond Semester begins Monday 10 July Mid-semester break begins 28 August –1 September Second Semester resumes Monday 4 SeptemberLectures cease Friday 13 OctoberEnd of year examinations begin Wednesday 18 October Labour Day Monday 23 OctoberExams end Saturday 11 November