Admission Requirements
‘Writing in Anthropology’ is the third of three Academic Skills courses that are part of the first year of the bachelor’s programme CADS. Admission to the course is restricted to students enrolled in the CADS bachelor’s programme.
N.B.: Completing this course is required to register for the second-year courses Fieldwork NL, Research Preparation, and Multivariate Analysis.
Language of Instruction
Lectures are given in English. Assignments can only be written in English.
Course Description and Course Objectives
Understand the role played by writing in the development of ethnographic work.
Understand and identify writing strategies used by anthropologists in their own research.
Understand the link between the theory and the practice of ethnographic writing.
Develop the foundation to a personal method of research and writing.
Develop practical and theoretical writing skills specific to the field of anthropology.
Learning paths
This course is part of the methodological training for the bachelor. It builds upon the skills and analysis developed in “Navigating Academic Discourse”. Where “Navigating Academic Discourse” explored the conventions and rules of academic discourse more broadly, “Writing in Anthropology” focuses more specifically on writing as a practice, a craft and a skill foundational to anthropology. Students do so by reflecting on ethnographic productions differing in style, content, and period, while practicing their own anthropological writing skills in workgroups. This course builds the methodological and theoretical foundation required for Year 2 and 3, mainly Fieldwork NL and the Bachelor Thesis.
Schedule
Dates and room numbers can be found on the website.
Mode of Instruction
This is a 5 ECTS course (=140 study hours [sbu])
Lectures 6 × 2 hours = 18 sbu
Tutorials (including weekly workgroup exercises) 6 × 2 hours = 24 sbu
Assignments 4,500 words = 60 sbu
Readings (including weekly comprehension exercises) 270 pages = 38 sbu
Assessment method
This course will be assessed by weekly exercises and written assignments.
Failed written assignments can be redone once.
All weekly exercises need to be submitted to pass the course in addition to passing the written assignments. In case of failure to submit weekly exercises, students need to contact their workgroup teacher and course coordinator to request a redo for weekly exercises.
Only the final mark is registered in uSis.The final pass mark is 6,0 and higher; 5,0 or lower is deemed inadequate. Final marks between 5,0 and 6,0 are never awarded.
Work done during lectures and workshops are an integral part of the course. Regularity in attendance and engagement with coursework is expected.
Registration in My Studymap
All students will be registered for the lectures by the Student Services Centre (SSC).
Division and enrolment in the mandatory tutorials will also be done by the SSC and announced via uSis in the first week of lectures.
Registration for examinations isn’t necessary for this course, as the course is assessed by a set of assignments.
Brightspace
Brightspace is the digital learning environment of Leiden University. Brightspace gives access to course announcements and electronic study material. Assignments will also be submitted in Brightspace. Announcements about and changes to courses are made in Brightspace. Students are advised to check Brightspace daily to remain informed about rooms, schedules, deadlines, and details regarding assignments. Lecturers assume that all students read information posted on Brightspace.
- How to login:
The homepage for Brightspace is: Brightspace
Please log in with your ULCN-account and personal password. On the left you will see an overview of My Courses.
For access to your courses in Brightspace you need to be registered in My Studymap for those courses.
Course Literature
Course literature is made available to students on Brightspace