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The Politics, Violence and Crime Masters dissertation is a work of academic scholarship, of up to 15,000 words, based on independent research that critically engages anthropological theories, methods, forms of analysis, research materials, and genres of writing in an original way. The dissertation may be based on ethnographic research material generated by the student or the critical analysis of archival material or secondary literature to address a conceptually well-crafted research object and question. The dissertation should include a literature review critically engaging existing scholarship on and approaches to the research question, a critically reflexive account of the methods used, and a demonstration of ethnographic analysis.
The aim of the dissertation is to provide an exercise in and a test of the student's mastery of anthropological approaches to an issue of their choice. The intended outcome is a work of scholarship that effectively utilizes the theories, methods, forms of analysis, and genres of writing of anthropology, and in doing so makes an original contribution to knowledge.
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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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