Rama (she/her) is a Lecturer in African Studies and International Development at the University of Edinburgh since January 2019 and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. I have […]
This course examines some of the ways in which people in different societies conceptualise and live out relatedness. It shows how notions about relatedness are linked to notions about gender, […]
For most of us, the first intimate relationships that we experience are family relationships, although at other stages of our life-cycle non-familial relationships may dominate. The course explores different sociological […]
Dr Sarah Liu is a Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics in the School of Social and Political Science. She is an Associate Editor of Representation: Journal of Representative Democracy and Coordinating […]
Many of the students taking the MSc in Science and Technology in Society will have no prior training in the interdisciplinary field of science, technology and innovation studies. Focussing on […]
How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? How is gender constructed in different contexts and what are the material consequences? How can gender analyses empower us to act […]
This course is intended to allow students to deepen their understanding of theoretical debates, issues and key thinkers, as well as helping them to develop a critical perspective on existing […]
The course provides a framework for understanding key concepts and contemporary debates about food, as well as critically evaluating how past, current and future food-related issues are framed and dealt […]
The course engages with both established and developing contemporary scholarship and debates concerning anthropological approaches to the body. The course aims to enrich and supplement broader disciplinary studies across medical […]
South Asia in the World is an interdisciplinary course which offers undergraduate students a first understanding of the Society, Politics, Culture and Economics of South Asia and provides a critical […]
This course introduces you to the key ideas of sociology by examining the relationship between individuals and societies. The course explores how social processes shape individual lives, and how changes […]
How can we conceptualise the inequalities of social class, generation, race, disability and gender? How are such inequalities bought about through processes across the life course, from cradle to grave? […]
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