Is 'race' a valid concept? Can evolution still be observed today? What makes you who you are? In order to address these and many other questions, this summer school will take you on a whirlwind journey across anthropology, archaeology, genetics, psychology, biology and history.
This course will probe the very essence of what it means to be human and will cast a new light on what it means to be you. Course offered by Department of Philosophy and history of Ideas, AU.
Period
01-08-2011 - 26-08-2011 (4 weeks)
Target group
BA degree in Philosophy or relevant discipline.
Course aim
To provide students with a basic understanding of main themes in the study of human evolutionTo prepare students to independent analysis and presentation of concepts and arguments in the study of human evolution from an interdisciplinary perspective
Credits
10.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
EUR 0: Visit website for information regarding fees
Course leader
Dr Djuke Veldhuis, Girton College, University of CambridgeDr Jay Stock, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of CambridgeProfessor Bernard Lightman, York University (Canada)Professor Peter C. Kjrgaard, Aarhus Universit
Aarhus University International Centre
Address: Hoeg Guldbergs Gade 4, building 1650 Aarhus C
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: http://www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: SummerUniversity@adm.au.dk
Phone: +45 8942 2320
What makes us Human?
