SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL MEDIATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Population Studies, Ethnography and Anthropology

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

No prerequisite.

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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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AF code:

10620720

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Written examination.

L39 - 9 cfu:
Three (3) open questions for sixty (60) minutes of total time.

L12 - L15 6 cfu:
Two (2) open questions for sixty (40) minutes of total time.

In case of health emergency, the written exam will consist of multiple choice questions.

The evaluation will consider the following elements: knowledge of the syllabus, correctness of language, clarity of exposition.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course aims to provide basic knowledge concerning main theories, methodological guidelines and a representative overview of research themes in contemporary social anthropology.
The course also aims to provide
- a basic preparation to be able to deal with courses in the same scientific-disciplinary sector in the context of master degree courses;
- tools for understanding social and cultural processes of the contemporary world in relation to the educational purposes of the three-year degree courses.

Contents

The course will cover the following topics:

- anthropology and the study of culture;
- anthropological research;
- economic systems;
- reproduction and human development;
- sickness, illness and healing;
- kinship and domestic life;
- social groups and social stratification;
- political and legal systems;
- communication;
- religion;
- expressive culture;
- people on the moce;
- culture and development.

Recommended Bibliography

L39 (9 cfu):

1) Barbara Miller, Antropologia culturale, seconda edizione, Pearson Italia, Milano (pages 2-302).
2) Vito Teti, Prevedere l’imprevedibile. Presente, passato e futuro in tempo di coronavirus, Donzelli, Roma, 2020 (pages 3-91).

L12 -L15 (6 cfu):

1) Barbara Miller, Antropologia culturale, seconda edizione, Pearson Italia, Milano (pages 2-302).

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

During the lessons, Power Point presentations and audiovisual aids will be widely used.
The course will take place with face-to-face teaching (and blended learning); in case of health emergency, the course will take place according to synchronous distance teaching.

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