66946 - History of Anthropology (1)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will know the conceptual framework that characterize the disciple and will be able to understand its different intellectual schools of thought.

Course contents

This course is composed by two integrated modules that cannot be divided: Cultural Anthropology (1), given by Professor Ivo Quaranta, and History of Anthropology (1), given by Professor Agata Mazzeo.

The course aims at presenting an introduction to the main concepts and theories that characterize cultural anthropology. Particular attention will be dedicated to the limits and potentialities of different conceptualizations of the concept of culture.

Even though attendance is not mandatory, it is strongly recommended.

 Lectures will begin on November the 14th, 2018.

Readings/Bibliography

Students will have to prepare the following four volumes.

For the first module in Cultural Anthropology (1):

1. Emily A. Schultz e Robert H. Lavenda, 2015, Antropologia culturale, Zanichelli, Bologna (Terza Edizione Italiana) [Ediz. Orig., Cultural Anthropology. A Perspective on the Human Condition, Ninth Edition, 2013, Oxfrod University Press, Oxford].

2. Stefano Allovio, Luca Ciabarri, Gaetano Mangiameli (curatori) 2018, Antropologia Culturale. I temi fondamentali, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano.

For the second module in History of Anthropology (1):

3. Claude Lévi-Strauss, 2015, Tristi tropici, Milano, Il Saggiatore, [Ediz. Orig. 1955, Tristes Tropiques, Plon, Paris].

4. Ugo Fabietti, 2011, Storia dell'antropologia, Zanichelli, Bologna (Terza edizione).

The programme for non-attending students doesn't require any additional material because non-attendance implies a greater amount of individual studying.

Teaching methods

Formal lectures with audio-visual support (when appropriate).

In each lecture, students will be engaged in order to verify the proper understanding of the discussed issues.

Assessment methods

Assessment will be done through a test in the IT laboratories of the School of Arts, Humanities and Cultural Heritage.

Students will have to answer one question for each of the four volumes indicated above.

Proper language and the ability to make connections between the books' content will lead to a good/excellent final grade.

Acceptable language and the ability to resume the books' content will lead to a sufficient/fair grade.

The exam is failed if students:

- do not demonstrate to master the "learning outcomes" of the course;

- show insufficient linguistic proficiency and fragmentary knowledge of the books' content;

- do not answer all the exam questions.

Students with special needs are kindly invited to contact the lecturer in order to define together the proper assessment method.

Students can consult Exams dates and register at the following URLhttp://www.unibo.it/Portale/Guida/AlmaEsami.htm

Office hours

See the website of Agata Mazzeo