00045 - Cultural Anthropology

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will be able to; - identify the main theoretical and methodological approaches that have been characterizing the anthropological studies; -identify the transformation of the concepts such as culture and ethnicity; -apply the theoretical knowledge for the analysis of social processes (social marginality, migration, urban context, school drop out) - apply the anthropological method and analyze the ethnographic material particularly to school and extra-school contexts.

Course contents

The course aims to provide a general introduction to the paradigm of anthropology, to the key concepts, as well as to the main theoretical and methodological issues and debates that have been characterizing the discipline. The first part of the course focus on the origine and development of the anthropological studies, on some key paradigms, on the changing issues of "fieldwork" and will aim to provide the critical tools needed to analyze the notions of culture, identity, ethnicity.
The second part of the course will aim to introduce some anthropological fields by especially focusing on the contexts, issues and problems the students will face in doing the future professional career. To this end will be mainly taken in account:
- the anthropology of education and social marginality, especially on school drop out
- the anthropology of migration, mobility and migrant transnational processes, "second generation" and migrant families, migration and urban contexts; "new racism";
- the anthropology of gender and the cultural construction of identities and the embodiment;
- the anthropology of human rights, globalization, migration and development;

- the food anthropology (policy, behavior and education, food and cultural diversity at school, sustainability and food)

 

Readings/Bibliography

- Dei F., Antropologia culturale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2016, seconda edizione (esclusi i cap. VII, VIII, X, XIII, XV)

- G. Semi, Osservazione partecipante. Una guida pratica, Bologna, il Mulino

- S. Khosravi, Io sono confine, Milano, Eleuthera, 2019

Teaching methods

Tought-classes and papers, seminars on case-studies, group-works on ethnographic materials, etc. The active student participation is appreciated. The course adheres to the innovative teaching experimentation proposed by the University, providing for various forms of active participation, including online, and experimenting with a module of the methodological part through various innovative teaching tools. The multidisciplinary laboratory: NOS is part of the experimentation. New horizons for the species: ecosystems, cultures, diversity. Interdisciplinary dialogues. Furthermore, the course will host some in-depth seminars held by professors from Unibo and other universities.

Assessment methods

The final examen consist of:

- pre-test, an online multiple choice test composed by ten items each one has different options of which only one is correct (20 minutes). The test will be considered passed the test is passed if at least 16 points are obtained (2 points for correct answer, -1 for wrong answer, 0 for no answer) and it will only give access to the oral examination. The pre-test's result will not contribute to the final mark.

- the interview in Italian Language, that aim at assessing students' knowledge the teaching programme contents.

The question deal with general issues; it is up to students demonstrating their in-depth and detailed preparation through their anwers. The assessment procedure is grounding on the following criteria: a) detailed knowledge of the teaching programme contents and, specifically, of the books contentes; b) language proficiency; c) ability to be consistent with the issue proposed; d) ability to argue and apply the thereotical background to concrete case studies and examples related to childcare settings.

Pre-tests and interviews take place on the same appeal date; depending on the number of students enrolled in the exam, the appeal may take place over several shifts over several days.

Final score based on ../30 (18 is considered the minimum to pass the exam).

Inscription to the exam on Almaesami website.

Students must sign-up to the Alma Esami Portal by the set deadlines in order to attend the exam. Those who failed to enroll in due times for technical-related issues, must promptly report the problem to the Student Administration Office (before the official closing date of the enrollment procedure). The lecturer can allow them accessing the exam.

Teaching tools

The course makes use of audiovisual material, exercises, case studies, etnographical case etc.

Office hours

See the website of Giovanna Guerzoni