66946 - History of Anthropology (1)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module students know the most influential schools of anthropological thought in historical perspective.

Course contents

History of Anthropology is the second module of the Integrated course in Cultural Anthropology (12 cfu). It cannot be divided from the first module on Cultural Anthropology.

Readings/Bibliography

Students will have to prepare the following four volumes:

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. Clifford Geertz (1998), Interpretazione di culture, Il Mulino, Bologna, [Ediz. Orig., The interpretation of cultures, Basic Books, Inc., Puhlishers, New York, 1973](Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11).

3. Arjun Appadurai, 2012, Modernità in polvere, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano [Ediz. Orig., Modernity at Large. Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis,1996].

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

Assessment methods

Exams will imply a written text in which students will answer open questions about the volumes indicated in the program. Students can consult Exams dates and register at the following URL http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Guida/AlmaEsami.htm

Teaching tools

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Office hours

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