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Antropolgia Linguistica a.a. 2025-2026 Lista dispense frequentanti per esame

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1. Duranti, A. 2003. Language as culture in US anthropology: Three paradigms. Current

anthropology, 44(3), 323-347.

2. Witherspoon, Gary. “Language in culture and culture in language.” International Journal of American Linguistics 46.1 (1980): 1-13.

3. Ochs, Elinor. 1979. "Transcription as theory." In Developmental pragmatics 10(1): 43-72.

4. Woolard, Kathryn A. 2020. Language ideologies: Encyclopedia of linguistic anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell. Pp. 1-21.

5. Gal, Susan, and Judith T. Irvine. 1995. “Disciplinary boundaries and language ideology: The semiotics of differentiation.” Social Research 62 (4).

6. Whorf, B. L., 1956b, “The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language”, in J. B. Carroll, a cura, Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf, Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, pp. 134-159.

7. Kulick, Don. 2001. “No.” In Alessandro Duranti (ed.) Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader. New York: Blackwell Publishers. Pp. 493-504.

8. Ochs, Elinor, e Carolyn Taylor. 2006 [1992]. "La narrazione familiare come attività politica." Tr. It. Ochs E., Linguaggio e cultura. Lo sviluppo delle competenze communicative, pp. 117-223.

9. Bourdieu, Pierre. "The economics of linguistic exchanges." Social science information 16.6 (1977): 645-668.

10. Irvine, J. T. 1989. When talk isn't cheap: Language and political economy. American ethnologist, 16(2), 248-267.

11. Philips, Susan U. 1972. Participant structures and communicative competence: Warm Springs children in community and classroom. Republished in A. Duranti Linguistic anthropology: A reader. John Wiley amp; Sons, 2009

Assegnazione Tesi di Laurea

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:00:06 +0100

Indicazioni per tesi di laurea:

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Per la stesura della tesi di laurea occorre aver concordato un progetto di tesi almeno quattro mesi prima della data dell’upload del file dell’elaborato per le lauree triennali; e almeno nove mesi prima per le lauree magistrali.
Per concordare un progetto di tesi occorre che il relatore abbia approvato la proposta di lavoro dello studente, presentata secondo le indicazioni ricevute dal docente in sede di ricevimento.
Una volta approvato il progetto secondo la tempistica sopra indicata, sarà cura dello studente inviare progressivamente i diversi capitoli in formato word e innbsp;versione definitiva (e non in bozza o in stesura parziale), avendo cura di presentarsi al primo ricevimento utile per avere un riscontro.
La tesi deve essere redatta seguendo rigorosamente le norme editoriali indicate sul sito del corso di laura di pertinenza.
Al fine di consentire un’adeguata revisione finale, è necessario aver terminato, e inviato al relatore, la tesi completa in ogni sua parte indicativamente entro la fine del mese precedente a quello dell’upload del file definitivo. ossia circa due mesi prima della discussione.
L’upload del file potrà avvenire solo dopo aver ricevuto formale via libera dal relatore.
Per i soli studenti della Laurea Magistrale: il correlatore va concordato con il relatore.
Casi di plagio saranno riferiti agli organi competenti.

Periodicità degli appelli d'esame

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:58:44 +0100

Gli appelli sono normalmente fissati nei mesi di maggio, giugno, luglio, settembre, ottobre, dicembre, febbraio, aprile. Con appelli più ravvicinati nella sessione estiva, autunnale e primaverile e con intervalli più lunghi durante il periodo di insegnamento. Gli appelli vengono pubblicati su Almaesami non appena sussistono le condizioni per garantire la disponibilità di un'aula adeguata. In base alle date pubblicate ufficialmente su Almaesami e alla cadenza di cui sopra è possibile avere un'indicazione di massima sulla collocazione temporale degli appelli durante tutto l'anno accademico.

Per ogni corso garantisco *almeno* 6 appelli all'anno.

Guidelines for submitting a proposal and preparing a BA or MA dissertation

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:14:50 +0100

How to submit a dissertation proposal

Students interested in having me as their dissertation advisor are invited to contact me by email to arrange an initial meeting to discuss a proposal, indicating “dissertation request” in the subject line and specifying their course and chosen graduation period.

The message should also contain a preliminary formulation (approximately 250 words) of the proposed dissertation’s topic (preliminary proposal)

This initial meeting will be solely for the purpose of determining whether the project is feasible in terms of methodology, timing, and chosen topic (please read the sections on “timing” and “topic” below carefully).

If the project is deemed feasible and consistent with my expertise and teaching, one or two further preliminary meetings will be scheduled to better define the topic and methodology to be followed. After these initial meetings, students are required to draft a more detailed proposal (complete proposal) of approximately two pages, consisting of:

1) Provisional title;

2) Abstract (500 words max.) and keywords (6 min.-10 max.) of the thesis;

3) Brief description of the topic and methodology to be used;

4) Draft table of contents (structure of the dissertation, with titles and numbers of chapters and paragraphs);

5) Preliminary reference bibliography, which will be constantly updated as the work on the dissertation proceeds.

N.B. The dissertation is formally “agreed upon” only after the complete proposal has been submitted.

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Timeline

nbsp;Prospective graduates are encouraged to contact me well in advance so that we can proceed without haste in identifying the dissertation topic and methodology. For this reason, it is essential that students carefully read the guidelines regarding the timeline below:

1. In order to write the thesis, a complete dissertation proposal (organized according to the 5 points outlined above) must be agreed upon and submitted at least four months before the date of uploading the thesis file for bachelor's degrees, and at least nine months before for master's degrees.

2. It should be noted that, according to our University’s regulations, the upload date precedes the defense date by approximately one month.

1. At the time of upload, the dissertation must have already been fully reviewed, corrected, and approved by the supervisor. This means that the various chapters must be sent by email to the supervisor in the preceding months. Please note that the supervisor will only read final versions of the chapters, not drafts or partial drafts.

3. To allow enough time for an adequate final review, the complete dissertation must be sent to the supervisor approximately two months before the defense and one month before the deadline for the final upload.

4. Once the candidate has received all the corrected chapters from the supervisor, and after making the requested edits, they must send the complete file (from the title page to the bibliography) to the supervisor at least 15 days before uploading.

5. Only after formal approval by the supervisor may the candidate proceed to upload the dissertation within the specified deadline.

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Choosing a dissertation topic

As far as the dissertation topic is concerned, students have a wide range of options. However, I prefer proposals that relate to my broad field of research interests: communication (verbal and non-verbal), the relationship between language and culture, speech as a cultural practice, linguistic ideologies, real and virtual linguistic communities, political discourse (in all its forms) and advertising, human interaction in public and private contexts, the anthropology of media and virtual audiences, forms of artistic expression (linguistic and visual), food and eating (e.g., the return to the land of neo-rural entrepreneurs, urban agriculture, the agricultural and discursive production of organic and biological foods), etc. I am not available to supervise dissertations that involve field research with minors, hospitalized patients, or individuals who are unable to give their consent to participate in research.

Ideally, the choice of topic should be considered from the early stages of the bachelor's or master's degree program. Once a potential topic has been identified, the student should conduct a preliminary research (on Google Scholar and in the library) in order to arrive at the preliminary interview with the chosen professor with some ideas about the topic and the research methodology they intend to adopt.

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Types of dissertation

Dissertations can be either (i) theoretical and aimed at providing a critical review of the existing literature or (ii) based on empirical and/or field research.

BA dissertations generally fall within the first category: they are review essays and mainly involve the use of secondary literature (i.e., texts resulting from other people's research). For example:

· The presentation and reflection on a classic text of cultural, social, or linguistic anthropology (e.g., Marcel Mauss's The Gift) and the analysis of the debates it has sparked;

· The analysis of and reflection on specific modes of representation (through writing) of cultural phenomena and practices in one or more emblematic ethnographic monographs (e.g., what literary devices were used by Bronislaw Malinowski in his description of the kula exchange in The Argonauts);

· The discussion of a theoretical concept or methodological aspect that has marked the history of the discipline (for example, the concept of linguistic relativity and the idea that the language we speak influences our perception of reality and worldview);

· The presentation and discussion of some aspects of ethnographic literature on a people or cultural area (e.g., the “galactic political system” and conceptions of power in Southeast Asia);

· The discussion of a specific aspect of our present (e.g., how to anthropologically reflect on the Covid-19 pandemic);

· The reflection, presentation, and discussion of an anthropological paradigm or school (e.g., British functionalism as an approach to the study of language and culture).

Although a this type of review/survey/theoretical dissertation does not involve the collection of primary data, students must develop their own point of view on the chosen topic, demonstrating that they have conducted a critical reading of several texts and secondary sources (including films, audiovisual material, and documentaries).

MA dissertations are aimed at producing a more complex piece of work and are based not only on theoretical reflection on secondary sources, but also on a phase of empirical research and/or fieldwork. The candidate's original research contribution does not necessarily imply a period of fieldwork (i.e., immersion in “exotic” contexts, which has traditionally characterized anthropological apprenticeships). An MA dissertation may entail other forms of applied research and be based on the use of a historical approach (e.g., the study of documentary sources and archival materials) or the analysis of a corpus of linguistic, literary, and discursive data (e.g., transcription and analysis of Donald Trump's press conferences, comparative analysis of Korean instant noodle advertisements, analysis of film representations of New York City in the 1980s and 1990s). In any case, preparing an MA dissertation project involves choosing a topic and a specific context in which to investigate that topic.

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Length and format

The standard length of a BA dissertation is a minimum of 40 pages (excluding bibliography and any appendices), corresponding to approximately 10,000 words. Please note that one page consists of 1800 characters, including spaces, or approximately 250/280 words.

The standard length of a MA dissertation is approximately 100 pages, corresponding to approximately 25,000 words.

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Basic rules

· With regard to deadlines for registering for graduation sessions, each student is required to consult the website of their degree program in advance, in the “Studying” “Final exam” section.

· The dissertation must be written in strict accordance with the editorial guidelines indicated below.

· The file may only be uploaded after receiving formal approval from the supervisor.

· For Master's Degree students only: the co-supervisor must be agreed upon with the supervisor.

· Cases of plagiarism will be reported to the competent authorities.

How to format your BA or MA dissertation

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:13:21 +0100

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In preparing your dissertations, please follow the American Anthropology Association (AAA) style and the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) Author-Date style.

You may download it at this link

https://www.scribd.com/document/428523011/AAA-Style-guide-2009

For further questions or sources not covered in this quick style guide, please reference the Chicago Manual of Style.

Below an abridged version with some examples

Formatting the References List

nbsp;Your references list should be titled References Cited

All sources cited in the text should be included on the References Cited.

Do not include any sources that were not cited in the text.

Arrange your sources alphabetically.

When citing multiple sources by the same author, the sources should be in chronological order, from oldest to most recent.

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In-Text Citations

The general format for in-text citations is the author’s last name and the source’s publication date enclosed by parentheses, at the end of the sentence before any punctuation.

Examples: … (Smith 2010).

… (Wells and Morgan 2007)

When quoting from a source, you must include the page number in the in-text citation.

The page number is added after the publication date, separated by a comma.

If citing a range of pages, you can use a dash to separate the pages.

Examples: … (Smith 2010, 3).

…(Wells and Morgan 2007, 15-16).

When citing a source that has four or more authors, use the first author’s last name followed by et al. rather than listing all of the authors.

Example: …(Wells et al. 2001)

Print Sources

Book

Author. Year of publication. Title. Location of publisher, state: Publisher’s Name.

Example: Smith, Helen. 2010. Women’s Education at Wells Seminary. Aurora, NY: Wells College Publications.

Books with More than One Author

Invert the name of the first author, only, and separate the names of each author by a comma.

Examples: Smith, Helen, Henry Wells, and J.P. Morgan. 2017. Early Years at Wells College. Aurora, NY: Wells College Publications.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Author. Year of Publication. “Title of Chatper.” In Title of Book, edited by Editor, pages. Place of Publication, state: Publisher.

Example: Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth. 2001. “Whiteness and Manhood.” In Major Problems in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, edited by L. Fink, 307-315. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Journal Article

Author. Year of Publication. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal volume number (issue number): pages.

Example: Nouf, Alsuwaida. 2016. “Women’s Education in Saudi Arabia.” Journal of International Education Research 12 (4):111-118.

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Electronic Sources

nbsp;Article in an Online Journal

The citation for an article in an online journal is the same as for a print journal, with the addition of an access date and URL at the end of the citation. If a DOI is available, use the DOI. No access date is needed if a DOI is provided.

Example: Renn, Kristen. 2012. “Roles of women’s higher education institutions in international contexts.” Higher Education 64 (2): 177-191. doi:10.1007/s10734-011-9486-z.

Website/Online Resources

Author. Publication/last modified year. “Title of webpage.” Website title website, date last modified Month, Day. Access date. URL.

Examples: Wells College. 2018. “Traditions.” Wells College website. Accessed January 25, 2018. https://www.wells.edu/student-life/ traditions

Multimedia Creator/Director. Date. Title. City: Publisher. Medium.

Example: Lucas, George. 1977. Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope. San Francisco, CA: Lucasfilm. DVD.

Ebook

The citation for eBooks is the same as the citation for print books, with the addition of a URL (if the book was consulted online) or the format. If you are citing a chapter from an ebook and there are no stable page numbers, you may cite by chapter title.

Example: Rodwell, Grant. 2013. Whose History?: Engaging History Students through Historical Fiction. Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press. http://www.jstor.org/ stable/10.20851/j.ctt1t304sf . Austen, Jane. 2007. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Penguin Classics. Kindle.

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Liste di Distribuzione

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:49:30 +0100

Gli studenti frequentanti sono pregati di iscriversi alle mailing list (Lista di distribuzione “docenti-studenti”) del docente: aurora.donzelli.Antropologia_Sociale (per il corso di Antropologia Sociale M-Z) e aurora.donzelli.Antropologia_Culturale (per il corso di Antropologia Culturale M-Z) attraverso cui potranno ricevere eventuali comunicazioni urgenti circa variazioni dell’orario o della sede delle lezioni.

DIDATTICA Antropologia Sociale (MZ) e Antropologia Culturale (MZ): MODALITA’ DI SVOLGIMENTO DELLE LEZIONI

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:48:15 +0100

Alla luce delle disposizioni vigenti a riguardo dell’emergenza epidemiologica, le lezioni del corso di Antropologia Sociale (MZ) e Antropologia Culturale (MZ) verranno erogate esclusivamente in modalità online.
Eventuali cambiamenti saranno comunicati in maniera tempestiva mediante la avvisi pubblicati su questa pagina. Inoltre, gli studenti sono pregati di iscriversi alla lista di distribuzione/mailing list (Lista di distribuzione “docenti-studenti”) aurora.donzelli.Antropologia_Sociale e aurora.donzelli.Antropologia_Culturale attraverso cui potranno ricevere eventuali comunicazioni urgenti circa variazioni dell’orario o della sede delle lezioni.

Utilizzo email istituzionale/Institutional email address

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:55:33 +0100

Onde evitare di avere la propria email bloccata dal sistema antispam, si invitano le studentesse e gli studenti a inviare comunicazioni tramite l'indirizzo istituzionale.

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Please use your unibo email address

Ricevimento studenti/Office hours

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:53:49 +0100

In linea con le disposizioni correnti, il ricevimento in presenza è sospeso sino a data da destinarsi. Chi avesse effettiva necessità può scrivere via email al docente mettendo come oggetto: RICHIESTA RICEVIMENTO.