Sociologia | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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	DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
	EQF6
	SOCIOLOGY
	2016/2017

CURRICULUM ECONOMICO

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-DEA/01	9	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE COURSE THE COURSE IS INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY AS CULTURAL CRITIQUE, SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT FORMING A FIGURE OF ANTHROPOLOGIST REGARDED AS “INTELLECTUAL” CAPABLE OF ANALYSING, INTERPRETING AND COMPARING DIFFERENT CULTURAL CASES AND SYSTEMS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE ARE: –TO DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT AN AWARENESS OF “OTHERNESS”; –TO CRITICALLY EXAMINES IDEAS ABOUT CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND IMAGES OF “OTHERNESS”; –TO DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT A CAPACITY TO RECOGNIZE PRECONCEPTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF THEIR OWN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS; KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE MAJOR CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND METHODS EMPLOYED BY ANTHROPOLOGISTS TO UNDERSTAND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE, WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SPECIFICAL MECHANISMS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. THEY WILL BE ALSO FAMILIARISED WITH FIELDWORK PRACTICE AND ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, SO AS TO FORM A SKILLED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, SENSITIVE TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF NOWADAYS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON COMPLETING THE COURSE, THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY THE CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES LEARNED IN THE COURSE OF THE LESSONS TO NEW, ORIGINAL RESEARCH FIELDS AND BROADER CONTEXTS, MAKING INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS. MAKING JUDGEMENTS ACQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ETHNO-ANTHROPOLOGY, AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL INDEPENDENTLY WITH ANTHROPOLOGICAL TOPICS AND ISSUES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS BESIDES KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS AND METHODS IN ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, AT THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAPACITY TO EXPRESS, PRESENT AND EXPLAIN WITH THE NECESSARY CLARITY THEIR KNOWLEDGE. LEARNING SKILLS THE SYSTEMATIC SELF-REFLECTION PECULIAR TO THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACH, ITS CRITICAL SELF-CONSCIOUS THINKING NOT ONLY ABOUT THE “OBJECTS” OF ITS RESEARCH BUT ALSO ABOUT THE TOOLS USED TO DESCRIBE AND INTERPRET THEM, IS EXPECTED TO FAVOUR THE DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT OF IMPORTANT LEARNING SKILLS SUCH AS CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING, WHICH WILL BE DECISIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS AND BEYOND.

EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE COURSE
THE COURSE IS INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY AS CULTURAL CRITIQUE, SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT FORMING A FIGURE OF ANTHROPOLOGIST REGARDED AS “INTELLECTUAL” CAPABLE OF ANALYSING, INTERPRETING AND COMPARING DIFFERENT CULTURAL CASES AND SYSTEMS.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE ARE:
–TO DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT AN AWARENESS OF “OTHERNESS”;
–TO CRITICALLY EXAMINES IDEAS ABOUT CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND IMAGES OF “OTHERNESS”;
–TO DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT A CAPACITY TO RECOGNIZE PRECONCEPTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF THEIR OWN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS;

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE MAJOR CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND METHODS EMPLOYED BY ANTHROPOLOGISTS TO UNDERSTAND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE, WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SPECIFICAL MECHANISMS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS.
THEY WILL BE ALSO FAMILIARISED WITH FIELDWORK PRACTICE AND ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, SO AS TO FORM A SKILLED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, SENSITIVE TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF NOWADAYS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ON COMPLETING THE COURSE, THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY THE CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES LEARNED IN THE COURSE OF THE LESSONS TO NEW, ORIGINAL RESEARCH FIELDS AND BROADER CONTEXTS, MAKING INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
ACQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ETHNO-ANTHROPOLOGY, AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL INDEPENDENTLY WITH ANTHROPOLOGICAL TOPICS AND ISSUES.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
BESIDES KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS AND METHODS IN ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, AT THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAPACITY TO EXPRESS, PRESENT AND EXPLAIN WITH THE NECESSARY CLARITY THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE SYSTEMATIC SELF-REFLECTION PECULIAR TO THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACH, ITS CRITICAL SELF-CONSCIOUS THINKING NOT ONLY ABOUT THE “OBJECTS” OF ITS RESEARCH BUT ALSO ABOUT THE TOOLS USED TO DESCRIBE AND INTERPRET THEM, IS EXPECTED TO FAVOUR THE DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT OF IMPORTANT LEARNING SKILLS SUCH AS CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING, WHICH WILL BE DECISIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS AND BEYOND.

	Prerequisites
	NO PREREQUISITES REQUIRED.

	Contents
	THE COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UPDATED AND ADJUSTED TO THE URGENCIES OF MODERNITY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS. THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO ENGAGE IN THE STUDY OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALIAN SCHOLARS OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY OF RELIGIONS, ERNESTO DE MARTINO.

	Teaching Methods
	FACE-TO-FACE LESSONS, SHOWING OF A SELECTION OF FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES, FIELD PRACTICE

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAMINATION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN ITALIAN.

	Texts
	1. A TEXTBOOK FOR THE GENERAL PART: UGO FABIETTI, ELEMENTI DI ANTROPOLOGIA CULTURALE, MONDADORI MARSHALL SAHLINS, LA PARENTELA: COS'È E COSA NON È, MILANO ELEUTHERA 2. THE MONOGRAPHIC PART INCLUDES: STEFANO DE MATTEIS, IL LEONE CHE CANCELLA CON LA CODA LE TRACCE. L'ITINERARIO INTELLETTUALE DI ERNESTO DE MARTINO, EDIZIONI D'IF. 3. PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS BY ERNESTO DE MARTINO: IL MONDO MAGICO (BOLLATI BORINGHIERI); MORTE E PIANTO RITUALE (BOLLATI BORINGHIERI); SUD E MAGIA (FELTRINELLI); LA TERRA DEL RIMORSO (SAGGIATORE); FURORE, SIMBOLO, VALORE (SAGGIATORE). 4. ESERCITAZIONI: UN TESTO A SCELTA DAL SEGUENTE ELENCO: CARLO LEVI, CRISTO SI È FERMATO AD EBOLI (EINAUDI). JOSEPH CONRAD, CUORE DI TENEBRA (EINAUDI O FELTRINELLI). BRUCE CHATWIN, LA VIA DEI CANTI (ADELPHI).

Texts

1. A TEXTBOOK FOR THE GENERAL PART:
UGO FABIETTI, ELEMENTI DI ANTROPOLOGIA CULTURALE, MONDADORI
MARSHALL SAHLINS, LA PARENTELA: COS'È E COSA NON È, MILANO ELEUTHERA

2. THE MONOGRAPHIC PART INCLUDES:
STEFANO DE MATTEIS, IL LEONE CHE CANCELLA CON LA CODA LE TRACCE. L'ITINERARIO INTELLETTUALE DI ERNESTO DE MARTINO, EDIZIONI D'IF.

3. PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS BY ERNESTO DE MARTINO:
IL MONDO MAGICO (BOLLATI BORINGHIERI);
MORTE E PIANTO RITUALE (BOLLATI BORINGHIERI);
SUD E MAGIA (FELTRINELLI);
LA TERRA DEL RIMORSO (SAGGIATORE);
FURORE, SIMBOLO, VALORE (SAGGIATORE).

4. ESERCITAZIONI: UN TESTO A SCELTA DAL SEGUENTE ELENCO:
CARLO LEVI, CRISTO SI È FERMATO AD EBOLI (EINAUDI).
JOSEPH CONRAD, CUORE DI TENEBRA (EINAUDI O FELTRINELLI).
BRUCE CHATWIN, LA VIA DEI CANTI (ADELPHI).