11292 - Cultural 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

 

The course (12 cfu) is composed by two integrated  modules that cannot be divided (Cultural Anthropology and History of Anthropology).

 

Lectures will begin September the 28th 2016, according to the following timetable:

 

Wednesday 15-17 aula III,  Via Zamboni, 38

Thursday 11-13 aula III,  Via Zamboni, 38

Friday 11-13 aula III,  Via Zamboni, 38

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. 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].

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

3.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).

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

 

 

Assessment methods

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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