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| ANTH0003-1 | Anthropology of communication
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Anthropology, in-depth approach, 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, specialized approach in applied anthropology, 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Bachelor in information and communication, 3rd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in information and communication, 3rd year | | | | 4 |
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| Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language, Professional focus, 1st year | | | | 4 |
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| Holder(s) : | Véronique Servais |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The Anthropology of Communication is the comparative study of communication structures and their effect in communities. The method is ethnographic and the objects to be studied are varied. The course begins with a general theoretical presentation, then questions of methodology are discussend and finally I present and discuss different researches represntative of the field. If possible I'll invite one or two researchers who will present their own work to the students. |
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| Course objective : | There are two main objectives :
1- The student must understand and have a good mastery of the approach of Antrhopology of Communication, its objectives and its analytical tools;
2- The student must develop an ability for the objective and subjective observation of close (vs exotic) realities. He will learn to develop a detached gaze on his/her surrounding world in order to keep his/her distances from common sense interpretations of the social world. |
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| Prerequisites : | The student must have previously passed the Théories de la Communication course. |
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| Workshops : | Students must realize, alone or in small groups, fieldwork observation for 20 or 10 hours if (s)he is the Master in Anthropology or not. The fieldwork will be the basis for the evaluation (see "evaluation"). |
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| Organization : | 15 sessions of 2 hours each, according to the schedule. Additional sessions in small groups will take place, with the Professor or an Assistant, to discuss the difficulties that arise during the fieldwork |
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| Written notes : | A synthesis of the theoretical matter, instructions for the fieldwok and the publications analysed will be available for loading on the internet site. |
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| Assessment : | The evaluation will take into account the mastery of theoretical and analytical tools of anthropology of communication and the observation skills. The written account of the fieldwork will be the basis for the evaluation. This report will have the formal characteristics of a scientific paper, with a theoretical introduction, the presentation of the observational data and a discussion. The students will possibly be asked to present their report orally in front of the class. Precise evaluation criteria will figure in the instructions document that wil be delivered in due time. |
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| Contacts : | Véronique Servais, Anaïs Rotsaert or Aurélien Vassart (to be precised). |
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| Remarks : | We try as much as possible to offer individual follow-up for the students. |
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