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| ANTH0001-1 | Social and cultural antropology 1
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Benjamin Rubbers |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | This introduction to anthropology will cover the discipline's formative years. After having discussed what distinguishes anthropology from other social sciences, we will identify the social and cultural conditions that influenced the emergence of this science in the history of the West. Then, we will voyage to England, America and France to encounter various theoretical currents that were influential in anthropology up to 1950. We will return to the fundamental questions posed in these currents: is human history following any direction? what are the consequences of contact between different societies? to what extent is personality influenced by culture? etc. We will also present ethnographic studies that these schools have produced in answer. Finally, the last part of the class will attempt to demonstrate in what ways this work is still applicable to the present day, before we speak of the rupture caused by the theories that will be covered in the second part of the course in social and cultural anthropology |
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| Course objective : | To introduce students to the questions, concepts, and methods of anthropology. Thanks to these tools, students will learn to look at the world of today in a new way, both critical and rigorous. |
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| Prerequisites : | Minimal knowledge of French, a taste for reading, and above all a healthy curiosity about the world around us. |
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| Workshops : | Practice sessions will be organized during the term. |
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| Organization : | The course will meet during the second term. Here is a provisional sketch of class meetings and their topics:
Introduction:
1. What is anthropology?
2. The origins of anthropology
3. Evolutionism in anthropology
4. The invention of fieldwork
British anthropology:
5. Exchange, sex and crime: B. Malinowski
6. Structure, function and history: A.R. Radcliffe-Brown and E. Evans-Pritchard
7. Anthropology and colonialism: the Rhodes Livingstone Institute
American anthropology:
8. Race and culture: F. Boas
9. Diffusion and acculturation: A. Kroeber and M. Herskovits
10. Culture and personality: R. Benedict, M. Mead, G. Bateson and R. Linton
French anthropology:
11. Cosmogonie : M. Griaule et G. Dieterlen
Conclusion:
12. The 'classical' period of anthropology |
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| Written notes : | A copy of PowerPoint presentations used in class will be posted on the MyULg portal. Students will also receive a file of readings. |
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| Assessment : | The examination will consist of a series of multiple-choice questions (including degrees of certainty) during the first session. The arrangements for the 2nd session will depend on the number of students. Grading will depend on the course, the readings, and on the practice sessions. |
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| Contacts : | Office hours by appointment (brubbers@ulg.ac.be). My office is located : R.94, niveau 0, bâtiment B.31 in Sart-Tilman. |
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