SOCI2265-1 : Urban cultures and post-colonial minorities : from theory to practice

Study Programmes 2016-2017

SOCI2265-1

Urban cultures and post-colonial minorities : from theory to practice

Duration :

10h Th, 2d FW

Number of credits :

Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)		3
Master in sociology and anthropology (60 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Sarah Demart, Elsa Mescoli

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

This course is aimed at introducing students to urban socio-anthropology from the perspective of cultural diversity, ethnicity and race, starting on the one hand from the study of classical texts which renewed the knowledge about minority groups (the Chicago School, cultural studies or the post-colonial turn in sociology and anthropology); on the other hand, from fieldwork as tool and method of analysis of social processes.
Following an introductory section composed of four lectures devoted to the ways in which minority groups within the city and the nation have been dealt with, students will be invited during two days to do some fieldwork in the city of Liege. This urban site will let students to consider the construction of fieldwork "at home" and the deconstruction of common knowledge, in favour of a critical socio-anthropological gaze. These two days will be supervised by teachers and will lead to a mini-dissertation. Within the framework of this written work, students will objectivize their ethnographic practice in view of the object of the course and of the theoretical contributions discussed in advance.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Four lectures
Two days of fieldwork in Liege
One final lecture

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face to face