Anthropology of development

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Benjamin Rubbers

Substitute(s)

Guy Massart

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

Students will present their work on an issue to which development organizations are confronted in the field. In the beginning, students will be given guidance on how to get to work. Then, while preparing their work in the library, they will attend a series of lessons on the anthropology of development. After this introduction, students will take turns presenting their work via oral presentations to the seminar.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objective of the course is to give students tools to critically analyze development policies. Students must develop an argumentation that is both synthetic and substantial in bibliographic terms about the issue they chose. They will also have to show their abilities as regards delivery of public presentations.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

To want to reflect critically upon development policies, discourses and practices.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

The course will be in seminar form.

Recommended or required readings

A list of references for writing the essays will be posted  on MyULg at the beginning of the course. A limited number of compulsory readings (books and articles) will be made available at MyUlg.

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading will depend on the oral presentation, the final essay, and class participation.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Details about  the oral presentation, the final essay and participation in class will be given during the first lesson.

Contacts

The professor is available to meet with students by appointment (email).