2017-2018 / SOCI1250-1

Sociology of contemporaneous identities

Duration

30h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in sociology (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Marc Jacquemain

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

For academic year 2017-2018, the course will take the form of a collective seminar based on "Modernity and self-identity" by Anthony Giddens Each student will have to prepare (with the teacher) a part of the book and expose it to all others, launching the discussion. Students wil be noted on the bases of their performances during the seminar, and a possible dissertation a the end of the course.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Discussing the micro-social aspects of identity evolution.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Methods of teaching will strongly depend on the number of attendants.
Normally, students will each preparer some chapters in common with the theacher and then, they will present those chapters to the class.

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

See above

Recommended or required readings

THERE IS NO COMPULSORY TEXTBOOK.
The course is entirely based around "Modernity and self-identity" (Anthonuy Giddens, Polity Press, 1991). 
A COPY OF THE BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT WANT TO BUY IT
Some NOT COMPULSORY READINGS WILL BE PROPOSED TO THE STUDENTS

Assessment methods and criteria

See above
Evaluation criteria
- operational comprehension of the main concepts
- the capacity to make a clear presentation of those concepts
- the pedagogical quality of the presentation
- the fluency of the public presentation
- the global participation to the seminar.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

ATTENDANCE TO THE SEMINAR IS MANDATORY

Contacts

Marc Jacquemain

04 366 30 72

Marc.jacquemain@ulg.ac.be