Duration
10h Th, 2d FW
Number of credits
| Master in anthropology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in sociology and anthropology (60 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
Recommended or required readings
Will be communicated during the course
Assessment methods and criteria
Written work (mini-dissertation)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Items online
Chicago school
To read by Thursday, in particular the part of research methods.