Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This introduction to anthropology will cover the discipline's formative years. After having discussed what distinguishes anthropology from other social sciences, we will study cultural evolutionism, that marked the beginnings of the discipline in the 19th century. It is against this approach that new theories and methods were developed between 1900 and 1960. During the course, we will discuss these anthropological currents by travelling between the United Kingdom, United States and France. This journey into early anthropological thought will give us the opportunity to come back the discipline's fundamentals. In the last session, we will briefly speak of the ruptures made by anthropology in the second half of the 20th century, which will be the subject of the course 'Social and Cultural Anthropology II'.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By introducing students to the fundamentals of the discipline, this course aims at showing the relevance of the anthropology and to give them original analytical tools to study the world we live in.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The course consists in face-to-face lessons.
Recommended or required readings
Students receive compulsory readings at the beginning of the course. The course podcats and powerpoint presentations are posted on MyUliège every week.
Assessment methods and criteria
The examination aims to assess student's understanding of the course and readings. It consists in a questionnaire in June. The mode of examination in August will depend on the number of students.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
The professor is available to meet students by appointment (email).
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The course podcasts of 2019 have been reopened from the lesson on cultural diffusionism to the conclusion. They supplement the course podcasts of 2020 from the introduction to the lesson on F. Boas. All the podcasts are accompanied by the course powerpoint presentations in the course supports tab.
Assessment subjects
Students are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of the course and of the three compulsory readings.
Assessment methods
The examination in the first session consists of a multiple choice questionnaire (true/false questions) which will be administered remotely.
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Students are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of the course and of the three compulsory readings.
Assessment methods
The examination in the second session consists of a multiple choice questionnaire (true/false questions) administered remotely