Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
First part
- Basics of the anthropology of kinship
- Basics in the field of Population and Development
- Children and young people in the developing African societies. Focus on children's rights issue.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Knowledge of the main concepts and theories of the anthropology of kinship (filiation/marriage)
- Knowledge and the ability to critically discuss theories of modernisation and the theory of demographic transition
- Introductory knowledge of the problems of family and gender in developing countries
- Discovering researches in children's rights/family law in Africa
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course assumes students have read the book by C. Ghasarian, Introduction à l'étude de la parenté. Le Seuil, coll. Point, 1996, Paris. This anthropological piece of work is the educational material for the first part but should be considered as reading to be carried out beforehand.
During the second part of the course, students will be asked to read the texts form the portfolio (to be purchased). Readings will also be uploaded online.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
None
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
- Direct teaching (presentations, film, lectures) in a group which rarely exceeds 20 students.
Recommended or required readings
- C. Ghasarian, Introduction à l'étude de la parenté. Le Seuil, coll. Point, 1996, Paris. To be purchased.
- Annual reading portfolio to be purchased/articles to upload
Assessment methods and criteria
Session (January-September) individual oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
It is advised to purchase the book of C. Ghasarian mentioned above and to start reading it before the beginning of the course.
Contacts
Lecturer :
Marc Poncelet
Tel.: 04 366 30 74
Marc.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Assistant:
Mélodie Dieudonné
melodie.dieudonne@uliege.be
Secretary :
Nathalie Pulgar
Tel.: 04 366 36 18
npulgar@ulg.ac.be