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 covers 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 is the subject of the course 'Social and Cultural Anthropology 2'.
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, hybrid learning)
The course consists in face-to-face lessons.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Yellow code: exam on campus Orange code: remote exam
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
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
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).