Anthropology of kinship

Duration

30h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Elodie Razy

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course will discuss concepts and theories developed over time, particularly between the 1970s and 1980s. Particular attention will be paid to approaches focusing on the ideas and uses of kinship studied through various ethnographic case studies, as well as work on variations of kinship in different parts of the world, international adoption, "new" configurations of kinship (blended families, medically-assisted reproduction, surrogacy, etc.) and biomedical practice.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Students will become critically aware of the latest theoretical developments in the subject as well as the debates surrounding it. They will be able to deal with ethnographic information from their ethnographic fieldwork through two kinship diagrams in a constructed way and use notions they have learned.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Students must have taken an introductory course in the anthropology of kinship or, at least, be able to get hold of class notes and texts from the "Elements of the anthropology of kinship" Bachelor's course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Classes, debates and exercises using the theoretical and methodological tools presented in class (definitions of kinship, diagrams and vocabulary of the anthropology of kinship).

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

In-class teaching.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Classes
Code red, orange, yellow until the end of the quadrimester: podcasts and live sessions on lifesize (instructions on myuliege). The live sessions are podcasted on myuliege.
  Yellow, orange or red code (changes: evaluation's organization) (see instructions and criteria in "course materials")
(possible fieldwork' s adjustments)

- 1 written work to be sent on 20/01/2020 (1st exam session) or 20/08/2020 (2nd exam session) to elodie.razy@uliege.be before midnight.
- The presentation takes place on lifesize

- The originally scheduled written preparation of the debate is replaced by a post-debate oral assessment. The debate takes place on lifesize
 
Written work (50%)
Presentation (20%)
Final discussion (30%)

Recommended or required readings

Students will receive articles and extracts from publications, which they must read. They will also be obliged to read other publications to write their essay.

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

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Students must write a final report based on their ethnographic fieldwork and the material they have read (recommendations, assessment methods and criteria about this exercise will be available on MyULiège and commented on in class). Students will present a text and also prepare and lead a discussion.
Written work (50%)
Presentation (20%)
Final discussion (30%)  
 Yellow, orange et red Code : possible fieldwork's adjustments
Yellow, orange or red code (changes: evaluation's organization) (see instructions and criteria in "course materials")
(possible fieldwork' s adjustments)
- 1 written work  to be sent on 20/01/2020 (1st exam session) or 20/08/2020 (2nd exam session) to elodie.razy@uliege.be before midnight.
- The oral presentation takes place on lifesize
- The originally scheduled written preparation of the debate is replaced by a post-debate oral assessment. The debate takes place on lifesize

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course will start on 30 September

Contacts

Students can arrange to see me by appointment.
Office 2.36 (B31)

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