2021-2022 / ANTH0046-1

Anthropology of development

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)6 crédits 
 Master in sociology and anthropology (60 ECTS)6 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Benjamin Rubbers

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is conceived as an advanced seminar in the anthropology of development. After an introduction on the debates that the issue of development has aroused among anthropologists, we will develop three tools to analyse development programmes from a critical perspective. We will then study some of the recent dynamics of the development industry, to attempt understanding how they are negotiated locally.


 
 
 
 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objective of the course is to give students tools to build an anthropological approach to development programmes.
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

To have some background in the social sciences, and the desire to think critically about development discourses and practices.
 
 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Students will receive compulsory readings at the beginning of the course. 
 
 
 
 

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

- Remote

written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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Contacts

The professor is available to meet students by appointment (email).