2022-2023 / ANTH0048-1

Anthropology of capitalism

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in population and development studies (120 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

After a return to the classics on the subject in the social sciences, we will focus on the main axes of what could constitute an anthropology of capitalism. To do so, we will study some of the analytical avenues that have been followed by anthropologists to think about this issue. These analytical avenues will be exemplified and developed by the teacher's own research in D.R.Congo and elsewhere.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To introduce students to the key issues of economic anthropology. At the end of the course students will be able to present how these issues have been approached in the discipline, and to propose research directions for analyzing the dynamics of capitalism from an anthropological perspective.

 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Students must read one of the three books proposed at the beginning of the course. For each lesson, they also receive readings and/or videos related to the subject of the day.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam


Additional information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

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

Association of one or more MOOCs