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 introductory course on anthropology covers the discipline's formative years. After having discussed what distinguishes anthropology from other social sciences, we will study the school of cultural evolutionism, that marked the beginnings of the discipline in the 19th century. It is against this school that new theories and methods were developed between 1900 and 1960. During the course, we will examine these currents by travelling between the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. This journey into early anthropological thought will give us the opportunity to reflect upon the topicality of the issues they raise and, at the same time, to foreground the discipline's fundamentals.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course aims at introducing students to classical anthropological approaches. At the end the course, students will be able to highlight their strengths and weaknesses for analyzing 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)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
Students receive compulsory readings at the beginning of the course. The course podcats and powerpoint presentations are posted every week on MyUliège.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Further information:
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Benjamin Rubbers (brubbers@uliege.be)