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2026-2027 / ANTH0390-1

Environmental anthropology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in sociology, research focus6 crédits 
 Master in sociology, teaching focus (Réinscription uniquement, pas de nouvelle inscription)6 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Benjamin Rubbers, Marie Schnitzler

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

Structured around a dual theoretical and practical approach, the course is divided into three parts. The first is dedicated to building a collective research project on vegetable gardening practices in the Liège region. The second section broadens horizons by retracing the history of the major currents in environmental anthropology and exploring various contemporary issues. Finally, the third part is devoted to the students' restitution of their field research.

 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of the course is to provide students with theoretical and methodological tools to analyse environmental practices and discourses from an anthropological perspective. At the end of the course, they will have to be able to mobilise these tools for studying various environmental issues.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students are required to read texts, conduct a small field research, and present their readings and observations to the class.

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

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

Students receive a digital reading folder at the beginning of the course.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

Assessment is based on oral presentations,  a written assignment and an open-question exam.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Benjamin Rubbers (brubbers@uliege.be)

Marie Schnitzler (mschnitzler@uliege.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs