2023-2024 / ENVT0063-2

Social anthropology of conservation, Part 1: Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development

Duration

18h Th

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

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

The course deals with the socio-anthropological aspects of nature conservation from a historical perspective of norms and projects. The focus is on the development of conservation in the South, often with the strong involvement of "Northern" actors. 
 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course aims to equip future environmental managers to deal with issues related to nature conservation. The latter is characterised by a multitude of actors, institutions, projects and standards. The objective is that students become capable of developing autonomous protocols for critical analysis of the multitude of norms, practices and tools in circulation in the world of nature conservation.
Learning outcomes :
- Thinking about conservation issues by crossing disciplines (from the work of knowledge from anthropology, philosophy, ecology, management sciences, etc.)
- think about conservation through problem situations (using case studies, audio-visual aids, reports from field workers, etc.)
- work in an autonomous and collaborative manner (through active and collaborative teaching methods)
- develop reflexivity. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The learning activities aim to feed the study of the different themes of the course in an autonomous and collaborative way through : 
Theoretical and thematic presentations, analysis of a reference book ("L'invention du colonialisme vert." Guillaume Blanc, 2018)
Viewing of audio-visual content
Debates 
Personal research
Formulation of reflections and questions

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

Blended learning


Additional information:

Blended learning

Additional information:
The course is balanced between traditional face-to-face sessions and individual and group work at a distance, meeting in groups in the teacher's office for the follow-up of group work. 

Recommended or required readings

Lecture obligatoire :
Blanc G. (2020) "L'invention du colonialisme vert. Pour en finir avec le mythe de l'eden africain." Paris, Flammarion.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

 
Group work (40%) and individual oral defence of group work in session (60%)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Dr. Dorothée Denayer
Socioecology and Nature Management
Dpt Environmental Sciences and Management
d.denayer@ulg.ac.be 
University of Liège - Campus d'Arlon 
Avenue de Longwy 185, 6700 Arlon 
Tél : 0032 63 23 09 44

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