LABORATORY - GAS mod A

The course is one of the similar/integrative teachings for the Global Asian Studies minor programme.

- To learn and understand the fundamentals of sociology
- To be able to critically apply the learnt sociological concepts to different geographical, social, and cultural contexts
- To learn and apply the main research methods for social sciences
- To develop and support one’s own thesis and point of view on a social, cultural and political topic, through academic and informative document/material.

Intermediate level of English (B2)

The course, organized as a laboratory, completes the three-year training course by enhancing the basic knowledge acquired by the students in the minor subjects in an interdisciplinary perspective. Through the introduction to the sociological discipline, this course aims to offer the tools to understand and analyze the social contexts related to the Asian region (China and Japan). It also offers keys of interpretation for a critical approach to the core concepts of orientalism and auto-orientalism. The main analytical and methodological tools of the social sciences will also be presented.

Mid-term test: Either a group or single presentation of a topic selected by students and agreed on by the professor. Class discussions and debates will follow the presentations.
Final test: written test.

The course is constituted of frontal lectures (supported by PPT materials) and seminar classes with class and group discussions. Students’ participation in discussions is warmly encouraged and will be positively evaluated.

Teaching materials include bibliographies, academic articles, and multimedia (e.g. films) and will be provided by the professor.

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development