CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, INTRODUCTION

The course of "Cultural anthropology, introduction" falls within the formative activities for the anthropological path of the three-year degree course in History and is included as a mandatory exam in Conservation and management of cultural assets and activities. The aim of the course is to develop a capacity for reflection on cultural diversity and to provide basic theoretical and methodological tools for cultural anthropology. The course devotes particular attention to the main themes of the anthropological approach and outlines the basic methods for conducting ethnographic research.

Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the main theories and methods of cultural anthropology.
Application skills: knowing how to address with critical awareness the main themes of the contemporary anthropological debate (social and religious conflicts, differences in interpretation of ethnicity, family forms, artistic performances, historical construction of aesthetic categories, value systems, etc... ) applying their own cultural categories but learning to reflect on their own cultural assessments, practices and representations that they take for granted.
Ability to autonomously rework and communicate what is learned: learning the basics of technical vocabulary and the most appropriate anthropological terminology, knowing how to take notes and summarize themes and ideas learned during lessons and in the preparation of exam material.

Teaching does not require prerequisites.

The anthropological concept of culture. Ethnographic fieldwork. Language and knowledge. Rationality and beliefs. Economics. Forms of social relations and social structures. Political systems. Particular emphasis will be given to the anthropology of the body, emotions and the arts as profound and unifying elements for the study of any other cultural aspect.

This course is intended exclusively for students of the three-year Degree Course in Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage address Egart.

Students must study the following books:

1) Fabietti U., "Elementi di antropologia culturale", Milano, Mondadori Università, 2015.

2) Price S., "Primitivi traditi. L'arte dei "selvaggi" e la presunzione occidentale", Milano, Johan & Levi, 2015.

Important: Students must always bring the program of the current academic year. Under no circumstances can they bring old past academic programs.

Given the basic introductory character of the course, attendance is strongly recommended.
This course is valid for the recovery of the 6 credits in M-DEA / 01 for admission to the master's degree in Anthropology ACEL.

The exam is considered passed if in the oral presentation the evaluation is judged to be at least sufficient with respect to the following four basic criteria: 1. relevance of the contents to the questions asked; 2. ability to critically elaborate the concepts exposed; 3. clarity of presentation; 4. language skills (within the limits of a three-year basic introductory course to the DEA discipline). In particular, the gradation of scores, with respect to the evaluation of the 4 criteria indicated, is distributed as follows: scores in the 18-22 range sufficient; scores in the 23-26 range fair; scores in the 27-30 range good or excellent; praise is awarded if the exam according to the four criteria indicated is rated excellent.
Registration on the course Moodle is mandatory.

Frontal lessons with the use of slides.

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To apply for a Bachelor's thesis in Cultural Anthropology, the following requirements are essential:

1) have successfully passed 2 modules of Cultural Anthropology;
2) the good knowledge of English;
3) the discussion of a short preliminary research project.

The thesis topic should be consistent with the research fields of the teacher:
Anthropology of space and landscape; Space-time categories; Anthropology of risk; Saami history and ethnography (Lapland, Northern Scandinavia); History of Anthropology.

Erasmus students are required to speak correctly in Italian. The exam for Erasmus students must be in Italian.

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