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.

Each answer is evaluated in thirtieths and the final grade is formed starting from the overall average. The final grade is not obtained by strictly applying the arithmetic mean, but is based on the overall critical evaluation of the paper. The evaluation criteria are: 1. relevance of the contents to the question asked; 2. ability to critically elaborate the concepts presented; 3. clarity of exposition; 4. propriety of language; 5. specific references to works and authors covered during the course and in the textbooks. In particular, the gradation of scores, with respect to the evaluation of the 5 criteria indicated, is divided 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; honors are awarded if the exam according to the five criteria indicated is evaluated as excellent. With only 1 answer out of 4 the exam is not passed regardless of the grade assigned to the answer.
Registration on the course Moodle is mandatory.

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The grading of the score, with respect to the evaluation of the 5 criteria indicated in the "Verification method" field, is divided as follows: scores in the 18-22 range are sufficient; scores in the 23-26 range are fair; scores in the 27-30 range are good or excellent; honors are awarded if the exam is considered excellent according to the five criteria indicated. With only 1 answer out of 4, the exam is not passed regardless of the grade assigned to the answer.

Frontal lessons with the use of slides.

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.

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