OVERVIEW

Cultural anthropology has today a different role that in the past. It should be useful to give different and crossing interpretative keys for the complexity of the today phenomena and in their perception. To get a different gaze, a different perspective allows tio analyze actuality in the light of other story tales and other visions ant to relativize the problems.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will give some basics about the history of the anthropological thinking and the basci instruments of the anthropological research. We shall meet different throries and applications of cultural anthropology. Particularly in the last part items as identity and new kind of racism will be afforded.

Verranno affrontate le diverse teorie ed applicazioni dell’antropologia culturale tanto nelle società tradizionali quanto nella nostra. In particolare, la parte finale del corso, porrà l’attenzione sulla tematica dell’identità e dell’insorgere dei razzismi.

TEACHING METHODS

Lessons in classroom

Audio will be posted in mp3 on aulaweb

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography for 6 credits

M. Aime, Primo libro di antropologia, Einaudi, Torino
J. Diamond, Armi acciaio e malattie, Einaudi, Torino

Bibliography for 9 credits

M. Aime, Primo libro di antropologia, Einaudi, Torino
J. Diamond, Armi acciaio e malattie, Einaudi, Torino
A. Favole, La bussola dell'antropologo, Laterza, Roma-Bari

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO AIME (President)

SALVATORE BRUNO BARBA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 19th 2017

Class schedule

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written exam with open questions

Exam schedule