AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The course offers an introduction to the foundations of the Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes, presenting the distinctive features of the discipline and its relationships with the other social sciences, the main schools of thought and theoretical currents, and the methodological approaches to the study of cultural processes.

The course pursues a twofold objective:

• to develop critical thinking on the concept of "culture" and "cultural difference" drawing on the main schools, methodologies and research strands that the social sciences have elaborated on the subject.
• to understand what it means to study cultural and communicative processes ethnographically.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to apply critically the main theoretical, conceptual and methodological tools of the discipline.

TEACHING METHODS

The course favours a participation-centred approach that integrates different teaching methods: lectures, discussion and debate sessions, and presentations.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course consists of an introduction to the Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes through an examination of the discipline's key authors and theoretical tools.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• D. Cuche (2006) La nozione di cultura nelle scienze sociali. Il Mulino: Bologna.
• M. Aime (2019) Eccessi di cultura. Einaudi: Torino.
• One scientific article to be chosen from a list of essays uploaded on Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination consists of an individual oral test, aimed at assessing knowledge of the assigned texts and the ability to critically discuss the topics covered during the course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The final assessment is conducted at the level of the integrated course.