The history and theories of anthropology
[ANTR2110]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Robert Deliège
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- should have assimilated the main formative currents of anthropology
- should be able to locate the major contributors to contemporary anthropology and fathom their contributions
- should have acquired considered and considerable knowledge of the main theoretical trends in anthropology relative to social and cultural life
- should be able to critically appreciate their respective strengths and weaknesses
Main themes
Lectures will address major and modern issues in the fields of culture (its grounding, symbolism, time and space perception, identity, objects, myth, magic, ritual and art) of social life (collective institutions and ideologies, man/woman relationships, division of labour, hierarchical stratification, power, rules and regulations, identity, change and reciprocity.
Content and teaching methods
Pedagogy: 1. lectures followed by exchange; 2. portfolio of readings and/or a syllabus; 3. case studies presented by participants and analysed with the conceptual tools provided.
Lectures will be based where required on field experience so as to illustrate how anthropology goes about mak-ing sense of the data collected.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Evaluation : Le cours sera évalué selon les modalités des cours faisant partie du jury (cf. Master en anthropolo-gie)
Les étudiants sont encadrés par deux professeurs, ainsi que par des chercheurs du LAAP et invités.