Advanced studies in Cultural Anthropology A

lfilo2310  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Advanced studies in Cultural Anthropology A
5 credits
30.0 h
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This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2017-2018
Teacher(s)
Frogneux Nathalie;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Reading knowledge of English sufficient to allow for the study of contempoaray texts in the philosophy of the human sciences
Main themes
The course will attempt to present concepts of culture, as well as certain elements of the evolution and interrelation of different cultures. Various texts in philosophy and the humans sciences will be analyzed in the study of this notion of culture.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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Upon completion of the course the student shall be able to :
- identify several broad tendencies in the philosophy of culture
- understand the conditions of intercultural dialogue o relate questions of philsophy of culture to questions in cultural anthropology
- to take account of cultural dimensions within philosophical reflection

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
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Bibliography
- C. Castoriadis, L'institution imaginaire de la société, Seuil, Paris, 1999.
- La montée de l'insignifiance, Paris, Seuil, 1996.
- Fait et à Faire, Paris : Seuil, 2008.
- Domaines de l'homme, Seuil, Paris, 1999.
- Le monde morcelé, Paris : Seuil, 2000.
Faculty or entity
EFIL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in Philosophy

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Master [120] in Sciences of Religions


Master [120] in Anthropology

Master [120] in Ethics

Master [120] in Philosophy