The course provides basic anthropological conceptual tools to understand the notions of cultural diversity, origin, identity, belonging, globalization, in order to develop critical thinking and competences in analysing contemporary societies through differences, together with the ability to interpret contexts through space and time and to respond to the challenges of the contemporary globalization processe
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The second part focuses on kinship and the diverse forms of family making, highlighting the multiple of practices and meanings involved through European and extra-European ethnographic studies. Issues addressed: the given dimension, the cultural costruction and the social practices of kinship and gender, the concepts related to reproduction and relatedness, genealogy, filiation and alliance, relevant changes in contemporary family making.
One of the following books:
Grilli, Simonetta, Antropologia delle famiglie contemporanee, Carocci, 2019
Palumbo, Berardino, Identità nel tempo. Saggi di antropologia della parentela, Argo, 1997
Remotti, Francesco, Contro Natura, Laterza, 2008
Solinas, Pier Giorgio La famiglia. Un’antropologia delle relazioni primarie, Carocci, 2010
Non-attending students should add:
Pompeo, Francesco, Elementi di Antropologia Critica, Meti Edizioni, 2018
Programme
The first part of the course is an introduction to cultural anthropology, starting from the different subjects of anthropological knowledge in a historical view. The basic features of anthropological reasoning, the notions of relativism, culture, ethnic identity, and ethnographic method will be introduced.The second part focuses on kinship and the diverse forms of family making, highlighting the multiple of practices and meanings involved through European and extra-European ethnographic studies. Issues addressed: the given dimension, the cultural costruction and the social practices of kinship and gender, the concepts related to reproduction and relatedness, genealogy, filiation and alliance, relevant changes in contemporary family making.
Core Documentation
Fabietti, Malighetti, Matera, Dal tribale al globale. Introduzione all'antropologia, Bruno Mondadori, 2012One of the following books:
Grilli, Simonetta, Antropologia delle famiglie contemporanee, Carocci, 2019
Palumbo, Berardino, Identità nel tempo. Saggi di antropologia della parentela, Argo, 1997
Remotti, Francesco, Contro Natura, Laterza, 2008
Solinas, Pier Giorgio La famiglia. Un’antropologia delle relazioni primarie, Carocci, 2010
Non-attending students should add:
Pompeo, Francesco, Elementi di Antropologia Critica, Meti Edizioni, 2018
Type of delivery of the course
Students involvement is particularly welcome through critical remarks and comments, starting from specific case studies and the literature. In order to involve students frontal teaching and collegial discussions will alternate. Articles and essays to read and comment together will be shared during classes.Attendance
Participation is recommendedType of evaluation
Oral evaluation teacher profile teaching materials
The second part focuses on kinship and the diverse forms of family making, highlighting the multiple of practices and meanings involved through European and extra-European ethnographic studies. Issues addressed: the given dimension, the cultural costruction and the social practices of kinship and gender, the concepts related to reproduction and relatedness, genealogy, filiation and alliance, relevant changes in contemporary family making.
One of the following books:
Grilli, Simonetta, Antropologia delle famiglie contemporanee, Carocci, 2019
Palumbo, Berardino, Identità nel tempo. Saggi di antropologia della parentela, Argo, 1997
Remotti, Francesco, Contro Natura, Laterza, 2008
Solinas, Pier Giorgio La famiglia. Un’antropologia delle relazioni primarie, Carocci, 2010
Non-attending students should add:
Pompeo, Francesco, Elementi di Antropologia Critica, Meti Edizioni, 2018
Programme
The first part of the course is an introduction to cultural anthropology, starting from the different subjects of anthropological knowledge in a historical view. The basic features of anthropological reasoning, the notions of relativism, culture, ethnic identity, and ethnographic method will be introduced.The second part focuses on kinship and the diverse forms of family making, highlighting the multiple of practices and meanings involved through European and extra-European ethnographic studies. Issues addressed: the given dimension, the cultural costruction and the social practices of kinship and gender, the concepts related to reproduction and relatedness, genealogy, filiation and alliance, relevant changes in contemporary family making.
Core Documentation
Fabietti, Malighetti, Matera, Dal tribale al globale. Introduzione all'antropologia, Bruno Mondadori, 2012One of the following books:
Grilli, Simonetta, Antropologia delle famiglie contemporanee, Carocci, 2019
Palumbo, Berardino, Identità nel tempo. Saggi di antropologia della parentela, Argo, 1997
Remotti, Francesco, Contro Natura, Laterza, 2008
Solinas, Pier Giorgio La famiglia. Un’antropologia delle relazioni primarie, Carocci, 2010
Non-attending students should add:
Pompeo, Francesco, Elementi di Antropologia Critica, Meti Edizioni, 2018
Type of delivery of the course
Students involvement is particularly welcome through critical remarks and comments, starting from specific case studies and the literature. In order to involve students frontal teaching and collegial discussions will alternate. Articles and essays to read and comment together will be shared during classes.Attendance
Participation is recommendedType of evaluation
Oral evaluation teacher profile teaching materials
The second part focuses on kinship and the diverse forms of family making, highlighting the multiple of practices and meanings involved through European and extra-European ethnographic studies. Issues addressed: the given dimension, the cultural costruction and the social practices of kinship and gender, the concepts related to reproduction and relatedness, genealogy, filiation and alliance, relevant changes in contemporary family making.
One of the following books:
Grilli, Simonetta, Antropologia delle famiglie contemporanee, Carocci, 2019
Palumbo, Berardino, Identità nel tempo. Saggi di antropologia della parentela, Argo, 1997
Remotti, Francesco, Contro Natura, Laterza, 2008
Solinas, Pier Giorgio La famiglia. Un’antropologia delle relazioni primarie, Carocci, 2010
Non-attending students should add:
Pompeo, Francesco, Elementi di Antropologia Critica, Meti Edizioni, 2018
Programme
The first part of the course is an introduction to cultural anthropology, starting from the different subjects of anthropological knowledge in a historical view. The basic features of anthropological reasoning, the notions of relativism, culture, ethnic identity, and ethnographic method will be introduced.The second part focuses on kinship and the diverse forms of family making, highlighting the multiple of practices and meanings involved through European and extra-European ethnographic studies. Issues addressed: the given dimension, the cultural costruction and the social practices of kinship and gender, the concepts related to reproduction and relatedness, genealogy, filiation and alliance, relevant changes in contemporary family making.
Core Documentation
Fabietti, Malighetti, Matera, Dal tribale al globale. Introduzione all'antropologia, Bruno Mondadori, 2012One of the following books:
Grilli, Simonetta, Antropologia delle famiglie contemporanee, Carocci, 2019
Palumbo, Berardino, Identità nel tempo. Saggi di antropologia della parentela, Argo, 1997
Remotti, Francesco, Contro Natura, Laterza, 2008
Solinas, Pier Giorgio La famiglia. Un’antropologia delle relazioni primarie, Carocci, 2010
Non-attending students should add:
Pompeo, Francesco, Elementi di Antropologia Critica, Meti Edizioni, 2018
Type of delivery of the course
Students involvement is particularly welcome through critical remarks and comments, starting from specific case studies and the literature. In order to involve students frontal teaching and collegial discussions will alternate. Articles and essays to read and comment together will be shared during classes.Attendance
Participation is recommendedType of evaluation
Oral evaluation