Teaching code

4S010529

Teacher

Anna Maria Paini

Coordinator

Anna Maria Paini

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• Cultural Anthropology of the course Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity)

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-DEA/01 - DEMOLOGY, ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Period

CuCi 2 B dal Apr 9, 2024 al May 31, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The approval of the UNESCO Convention on intangible cultural heritage (2003) has led to a broadening of the understanding of cultural heritage. The primary objective of the course is to bring an anthropological perspective to aspects of the material and intangible heritage of communities and their contexts. Through various teaching methods (lectures, discussions, meetings with experts), that favor the seminar-type approach, the course aims to bring students to a critical understanding of some of the themes and concepts of the discipline so as to approach with a relativistic gaze the different practices and productions of human societies and reflect on how historically the ‘others’ were built and narrated (first part) and how these representations have influenced – and continue to do so – the perception of their material and intangible heritage inside and outside museums (monographic part). Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions and to engage in a personal research project. At the end of the course the student is expected to: 1. have acquired knowledge of the categories and language used in anthropology to investigate patrimonial processes related to tangible and intangible assets; 2. be capable of making use of the acquired tools to critically approach such processes.

Prerequisites and basic notions

some knowledge of key concepts of cultural Anthropology

Program

The course is divided into two parts. After introducing some relevant topics of the discipline, the status of ethnographic objects, in and out of the museum institution will be considered.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Various different teaching methods:
a) lectures
b) discussions
c) meetings with experts
In-presence attendance is highly recommended

Learning assessment procedures

Final oral exam.
For those attending classes: class participation, in-class presentation and final report.
For those NOT attending classes: Final oral exam. The student is asked questions about the course readings and about the central issues and thematic aspects addressed in them, considering the ability to make connections, the property of language and personal reworking.

Evaluation criteria

Erasmus and international students may study the texts and take the final exam in English or French. If interested, they need to discuss the choice of the new reading materials with me during Office hours.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final evaluation (oral exam) is based on 30/30.
For those choosing to write the final paper: paper (max 26/30) + oral discussion (max 4/30)

Exam language

Italiano