| Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UH-B1-SCHUMS-004-M | Compulsory UE | DE HONTHEIM Astrid | H930 - Service de Sciences Humaines et Sociales |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HE(*) | HTP(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | 30 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2nd term |
| AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HE(*) | HTP(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Social anthropology | 30.00 | 100.00% |
Objectives of general skills
- Understand the fundamentals (theories and tools) in human and social sciences
- Understand the social environment and the way it works, as well as the role played by different social, economic and political agents
- Develop and structure reasoning and arguments specific to human and social sciences
- Thrive both personally and scientifically for employability
UE's Learning outcomes
At the end of the class, the students will be able to:
- describe the evolution of the anthropological science in function of its political and historical context;
- give examples of operating fields for anthropology;
- summarize the theoretical input of founding authors of the discipline;
- define basic concepts in anthropology;
- be aware of the importance of vocabulary in the construction of a discourse over the others;
- show the role of anthropology in the understanding of the world and in conflicts resolution;
- illustrate the diversity of behaviors and motivations of human societies through case studies.
UE Content
Beginnings of anthropology, operating fields of the discipline, characteristics and methods, anthropology as a translation of the world, the total social fact, theories and founding authors, mistakes of anthropologists, rites of passage, marriage, kinship and locality, birth rites and name giving, reproductive fluids, purity and representations, the anthropologie of art, ethnopsychiatry and applied anthropology, the culturality of emotions, orality and writing, bodily techniques.
Prior experience
Not applicable
Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type
- N/A
Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Oral Examination
- Quoted exercices
Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Oral examination
Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type
- N/A
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
| A.A. | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
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Mode of delivery
| A.A. | Mode of delivery |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
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Required Reading
| A.A. | |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
Required Learning Resources/Tools
| A.A. | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Not applicable |
Recommended Reading
| A.A. | |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
| A.A. | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Sans objet |
Other Recommended Reading
| A.A. | Other Recommended Reading |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Boas, Franz. 1920. The Methods of Ethnology. American Anthropologist 22(4) : 311-321. Bonte, Pierre & Michel Izard (éd). 1991. Dictionnaire de l’ethnologie et de l’anthropologie. Paris : PUF. Deliège, Robert. 2006. Une histoire de l’anthropologie. Écoles, auteurs, théories. Paris : Seuil. Keesing, Roger. 1981. Cultural Anthropology: A Contemporary Perspective. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Lévi-Strauss, Claude. 1964. La pensée sauvage. Paris : Plon. Mauss, Marcel. 1999 (1950). Sociologie et anthropologie. Paris: Quadrige / Presses Universitaires de France. Thomas, Louis-Vincent. 1975. Anthropologie de la mort. Paris: Payot. Van Gennep, Arnold. 1909. Les rites de passage. Paris: Picard. |
Term 1 Assessment - type
| A.A. | Term 1 Assessment - type |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
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Term 1 Assessment - comments
| A.A. | Term 1 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Not applicable |
Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type
| A.A. | Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
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Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments
| A.A. | Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Not applicable |
Term 2 Assessment - type
| A.A. | Term 2 Assessment - type |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
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Term 2 Assessment - comments
| A.A. | Term 2 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | 3 tests in class (15 %). Presence in class (5 %). Participation to class (10 %). Oral examination (70 %) : two questions, 10 minutes of preparation + 10 minutes of exam. |
Term 3 Assessment - type
| A.A. | Term 3 Assessment - type |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
| A.A. | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| H-IANT-100 | Oral examination (100 %) under the same conditions as the first session in case it has been presented by the student. If not, consult the professor. |