B-KUL-S0D50A Cultural Anthropology: Material Culture
General information
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Academic year: 2011-2012
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Study points: 4
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Language: English
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Difficulty:
Advanced
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Duration:
26.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught next academic year in the second semester
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POC:
POC Antropologie
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Taught by
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Aims
This course discusses dwelling culture in its relation to the dynamics of tradition. A first objective is to elaborate a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of dwelling culture as an important aspect of material culture. A second objective is to introduce the students into the anthropological literature on dwelling culture. Finally the course aims at stimulating a profound case-study based reflection on the meaning of modernisation and on the transformation of tradition.
Previous knowledge
Students are familiar with social-theoretical (anthropological, sociological, economical) concepts and theories.
This course is included in
Master of Science in Cultures and Development Studies
Master of Science in de sociale en culturele antropologie
Master of Science in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Study Abroad Programme in European Culture and Society (PECS)
Course Material
Articles and literature
Examples and samples
Activities
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B-KUL-S0D50a Cultural Anthropology: Material Culture |
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General information
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Study points: 4.00
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Language: English
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Category:
Lectures
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Duration:
26.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught next academic year in the second semester
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POC:
POC Antropologie
Taught by
N.
Content
The first part elaborates the theoretical and methodological framework about material culture and dwelling culture, starting from an extended case-study based on ethnography and fieldwork: the Berber village culture in Kabylia, Algeria.
In the second part some famous contributions to the anthropological literature on dwelling culture
(Bourdieu, Rapoport, Griaule, Pieper) are read and discussed.
The third part elaborates a critical reflection on the transformation of traditional dwelling culture. This
transformation is interpreted as an ambivalent process of destruction and creation. Reference is made to case-study materials about Algeria and Bhutan.
In a final part, students are invited to present a case from their own context or experience, and to
confront it with hypotheses, concepts and methods discussed during the course.
Course activities
- Students follow the lectures and actively participate in the discussions.
- Presentation of case
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Evaluation
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B-KUL-S2D50a Evaluation: Cultural Anthropology: Material Culture |
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Evaluation description
Examination type:
oral with written preparation
Evaluation type:
Open book
Presentation
Explanation
Students choose between two options:
1.Presentation and discussion of a case from their own context or experience.
2.In -depth study of a thematic package of course material and oral examination (open book).
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