INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΛΟΓΙΑ / INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
| Code | ΛΑΚ151 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019189 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 225
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600163208
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Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600163208
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=15231
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course aims to make students aware of the extent of the cultural variation that characterizes the human species, to acquaint them with the concepts and theories this variation has been approached and to and to develop their capacity to think critically about hegemonic ethnocentric dicourses and stereotypes.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course situates the emergence and development of Social / Cultural Anthropology in the context of Western Modernity and its hegemonic impact on the rest of the world. It examines the scope, the research issues and practices and the basic theoretical approaches of the discipline and explores their position in the context of the social sciences and humanities. Special emphasis is placed on the historicity and ideological uses of concepts like “humanity”, “race”, “society”, “culture”, “tradition” and “the folk”, which in everyday discourse are usually assumed to be transparent and universal.
Keywords
Social and cultural anthropology, people, culture, society, ethnography, ethnocentrism
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Erasmus students should follow the instructions located at the section 'Material for Erasmus students' at the e-learning page of the course.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 6 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 130 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 2 | ✓ | |||
| Mid-term written exam | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final written exams. Students are free to use any kind of material during the exam. Erasmus students may be examined on the basis of written essays.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Mid-term exam
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Laburthe- Tolra, Ph. και Jean Pierre Warnier, 2003. Εθνολογία - Ανθρωπολογία. Αθήνα: Κριτική.
Additional bibliography for study
Claude Levi-Strauss.1952. "Φυλή και Ιστορία"
Hendry, Joy. 2011/ Οι Κόσμοι που Μοιραζόμαστε. Εισαγωγή στην Πολιτισμική και Κοινωνική Ανθρωπολογία. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Κριτική («Εισαγωγή», σσ. 31-56)
Colleyn, Jean-Paul. 2005. Στοιχεία Κοινωνικής και Πολιτισμικής Ανθρωπολογίας. Αθήνα: Πλέθρον (Κεφ. 1 και 2)Αρχείο
Jacquard, Albert. 1995. Eγώ και οι Άλλοι: Μια Γενετική Προσέγγιση. Αθήνα: Κάτοπτρο (Κεφ. 3)
Last Update
06-04-2021
