Antropologia culturale - ENG

ANTROPOLOGIA CULTURALE
Davide Porporato

Codice Insegnamento E0009
SSD Insegnamento M-DEA/01
8 CFU, 64 ore

Obiettivi formativi
The main aim of this module is to present the principal theoretical themes of cultural anthropology. At the end of the module, students should be able to recognize the main theoretical categories and metodologies for fieldwork and archive research.

Contenuto del corso
The module offers an introduction to anthropology and the ethnography of Italy. In particular, it investigates issues concerning the reinvention of traditions and the retrieval and preservation of folk cultural heritage, which is a fundamental element for the creation and access to the new touristic horizons.

Materiale didattico - Programma esame
1. Conrad Phillip Kottak, Antropologia culturale, Milano, McGraw-Hill, 2012.
This book is available in the library
Only the selected chapters. Check MANUALE KOTTAK - PARTI DA STUDIARE.PDF in Dir.

2. G. L. Bravo, Italiani all’alba del nuovo millennio, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2013. This book is available in the library

3. P. Grimaldi, Cibo e rito. Il gesto e la parola nell'alimentazione tradizionale, Palermo, Sellerio, 2012.
This book is available in the library

Modalità didattiche

Lecture.

Modalità d’esame
Written exam about the topics of the lectures. It is also considered for the final mark all the anthropological research activities the students, individually or in groups, have conducted.