This module offers a general overview of cultural anthropology, proposing firstly a critical analysis on the genesis of the anthropological thought and its main objects of investigation, then introducing contemporary theoretical paradigms, by using ethnographic examples and historical-cultural exemplifications.
This module examines key methodological aspects of anthropological research: the question of sources, the politics of identity, the paradoxes of participant observation, new ethnographic postures for the anthropologist in the field, and the rhetorical choices that underlay the construction of ethnographic texts. Through a deep examination of papers and one anthropological monograph, and short direct sessions of training in the field, students are encouraged to apply the contents acquired in the first module, identifying theoretical and methodological peculiarities of empirical research works.
• Mara Benadusi, Il Segreto di Cybernella. Governance dell’accoglienza e pratiche locali di integrazione educativa, Eunoedizioni, 2012;
• Un saggio a scelta da: Francesca Cappelletto (a cura di), Vivere l’etnografia, SEID, Firenze, 2009