Urban Anthropology

Code:

AU500

Acronym:

AU

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Fine Arts

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Ciências da Arte e do Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Fine Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
AP	33	Official Study Plan 2011	3	-	3	-
			4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The discipline of Urban Anthropology is interested in a whole range of issues related to various otherness - social, cultural, sexual, ethnic, etc. - that form the basis of the social fabric and that coexist in urban contexts. The main objective of this course is to promote among students an "anthropological and denatured gaze" on the socio-cultural complexity from the urban exploration of theoretical texts of theories and conceptual tools of anthropological sciences.

Learning outcomes and competences

The result of learning is reflected in a set of knowledge, skills and capabilities in terms of critical thinking that students may use in their professional practice and artistic.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Based on the general objectives of the course the syllabus was organized from a set of fundamental concepts and theories in order to understand the contemporary world. Ethnography and the theme of migration will be addressed in greater depth throughout the semester.

Mandatory literature

Nealon, Jeffrey & Susan Searls Giroux; The Theory Toolbox: Critical Concepts for the Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011. ISBN: 978-0742570498
Bodley, John H.; Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems, Altamira Press, 2012. ISBN: 978--0-7591-2159-1
Koser, Khalid; International Migration: a very short introduction, Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-19-929801-3
Goodall, H.Lloyd; Writing the New Ethnography, Altamira Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-7425-0339-9
Ingold, Tim (ed.); Key Debates in Anthropology, Routledge, 1996. ISBN: 0-203-45095-7

Complementary Bibliography

Pelto Pertti J.; Iniciação ao estudo da antropologia
Silvano Filomena; Antropologia do espaço. ISBN: 972-774-143-6
Velho Gilberto 340; Antropologia urbana. ISBN: 85-7110-525-1
Balandier Georges; Antropologia política
Laech Edmund; A diversidade da antropologia

Teaching methods and learning activities

Throughout the semester will be used various methods of teaching - expository, interrogative, demonstrative and active - in order to enable better acquisition of diverse content.

keywords

Social sciences > Anthropology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
written essay	Trabalho escrito		50,00	2013-06-07
practical work	Trabalho laboratorial		50,00	2013-06-16
	Total:	-	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The final examination is replaced by a practical work (video, poster or photography) and a written essay, as agreed with the students at the beginning of the semester. The practical work will be presented in class and the written work may not exceed 2000 words; both works must be related to the main topic of the course, which will be discussed in class during the semester: comtemporary migration. On the day of the examination (regular season or other) students should submit the written essay by email to the teacher.