Ateneo - UPO

OUTLINES OF ETHNOLOGY

A) Robbins Richard H. (2015), Antropologia culturale. Un approccio per problemi, (Seconda edizione) a cura di D'Agostino G., Matera V., Torino, Utet Università.
See the document “MANUALE ROBBINS - PARTI DA STUDIARE.PDF” available in the directory of the module on DIR -www.dir.uniupo.it.
B) Ingold T. (2019), Antropologia come educazione, La Linea, Bologna.
C) Dei F. (a cura di) (2018), Cultura, scuola, educazione: la prospettiva antropologica, Ospedaletto, Pacini.

• Objective - knowledge and comprehension: acquiring the knowledge of the basics of the discipline: theoretical concepts of the discipline and of the fields of ethnographic research. Acquiring the critical thinking skills necessary to deconstruct the most common stereotypes. Understanding the multiplicity, the plurality of worldviews. Contextualizing the anthropological change which took place in Italy from the middle of the 20th century through some notions, such as: tradition, modernity, globalization, migration.
• Objectives - ability to apply knowledge and comprehension: to be able to identify, to interpret and to place critically some aspects of ethno-anthropological culture critically; to acquire the ability to read texts and documents critically.
• Objectives - expression of opinions and judgments: to acquire the ability to analyze and to make personal pronouncements about the concepts learned; to compare ethnographic data.
• Objectives - communication skills: to know how to communicate the issues orally or in a written paper by using appropriate terminology.
• Objectives - ability to study: to go into the topics through bibliographic research on the basis of the expertise acquired; to combine theoretical and methodological concepts with the observation of ethnographic data.
The course aims to let the student know the main theoretical and methodological concepts of the discipline and, in the most advanced cases, to use the acquired theoretical and methodological knowledge critically. The measurement of these goals will be possible when it is checked what the student has actually learned.
The objectives and contents take into account the theoretical and metodological directions requested by the regulation related to teachers training.

General culture knowledge deriving from high school.

Lectures, slides and ethnographic video recordings. Students will be involved in guided discussions on specific topics.
Students are invited to register themselves on the DIR website (www.dir.uniupo.it).

The module of Ethnology (MA degree) is identical to Ethnology A.
Email: davide.porporato@uniupo.it.
Room: Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici (Department of Humanities), ground floor, Palazzo Tartara, via Galileo Ferraris 109, Vercelli.
Office hours: Wednesday, 9.00-10.30.

The exam is aimed at verifying the achievement of the learning objectives. The exam is structured in two parts that can be took on a single day or in two consecutive or non-consecutive calls at student’s discretion.
First part [Robbins Richard H., 2015, Antropologia culturale. Un approccio per problemi, a cura di D'Agostino G., Matera V., Torino, Utet Università]. The knowledge of the program will be evaluated by an e-test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions. This e-test lasts 30 minutes. 1 point is given to each correct answer. This part of the exam will be considered successful with a minimum of 18 correct answers.
Second part [Ingold T. (2019), Antropologia come educazione, La Linea, Bologna; Dei F. (a cura di) (2018), Cultura, scuola, educazione: la prospettiva antropologica, Ospedaletto, Pacini]. The knowledge of the program will be evaluated by a written or an oral test. The candidate may choose the way to be tested. During the exam the candidate will have to present his / her knowledge on one topic decided by the teacher. This part will also allow to verify the communication skills. The written test lasts 90 minutes; the oral test lasts 25 minutes approximately. The mark is given on the basis of 30 possible points. This second part of the exam will be considered successful with a minimum score of 18 points.
The final mark is determined by taking an average of the two partial marks on the basis of 30 possible points and is assessed according to the following criteria:
- from 18 to 21/30: acceptable knowledge and comprehension of the basic concepts of the discipline and of the ethnographic research field; sufficient ability to understand and to conceptualize the anthropological change which took place in Italy in the 20th century; fair ability to apply the acquired knowledge and to communicate the issues using an appropriate terminology; fair ability to acquire new skills;
- From 22 to 25/30: the same items with a satisfactory performance;
- From 26 to 28/30: the same items with a good performance;
- From 29 to 30/30 (with possible honours): the same items with an excellent performance.
The candidate will find the results of the first part on the DIR website (registration number + mark); the final mark will be notified on “Esse3 – Computer Services” e-platform. The candidate may check the results of his/her test during office hours.

The origins of the discipline; the concept of culture in the anthropological sense; culture and simbols; culture and nature; the process of enculturation; levels of culture; cultural diversity; culture and creativity; cultural relativism and ethnocentrism; ethnicity and race; models of parental relationships; the results of globalization; migration, integration and social cohesion; memory strategies; ethnography as a resource for reflective teaching; education and multiculturalism.

Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of some fundamental theoretical concepts of the discipline; knowledge of the ethnographic research fields; ability to understand and contextualize the anthropological change of Italy during the 20th century.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: ability to identify, to interpret and to place some aspects of ethno-anthropological culture critically; ability to read a text critically.
Expression of opinions and judgments: ability to make personal pronouncements about the concepts learned; ability to compare ethnographic data.
Communication skills: ability to communicate the acquired knowledge critically by using appropriate terminology.
Learning / studying skills: ability to draw on bibliographic resources in order to acquire new skills; ability to combine theoretical and methodological concepts with the direct observation of ethnographic data.
To achieve an advanced level, the student must also demonstrate that he / she possesses:
- an organic vision of the topics addressed in class, and the attitude to synthetize and to analyze;
- the ability to elaborate a personal and critical vision of the topics, with excellent language proficiency;
- the ability to explore particular topics autonomously.
These results are consistent with the requirements of the Annual Form (SUA) of the 3-year course (A4.b.2.).