Unit Environmental Anthropology and Cultural Landscape
- Course
- Socioanthropological studies for integration and social security
- Study-unit Code
- A002318
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Cristina Papa
- Teachers
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- Cristina Papa
- Hours
- 36 ore - Cristina Papa
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Academic discipline
- M-DEA/01
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- english
- Contents
- contents
- Reference texts
- bibliography
- Educational objectives
- Expected learning results: Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of
the main theoretical orientations in the study of anthropology of the
landscape and the salient stages of development of the discipline. Some
main anthropological categories and problems relating to the
construction of landscapes and their protection and enhancement must
be acquired.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: ability of analysis,
synthesis and argumentation; critical and connecting skills, including
interdisciplinary skills - with specific reference to dialogue with
geography, history and heritage disciplines; Autonomy of judgment:
ability of diachronic organization of data, of personal evaluation and of
synchronic use of the skills acquired, also with reference to the sociocultural
analysis of contemporaneity. Communication skills: ability to
communicate knowledge in an appropriate anthropological language.
Learning skills: acquisition of a critical learning method. - Prerequisites
- there are no prerequisites
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons, use of video presentation programs, video projection and
subsequent discussion. Students' interventions in seminar activities - Other information
- Class attendance is not compulsory but highly recommended.
During the lessons further bibliographical information will be provided for
further information. - Learning verification modality
- There is only one final evaluation. Verification consists of an exam
final oral. The evaluation of the final exam is measured in thirtieths.
The exam is passed with a minimum score of 18/30 up to a
maximum of 30/30 - honors can be added to the score of 30/30. The exam focuses on the following aspects:
· Knowledge and understanding - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Summary
· Knowledge and understanding - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Detail
· Autonomy of judgment, understood as the ability to produce autonomous judgments, arriving at coherent reflections on social, scientific or ethical issues;
· Communication skills, conceived as the ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to other interlocutors;
· Learning ability, understood as the necessary skill to advance in studies with a high degree of autonomy - Extended program
- During the course the main themes and problems of the
environmental and landscape anthropology. The issues relating to the progressive and rapid mutation of the environmental balance due to the intensification of the exploitation of natural resources by man has led to talk of the anthropocene as a new geological era. A category that will be problematic during the elections. The definition of landscape will also be examined
in the anthropological literature. The main regulations will be discussed which regulate the protection and enhancement of the landscape with a particular attention to landscape representations and practices
of local populations, with a comparative approach.
Attending students will be able to participate in seminars and activities exercises.