The course, after an introduction to cultural anthropology, will be dedicated to deepening the ways in which the discipline has analyzed the issues of development and international cooperation.
The various anthropological approaches to the analysis of the world of development and its "ideologies" and practices will be reviewed: the most critical approaches, but also those of constructive criticism and those that envisage a collaboration between anthropologists and development actors.
- FABIETTI U. "Elementi di antropologia culturale", Milano, Mondadori, 2015 (1a ed. 2004).
- OLIVIER DE SARDAN, J.P., "Antropologia e sviluppo", Milano, Raffaello Cortina, 2008.
And a selection of articles and essays available at the Tipografia “L’arcobaleno”, via delle Pandette 22, Firenze.
Learning Objectives
The course aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the anthropological approaches to the study of international development and cooperation. The aim is to provide useful tools to face development projects with specific attention to the social, economic, political and cultural dynamics that characterize the implementation contexts and especially the local communities
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lessons of frontal teaching: 48 hours.
Further information
None
Type of Assessment
Written exam
Course program
The course aims to illustrate and describe the various approaches through which anthropology has analyzed the development policies. Another important goal is to provide an advanced understanding on the contribution that the discipline can offer within development projects.
Particular attention will be paid to specific ethnographic case studies related to development projects dedicated to South American indigenous peoples.