History and Theory of Anthropology II
Code: 107238 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | OB | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Maria Valdés Gázquez
- Email:
- maria.valdes@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
This subject does not have prerequisites but it is recommended that you should previously have studied the subject "History and Theory of Anthropology I" to have successful learning.
Objectives and Contextualisation
This subject is part of the area "History of Anthropology" and continues the historical development of anthropology started the first semester of the second year with the "History and Theory of Anthropology I". This part is done in the second semester of 2nd year and explains the main schools and theoretical paradigms that developed in the hegemonic anthropologies after the Second World War until reaching the post-colonial crisis of the 70s and the first postmodern approaches.
Its primary formative purpose is to know the main schools and anthropological theories of the period, so that the student can give historical coherence to the readings that are done in a dispersed way throughout the Degree and that are systematized in very different ways in the rest of the subjects. At the end of the course the students should be able to give a reason for:
a) The general, theoretical and methodological characteristics of the different schools or currents that have occurred in this period of the history of anthropology;
b) The theses and main developments of each of the authors considered.
Learning Outcomes
- CM12 (Competence) Adequately integrate the theories associated with the history of anthropology.
- KM10 (Knowledge) Recognise the history of anthropological theory, the genesis and evolution of its basic and foundational concepts of epistemology.
- KM12 (Knowledge) Identify the production of ethnographic knowledge and theories in local contexts and diverse problems.
- SM15 (Skill) Associate the historical connection between ethnographic knowledge and theoretical development through relevant bibliography.
- SM17 (Skill) Generate ideas with a specific anthropological and theoretical vocabulary.
Content
THEMATIC BLOCK I. What a history of what anthropology. National traditions
THEMATIC BLOCK II. French anthropology after the Second World War: Lévi-Strauss' structuralism.
THEMATIC BLOCK III. British anthropology after World War II: the new functionalists (E. E. Evans-Pritchard, M. Gluckmann) and symbolists (M. Douglas and V. Turner).
THEMATIC BLOCK IV. The anthropology of the USA after the Second World War: materialists (M. Harris) vs. symbolists (M. Sahlins)
BLOC TEMÀTIC V. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the postmodern turn: Clifford Geertz
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Discussion of readings | 9 | 0.36 | CM12, KM10, KM12, SM17, CM12 |
| Master classes | 35 | 1.4 | CM12, KM10, KM12, SM15, CM12 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Individual and group tutorials | 2 | 0.08 | CM12, KM10, KM12, SM15, CM12 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Readings | 10 | 0.4 | CM12, KM10, SM15, SM17, CM12 |
| Studying and personal work | 40 | 1.6 | CM12, KM10, KM12, SM15, CM12 |
| Works | 20 | 0.8 | CM12, KM10, KM12, SM15, SM17, CM12 |
A. Theoretical and practical classes led by teachers: Master classes with ICT support and seminars for discussion in a large group and discussion of texts.
B. Search for documentation, reading texts, writing works
C. Study: Making diagrams, conceptual maps and summaries.
D. Tutorials: Personalized attention to the student in the office or in the classroom. The office hours and place for tutorials will be announced the first day of class and also will be available at the Moodle classroom.
TEACHING MATERIAL
In order to follow the teaching rhythm of the course, students must make the required readings that will be indicated in classes. The general bibliography contained in this Teaching Guide offers manuals that students are expected to use to complement the syllabus beyond what is explained in the classroom. During the course it is possible that other complementary literature is recommended.
DYNAMICS OF WORK
The course consists of 7 themed blocks. Each thematic block will be accompanied by one or more compulsory readings (chapters of a book or articles) that will be the basis for the discussion in class at the end of each thematic block. Compulsory readings complement the notes and will also be material to be taken into account for the assessment work. Mandatory readings and the calendar for the exam and the delivery of works will be provided at the beginning of the course and will be availablein the moodle classroom.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group essay | 25% | 20 | 0.8 | CM12, KM10, SM15 |
| Mandatory readings' discussion | 15% | 10 | 0.4 | CM12, KM10, SM17 |
| Participation in discussions | 10% | 1 | 0.04 | CM12, SM17 |
| Written Tests | 50% | 3 | 0.12 | CM12, KM10, KM12, SM15, SM17 |
The evaluation of the course is understood as a continuous and progressive process, which is carried out during the entire academic year and is developed from the realization of different evaluation activities:
Work module (25%)
Group work on a topic chosen by the students from a list proposed by the teacher. The guidelines for the realization of the work and the evaluation rubric will be given during the first days of class.
Module of written tests (50%)
There will be two exams (25% each) on the topics covered in class and the required readings.
In order to pass the course, a minimum final grade of 5 must be obtained, resulting from the average of the grades of each module according to its percentage of the final grade. However, the exam grade must always be higher than 5 in order to be able to make the average with the group work and participation.
At the time of each evaluation activity, the teacher will inform the students (in the classroom and via Virtual Campus) of the procedure and date of revision of the grades.
At the beginning of the course, a schedule will be provided with the dates for the completion of the work, discussions of the required readings and exams. A list of the required readings will also be provided, which will be available in PDF format on the Virtual Campus.
Participation module (25%)
During the course there will be different debates on the topics covered in class and student participation is important (10%).
Compulsory reading texts will be discussed in class (15%).
ASSESSMENT IN CASE OF NON-PRESENTIAL SITUATION:
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite (correctly justified by questions like illness and so on), they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activitiesand class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis, and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
All activities have a deadline that must be met strictly, according to the proposed schedule. The absence or delivery outside the term of the evaluation activities without a justified and accredited cause means that the activity will not be evaluated.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support taskssuch as bibliographic or content-based searches, text correction or translations. The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
PLAGIARISM
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity,regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In theevent of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
NOT ASSESSABLE
The student will receive the grade of Not assessable as long as he/she has not done one or any of the two exams and delivered the written essay, except for justified and duly accredited reasons. In any case, students will obtain a “Not assessed/Not submitted” course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
RE-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Suspended students who meet the criteria to be assessable (iewho have completed the first exam (25%) and at least 50% of the discussions) and have obtained a minimum grade point average of 3.5 will be eligible for recovery. Recovery will consist of an examen of thesuspended part. The participation module is not recoverable.
UNIQUE ASSESSMENT
Work module (40% of the final grade):
Individual work on a topic chosen by the students from a list proposed by the teaching staff. The guidelines for the completion of the work and the evaluation rubric will be given during the first days of class.
Written tests module (40% of the final grade):
There will be 1 exam on the syllabus worked in class and the compulsory readings.
To consider the subject passed, a minimum final mark of 5 must be obtained, the result of the average of the marks of each module according to its percentage of the final mark. However, the exam grade must always be above 5 to be able to average with the group work and the review.
Review module (20% of the final grade):
A review based on a book recommended by the teacher must be submitted.
Bibliography
RECOMMENDED HANDBOOKS:
BONTE, Pierre & IZARD, Michael: Diccionario de Etnología y Antropología, Madrid: Akal, 1996.
BARNARD, Alan & SPENCER, Jonathan: Encyclopedia of social and Cultural Anthropology, London: Routledge, 1996 (2002).
ENCICLOPEDIA INTERNACIONAL DE LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES, dirigida por David L. Sills [Ed. Española, director Vicente Cervera Tomás], Madrid: Aguilar, 1974-1977.
HARRIS, Marvin, El desarrollo de la teoría antropológica, Madrid, Siglo XXI, 1983.
KUPER, Adam. Antropología y antropólogos. (La escuela británica: de 1922 a 1972), Barcelona: Ed. Anagrama, 1974
MARTÍNEZ VEIGA, Ubaldo, Historia de la antropología. Teorías, praxis y lugares de estudio, Madrid: UNED, 2008.
MARZAL, Manuel, Historia de la antropología. Volumen 2.Antropología cultural, Quito: Ediciones Abya-Yala, 1996.
MARZAL, Manuel, Historia de la antropología. Volumen 3.Antropología social, Quito: Ediciones Abya-Yala, 1996.
REYNOSO, Carlos, Corrientes en antropología contemporánea, Buenos Aires, Biblos, 1998.
REYNOSO, Carlos. (compl), El surgimiento de la antropología postmoderna, México: Gedisa, 1992.
REYNOSO, Carlos. Corrientes teóricas en Antropología: Perspectivas desde el Siglo XXI, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2020.
SAHLINS, Marshall: Cultura y razón práctica. Contra el utilitarismo en la teoría antropológica, Barcelona: Gedisa, 1988.
BIBLIOGRAFIA COMPLEMENTÀRIA:
AZCONA, Jesús, Para comprender la antropología,Estella, Verbo Divino, 1987 (vol. 1, "La historia"; vol. 2, "La cultura").
BARTH, F. et alt. (2012). Una disciplina, cuatro caminos. Antropologíabritánica, alemana, francesa y estadounidense. Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros.
BOHANNAN, Paul y GLAZER, M., Antropología. Lecturas, Barcelona, McGraw Hill Interamericana, 1992.
CARO BAROJA, Julio, Los fundamentos del pensamiento antropológico moderno, Madrid, CSIC, 1991.
DARNELL, Regna (comp.), Readings in the History of Anthropology, New York, Harper & Row Publishers, 1974.
DESCOLA, Philippe. et alt., Les idées de l'anthropologie, París, A. Colin, 1988.
ERIKSEN, Thomas Hylland & NIELSEN, Finn Sivert (2001). A history of Anthropology. London: Pluto Press.
EVANS-PRITCHARD, Edward Evan, Historia del pensamiento antropológico, Madrid, Cátedra, 1987.
GEERTZ, Clifford, El antropólogo como autor, Madrid: Paidós, 1989
GEERTZ, Clifford, Tras los hechos. Dos paises, cuatro décadas y un antropólogo, Madrid: Paidós.
KAHN, J.S. (ed.), El concepto de cultura: textos fundamentales, Barcelona, Anagrama, 1975.
KAPLAN, David y Robert MANNERS, Introducción crítica a la antropología cultural México, Nueva Imagen, 1979.
KILANI, Mondher, Introduction à l'anthropologie, Paris, Editions Payot, 1996.
KUPER, Adam, Cultura. La versión de los antropólogos, Barcelona: Paidós, 2001.
LINS RIBEIRO, Gustavo & Arturo ESCOBAR (eds.), Antropologías del mundo. Transformaciones disciplinarias dentro de sistemas de poder, México: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana/Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social/ Universidad Iberoamericana/Envión/The Wenner-Gren International, 2009.
LLOBERA, Josep Ramon, La antropología como ciencia, Barcelona, Anagrama, 1975 (especialmente, Llobera, J.R.: "Postcriptum: algunas tesis provisionales sobre la naturaleza de la antropología", pág. 373-287).
LOMBARD, Josep Ramon, L´anthropologie britannique contemporaine, París, P.U.F., 1972.
LOMBARD, Jacques, Introducción a la etnología, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 1997.
LOWIE, Robert Harry, Historia de la etnología, México, F.C.E., 1946.
MERCIER, Paul, Historia de la antropología, Madrid, Península, 1995.
ORTNER, Sherry, "Teoría en Antropología desde los sesentas", Estudios comparativos en Sociedad e Historia 26(1):126-166, 1984.
PALERM, Âmgel, Historia de la etnología: los profesionales británicos, México, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1977.
ROSSI, Ino y Edward O'HIGGINS, Teorías de la cultura y métodos antropológicos, Barcelona, Anagrama, 1981.
SPERBER, Dan, El simbolismo en general, Barcelona: Anthropos, 1988.
STOCKING, George W. (ed.), Observers observed. Essays on Ethnographic Fieldwork [History of Anthropology (I),] Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.
STOCKING, George W. (ed.), Functionalism Historicized. Essays on British Social Anthropology [History of Anthropology (II)], Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1984.
STOCKING, George W. (ed.), Objects and Others. Essays on Museums and Material Culture [History of Anthropology (III)], Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.
STOCKING, George W. (ed.), Malinowski, Rivers, Benedict and Others. Essays on Culture and Personality [History of Anthropology (IV)], Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1986.
STOCKING. George W., After Tylor. British Social Anthropology, 1888-1951, London, The Athlone Press, 1999.
STOLCKE, Verena, “De padres, filiaciones y malas memoria. Qué historias de qué antropologías?” en J. Bestard i Camps (coord.), Después de Malinowski. Sta Cruz de Tenerife: Asociación Canaria de Antropología, pp. 147-198, 1993.
Software
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Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |