Methods in Anthropology: Research in Intangible Cultural Heritage

Objectives

LG1 Describing the ethnographic method.

LG2 Explaining the material to intangible turn.

LG3 Approaching heritages.

LG4 Acting ethically.

General characterization

Code

73200113

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Amélia Maria de Melo Frazão Moreira

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

Appadurai, Arjun, 1986 The Social Life of Things. Commodities in Cultural Perspective, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
Bernard, H. R., 1995, Research Methods in Anthropology. Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Walnut Creek: Altamira Press.

Burgess, Robert, 1982, Field Research: A Sourcebook and Field Manual, Londres: Allen & Unwin.
Cabral, Clara Bertrand, 2011, Património Cultural Imaterial. Convenção da UNESCO e seus Contextos, Lisboa, Edições 70.
Costa, Paulo Ferreira da, 2011, Kit de recolha do Património Imaterial [edição eletrónica] http://www.imc ip.pt/Data/Documents/DPI/Publicacoes/KIT%20Jovens.pdf
Madden, Raymond, 2010, Being Ethnographic: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Ethnography, London: Sage

Teaching method

Classroom teaching schedule: oral presentations, written essay, or student readings; lecture; general discussion of the theme dealt with in this class.
Class attendance: 20%, Practical exercise: 30%, Term paper: 50%. No exam.

Evaluation method

Available soon

Subject matter

LG1: Restitution of cultural property.
LG2: Methodological procedures: data collecting procedures
LG3: Material and intangible cultural heritage, from a international to a global debate, the role of UNESCO. Dematerialization.
LG4: Ethical issues.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

PhD in Anthropology: Politics and Displays of Culture and Museology