Global Humanities

The course will show students the main anthropological tools for studying and understanding the forms of kinship, marriage and family in different human societies. The first part will consist in an introduction to the main concepts concerning sex, age, consanguinity, affinity, reproduction and parental groups. A second part will focus on the social dynamics that, in different contexts around the world, affect family structures, both in the past and in the present. Finally, the third part will be dedicated to examining the most recent transformations that the family has undergone due to the new forms of recognition of gender identity and the assisted reproduction techniques.

Good ability to critically understand written academic texts in English. Basic historical and geographical knowledge.

1) Stone, Linda 2010 Kinship and Gender: An Introduction. Westview Press. 2) A handout consisting of a series of articles in English in PDF format, downloadable from Classroom.

Attendance, although not mandatory, is strongly recommended. The list of texts does not change for non-attending students.

The exam will consist of a written test based on five open questions, both compulsory and to be chosen by the student. The assessment will go from 18 to 30 with honors

Frontal lessons with the use of multimedia equipment