Seminar in Biological Anthropology and Ethnoecology - 2nd semester
Code
73200102
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Antropologia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Maria Cardeira Silva
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
At the end of the seminar the students will be able to:
a) Develop theoretical, analytical and methodological skills and competencies that would allow them to design and write a PhD research project within the thematic area of Biological Anthropology and Ethnoecology;
b) Draw up (an initial) available literature review related to the research problem they have outlined;
c) Acquire the ability to integrate their research issues within the main debates and analytical viewpoints which characterise this anthropological area of study, in a sustained and critical manner
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
The students should develop their research projects leading to the design of their PhD dissertation in Biological Anthropology and Ethnoecology. This process will be mentored by all supervisors/researchers involved and students attendance to the course. The common learning features aim at sorting out possible interconnections between theoretical and conceptual idioms and relevant methodologies for the drawing up of current research projects.
The seminar includes sessions to discuss work in progress, being selected according to this área of specialization and the students research topics.
Specific analytical perspectives will be reviewed as part of tutorial mentoring.
Bibliography
DENZIN, Nornam K e Lincoln, Yvonna S. (eds) (1994) Handbook of Qualitative Research, London, Sage
CAMPBELl, C.; FUENTES, A.; MACKINNON, K..; PANGER, M. & BEARDER, S. (eds.), 2007,. Primates in Perspective: New York, Oxford University Press.
ELLEN, R., 2006, Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind, Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
HAENN, N. & WILK, R. (eds.), 2006, The Environment in Anthropology. A Reader in Ecology, Culture, and Sustainable Living, New York: New York University Press.
INGOLD, T., 2000, The Perception of the Environment. Essays in livehood, dwelling ad skill, London: Routledge.
PATERSON, J. & WALLIS, J. (eds.), 2005, Commensalism and Conflict, Norman, Oklahoma: The American Society of Primatologists.
STEPP, J., WYNDHAM, F. & ZARGER, R.. (eds.), 2002, Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity, Athens: The International Society of Ethobiology.
WOODROFFE, R., THIRGOOD, S. & RABINOWITZ, A. (eds.), 2005, People and Wildlife: Conflict and Coexistence?, NY: Cambridge Univ. Press
Teaching method
Transferring of general competences within a classroom context (problematization, research design, types of tools and scenarios for managing and implementing research); tutorial supervision, discussion activities designed to enable the acquisition of competencies and habits of reflection, intersubjective critique and clear expression of knowledge. Workshops with invited speakers who have done research in the domain of the current projects.
Evaluation method
Students participation and presentation of the final draft of the dissertation project.