Anthropology of Communication | Università degli studi dell'Insubria

Degree course:

Corso di First cycle degree in COMMUNICATION SCIENCES

Academic year when starting the degree:

2019/2020

Year:

Academic year in which the course will be held:

2021/2022

Course type:

Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class

Seat of the course:

Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Period:

Second semester

Standard lectures hours:

Detail of lecture’s hours:

Lesson (56 hours)

Requirements:

None

Written exam online.
The exam consist of 3 open questions, with exam score from 0 to 10.

Assessment:

Voto Finale

The course aims at providing knowledge, i.e. basic knowledge on communication anthropology, its past and the necessary instruments to understand ways and social organization of the communication processes.

It provides competence for the communication contest analysis and promotion of a critical reflection, from an anthropological point of view, upon the communicative action and different interaction modes.

Introduction to anthropology
Fields of anthropology
Ecological anthropology
Communication and culture
Communication paradigms
Interdependencies between languages and culture
Language use, social interaction and identity
Communication ethnography and the globalization challenge

Texts will be available on the e-learning platform.

Convenzionale

Theoretical lessons with interactive participation of students.
Reference will also be made to texts from the web
All this material will be available on the dedicated e-learning platform.

Professors

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