Research Methods In Anthropology I

Year
1
Academic year
2021-2022
Code
03021032
Subject Area
Anthropology
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Other Languages of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
3rd Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Face-to-face based lectures with expository component, presentation of practical cases and discussion.

Learning Outcomes

To deepen the knowledge acquired by the students during their previous course in the various methods and techniques fundamental to anthropological research in the three areas of the course.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Module 1: Research Methods and Techniques in Social and Cultural Anthropology; Module 2: Methods and Techniques of Research in Biological Anthropology; Module 3: Methods and Techniques of Investigation in Forensic Anthropology.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Teresa dos Santos Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 100.0%

Bibliography

Burgess, Robert G.  1997 (1984).  A Pesquisa de Terreno. Oeiras: Celta Editora.

Okely, Judith and Callaway, Helen. (eds.) 1992. Anthropology and Autobiography. New York: Routledge.

Robben, Antonius C. G. M. and Sluka, Jeffrey A.(eds). 2012. Ethnographic fieldwork: an anthropological reader. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Larsen C (ed). 2010. A Companion to Biological Anthropology. Blackwell. ISBN:9781405189002.

Dirkmaat D (ed). 2012. A Companion to Forensic Anthropology. Blackwell. ISBN:9781405191234