Environmental Anthropology

The course aims to provide students with a solid knowledge of the concepts, theoretical frameworks and methodological instruments of Environmental Anthropology.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student
- has a thoroughly adequate knowledge of the anthropological theories concerning the relations between human societies and environments and between humans and non humans, and can identify and discuss the crucial points of Environmental Anthropology;
- understands the lexicon and knows the subjects of the anthropological literature on culture, society and the environment in different contexts;
- has proficient knowledge of the bibliographic resources and methodological tools characterising Environmental Anthropology.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student
- can put forward and outline the main conceptual contributions of Environmental Anthropology;
- can apply the knowledge acquired in anthropological domain to discuss theses, rework problems and make critical judgments in relation to the issues addressed in Environmental Anthropology;
- can apply the conceptual structures of the anthropological sciences to the contemporary cultural debate about ecology, environment and non human animals.