Anthropology of the family and contemporary sexuality

Teacher(s)

Defreyne Elisabeth;

Language

French

Content

The sessions will, on the one hand, focus on key concepts in the anthropology of kinship. On the other hand, they will draw on research into:
- Family formation and kinship in a globalised and digitalised world; 
- The movement of people, goods and information; 
- Biological versus social reproduction; 
- Intergenerational transmission; 
- Sex and gender relations. 

Teaching methods

Lectures delivered by the lecturer and her guests; 
Active participation by students through weekly readings and interaction with the speakers.

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment in the form of:

• Assignments based on weekly reading lists;
• One assignment focusing on the anthropological approach, consisting of an individual reflection and summary based on the lectures and associated readings, of approximately 7,000 characters (i.e. between 3 and 4 pages).

Please note: we would like to remind you that the use of artificial intelligence during assessment tasks for this course is governed by the rules set out in the faculty’s guidance on this subject, which is available on the faculty’s intranet under ‘Information for Students’;
Oral examination in the June session covering all or part of the course contents.

Online resources

Slides from the sessions and bibliographic resources/video links shared on Moodle. 

Faculty or entity

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