History, Anthropology, Religions

The course aims to provide a critical reflection on scholastic and ethnoclinic mediation in iso- and multicultural contexts and on the processes of inclusion/exclusion of migrant or socially disadvantaged subjects. In this perspective will be proposed some theoretical insights on interpretations, reproductions, negotiations of multiculturalism and on the practices of inclusion towards deprived social actors.

Basic knowledge of the institutions and the history of anthropological studies.

-- P. Coppo, 'Le ragioni degli altri. Etnopsichiatria, etnopsicoterapie', Milano, Raffaello Cortina, 2013 - - L. Faranda, Peripezie di una Santa. Il culto di Sayyida ‘Ā’isha al-Mannūbiyya nella Tunisi contemporanea, Edizioni del Museo Pasqualino, Palermo. one text to choose from this shortlist: L. Faranda, 'Medusa allo specchio. Maschere tra antropologia e psicopatologia', Roma, Edizioni Romane Universitarie 2001. Serge Bouznah, Catherine Lewertowski 'Quando gli spiriti incontrano i medici. Sette storie per guarire' Ed. Colibrì, Milano 2017; - P. Coppo, Le ragioni del dolore. Etnopsichiatria della depressione, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2005; Faranda, S. Minetti, 'Guardami. Visioni, narrazioni, anatomie del seno', Roma, Edizioni Romane Universitarie 2019;- - Simona Taliani, 'Il tempo della disobbedienza. Per un'antropologia della parentela nella migrazione', Ombre Corte, Verona 2019.

Attendance is not required.

Evaluation takes place with an oral examination; the quality and completeness of learning, the autonomy of judgment and reasoning, the acquisition and domination of a specific language are taken into consideration. Subject of evaluation will also be a written report, in the ways and times indicated in the "Development methods" (optional choice). To obtain a minimum evaluation (18/30) the student must demonstrate a knowledge of the topics of monographic books in program with an acceptable expositive property. For the maximum score (30/30 cum laude), in addition to excellent knowledge of the topics in the program, the student must demonstrate reasoning autonomy and full mastery of an appropriate language.

The course take place with classroom lessons (lectures). Attending students may submit (optional) a brief written paper (5.000/10.000 characters included spaces) or to participate in a written exoneration on topics covered in the lessons (free option) on topics covered in class, which will be evaluated during the examination. Non-attending students must complete the study of the indicated bibliography. Attendance is not required.