Schools and Methods in Cultural Anthropology

The course focuses on different schools and methods in the complex field of cultural anthropology. In reviewing different subdisciplines of cultural anthropology throughout the semester, the course – after the general introductory sessions – concentrates on issues of psychological, aesthetical, linguistic, legal, and medical anthropology. The general structure of the course is such that in the first class dealing with each topic offers a theoretical overview, while the second class focuses on case studies, researches, and debates. The aim is to demonstrate the cultural anthropological viewpoints and approaches irelated to the above-mentioned topics. The objective of the course is to familiarise students with different subfields of cultural anthropology and to help the application of an anthropological understanding of current societal issues.