Course Details

1. Describe the basic parameters and views of anthological research in Cyprus and their most significant contributions to anthropology.
2. Explore the basic dimensions of Cypriot modernisation through the research and theory of comparative anthropology.
3. Participate in issues concerning anthropological research methodology and analysis, and ponder their usefulness in the presentation of anthropological topics in mass media.
4. Use their knowledge of anthropological analysis and methodology in order to investigate and present in mass media contemporary sociological issues in Cyprus.
5. Formulate their own investigative, analytical research methodology in studying a current-affairs issue anthropologically, so as to become involved creatively in academic, social and scientific mentality.

Introduction to Anthropology: Definition and applications of anthropology. The transition from folklore to anthropology.

Anthropological methods: Ethics, methods and contemporary trends in cultural anthropology. Field studies and the importance of research for the evolution of the science in Cyprus. Hermeneutic texts and the historical frame

Reflections on anthropology in Cyprus: Identity, religion, family, kinship, marriage, gender and sexuality in Cyprus.  Changes in the definition and use of personal and public space. Bicommunal relationships, culture and the daily experience in Cyprus.

Comparison and contrast of Cyprus and its surroundings: Overview of the Eastern Mediterranean. Anthropological comparison and contrast with Cyprus.

• Παπαταξιάρχης, Ε. – Παραδέλλης, Θ. (1993). Ανθρωπολογία και Παρελθόν. (Antropology and the Past) Αλεξάνδρεια. (In Greek)
• Reader with a collection of articles

• Argyrou, Α. (1996). Tradition and Modernity in the Mediterranean. Cambridge University Press.
• Colette Piault (επιμέλεια ύλης). (1994) Οικογένεια και περιουσία στην Ελλάδα και την Κύπρο. (Family and Fortune in Cyprus. Αθήνα: Εστία. (In Greek)
• Labuthe-Tolra, P., Warnier, J.P. (2003) Εθνολογία, Ανθρωπολογία. (Ethnology, Anthropology) Αθήνα: Κριτική. (In Greek)

This course is delivered to the students by means of lectures conducted with the help of computer presentations.  Lectures are supplemented with articles and group discussions.