The University of Padua (Italy) has organized “Current Debates in Cultural Anthropology”, a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) of the Erasmus+ program, which was held online during the month of April and in person during the first week of May, in which students from the Italian institution, the Stradiņš University of Riga (Latvia) and nine 3rd and 4th year students of the Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology of the University of La Laguna participated.
The students received blended learning instruction from April 20 to 29 and in-person instruction at the University of Padua from April 30 to May 5. During this time, they participated in a series of classes, seminars, and lectures, as well as fieldwork focused on the study of migrant communities, exploring processes related to religiosity, gastronomy, ecology, and education, among other areas. The students also received training on diverse methodologies and approaches to applying anthropological research.
The organization of the event on behalf of the University of La Laguna was handled by Professor Grecy Pérez Amores, who also taught alongside Silvia Zelaya and Raquel de la Cruz Modino, from the Anthropology area of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. The lecturer from the Italian university was Donatella Smith, while Ieva Puzo represented the Latvian university.
BIPs are a mobility program that combines short periods of in-person activities with online learning and collaboration, allowing groups of students, faculty, and staff from different countries to participate and collaborate on specific tasks collectively and simultaneously. The online component is mandatory in these programs, and the use of digital technologies enables participating institutions to enhance their capacity to implement innovative teaching and learning methods.
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