Module Ethnoécologie et Environnement Edmond Dounias
Année universitaire 2004-2005 Introduction aux ethnosciences
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Extrait du site de l’initiative People and plants, cours d’ethnobotanique dispensé par Gary Martin en Thaïlande en
1999.
Ethnobotanical training in Thailand
From 15 – 26 July 1999, Gary J. Martin, regional coordinator for Southeast Asia, presented a course on ethnobotany for fifth
year students of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany of Khon Kaen University in northeast
Thailand. Its goal was to present a broad overview of ethnobotany for undergraduates, and to teach them practical methods
for carrying out ethnobotanical fieldwork. Outlines of the lectures and practical exercises are presented here, in the hope that
they will be useful to other lecturers around the world who teach ethnobotany at the undergraduate or graduate level. In
addition, there is a synopsis of the course structure, showing how lectures and practical exercises have been blended with
videos and small group discussions in this intensive course.
· Course structure
· Lectures
· Practical exercises
· Report
Lectures
The following lecture outlines summarize many of the concepts and facts presented during an upper undergraduate course
in ethnobotany at the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany of Khon Kaen University. As can be seen
from the following list, lecture presentations on important groups of economic plants were interspersed with lectures on
ethnobotanical concepts and methodology. Although the content of each outline is variable, you will find information divided
into summaries, basic text and other readings, examples, excerpts from key references, facts, and questions for discussions.
Instructive videos, overhead and exercises are noted for some lectures. The outlines are listed in the order they were
presented in the classroom (see course outline for more information). The lectures are being constantly edited and updated
for future courses, so if you have any suggestions about these outlines, please write to Gary J. Martin at the following e-mail
address: peopleandplants@cybernet.net.ma.
Lecture outline 1. Overview of issues
Lecture outline 2. Grains, beans, pulses and nuts
Lecture outline 3. Qualitative methods
Lecture outline 4. Tubers and root crops
Lecture outline 5. Historical framework of ethnobotany
Lecture outline 6. Fruits and vegetables
Lecture outline 7. Quantitative methods: one hectare plots
Lecture outline 8. Coevolutionary framework of ethnobotany
Lecture outline 9. Salads and leaf vegetables
Lecture outline 10. Plant resource pools and plant systematics
Lecture outline 11. Spices, condiments and flavorings
Lecture outline 12. Ethnobiological classification: Categorization
Lecture outline 13. Resource valuation
Lecture outline 14. Medicines
Lecture outline 15. Ethnobiological classification: Nomenclature
Lecture outline 16. Construction and crafts materials
Lecture outline 17. Participatory research methods
Lecture outline 18. Plant resource use and sustainability
Lecture outline 19. Alcoholic beverages and drugs
Lecture outline 20. Biological exchanges
Références bibliographiques concernant l’ethnobotanique
Alexiades 1996, Anderson 1969, Anonyme 1980, Atran 1985, Balick et cox 1996, Barrau 1971, 1982, 1983, Bennett 1992, Chai 1975,
1978, Cotton 1997, Cunningham 1997, 2001, Dounias 2000, Emperaire 1996, Ford 1978, Gillon et al. 2000, Harlan 1987, Harshberger