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240085 SE Consuming Cities (P4) (2012W)

Anthropology of Consumption within the Materiality of Urban Cultures

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

ATTENTION: changed beginning time!
Compulsory attendance in the first unit on october, 12th 2012.

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Freitag 12.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 15.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 22.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 29.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 06.12. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Freitag 18.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Global Cities are strategic nodes of globalizing processes. Here, effects of globalization become visible: Migration processes, high availability of commodities and a high differentiated food system that satisfy (basic) needs of different pressure groups cause cities to be of interest to social scientists, especially food anthropologists. Consumption patterns of different ethnic, social, religious and other groups and their valuation within urban societies show the complexity of different urban life-styles. Places (street food, supermarkets, etc.), practices (festivals, ceremonies, etc.) and unique urban areas (public spaces, museums, etc.) are of high anthropological interest because an analysis makes visible differences/similarities between and within selected target groups.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

preparation of a written, scientific term paper

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The course introduces anthropological theory and practice about consumption in urban contexts. The students are enabled to identify and analyse research fields of consumption anthropology through studying anthropological texts and doing fieldwork in the city. Processes of appreciation and devaluation of consumer practices are shown as integral part of emphasizing differences in urban societies. The importance of materiality in urban contexts will become unveiled on different social levels and ranks.

Prüfungsstoff

The methodology of the course includes:
+ lectures including e.g. presentation of fieldwork about consumption in Latin American cities
+ presentation of documentals and videos
+ discussion of anthropological texts, text & film analysis
+ topical working groups with particular assignments
+ occasionally (not compulsory) fieldwork in the city of Vienna about consumption (done by students incl. documentation and analysis)
+ all steps supported by blended learning (Moodle)

Literatur

Belasco, Warren. 2008 Food. The Key Concepts. Oxford & New York, Berg.
Bob Ashley et al. 2004. (eds.) Food and cultural studies (Studies in consumption and markets ). London [u.a.], Routledge
Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS). Food, culture & society: an international journal of multidisciplinary research. Biggleswade, Berg.
Anderson, E.N.. (2005) [2004]. Everyone Eats. Understanding Food and Culture. New York and London: New York University Press.
Counihan, Carole and Penny vanEsterik (2008) [1997] (eds.). Food and Culture. A Reader. 2nd Edition. London & New York: Routledge.
Alan Warde. 1997. Consumption, food and taste. Culinary antinomies and commodity culture. London [u.a.] , Sage Publ..
Jayne, Mark 2006. Cities and Consumption. [Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City]. London/ New York. Routledge.


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Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39