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240531 SE Imagining mobility (P4) (2023S)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Mi 01.02.2023 00:01 bis Mo 20.02.2023 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Fr 24.03.2023 23:59
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
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Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.
UPDATE 21.02.2023: Changed beginning date and additional session on April 19th.- Mittwoch 29.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 19.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 26.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 03.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 10.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 17.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 24.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 31.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 07.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 14.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 21.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Mittwoch 28.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
There are 5 ECTS in this course.
-For 2 ECTS, students read the compulsory literature and study assigned visual media;
-For 1 ECTS, they participate actively in classes and classroom assignments.
-For 2 ECTS, students write two theoretical papers, which will have the form of a literature review (the first paper worth 40%, the second worth 60% of the final grade).
-For 2 ECTS, students read the compulsory literature and study assigned visual media;
-For 1 ECTS, they participate actively in classes and classroom assignments.
-For 2 ECTS, students write two theoretical papers, which will have the form of a literature review (the first paper worth 40%, the second worth 60% of the final grade).
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
A = 1 (Very Good): 87 - 100%
B = 2 (Good): 75 - 86,99%
C = 3 (Satisfactory): 63 - 74,99%
D = 4 (Enough): 50 - 62,99%
F = 5 (Not Enough): 00 - 49,99%Weekly participation and preparation of all classes is compulsory (to be evaluated as either “sufficient” or “not sufficient” at the end of the course). “Sufficient” participation includes a maximum of 2 missed classes, and evidence of active engagement with the study materials through participation in discussions or classroom assignments. If the first class is not attended, the student will be deregistered.
B = 2 (Good): 75 - 86,99%
C = 3 (Satisfactory): 63 - 74,99%
D = 4 (Enough): 50 - 62,99%
F = 5 (Not Enough): 00 - 49,99%Weekly participation and preparation of all classes is compulsory (to be evaluated as either “sufficient” or “not sufficient” at the end of the course). “Sufficient” participation includes a maximum of 2 missed classes, and evidence of active engagement with the study materials through participation in discussions or classroom assignments. If the first class is not attended, the student will be deregistered.
Prüfungsstoff
The following topics will be discussed:
* the concepts “imagining” and “mobility” and their relevance for anthropology;
* key themes and debates in the anthropology of mobility;
* case studies that demonstrate how mobility is imagined in different ethnographic and historical settings; and how mobility is related with the (re)construction of social categories such as class, race, or community;
* ethnographies of popular and visual culture;
* academic skills: reading and discussing theoretical and ethnographic texts, writing literature review, preparation for research design.
* the concepts “imagining” and “mobility” and their relevance for anthropology;
* key themes and debates in the anthropology of mobility;
* case studies that demonstrate how mobility is imagined in different ethnographic and historical settings; and how mobility is related with the (re)construction of social categories such as class, race, or community;
* ethnographies of popular and visual culture;
* academic skills: reading and discussing theoretical and ethnographic texts, writing literature review, preparation for research design.
Literatur
Below are selected readings from the course syllabus: a complete list will be shared in the first class.
1. Guadeloupe, Francio. 2022. Black Man in the Netherlands: An Afro-Antillean Anthropology. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Chapter: “Introduction, or Rather, the Question.”
2. Griffin, Maryam S. 2021. Vehicles of Decolonization: Public Transit in the Palestinian West Bank. Pennsylvania: Temple University Press. Chapter: “Introduction”.
3. Salazar, Noel B. and Kiran Jayaram. 2016. Keywords of Mobility: Critical Engagements. New York: Berghahn. Chapter: “What’s in a name?”
4. Sheller, Mimi. 2018. Mobility justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes. London: Verso. Chapter: “Introduction”.
5. Wickramasinghe, Nira. 2020. Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka. New York: Colombia University Press. Chapter: “Interrogating the Identity of Slaves, Blacks, and Kafirs.”
6. Wolf, Eric. 1989. Europe and the People Without History. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Chapter “Introduction”.
7. Xiang, Biao. 2007. Global "Body Shopping": An Indian Labor System in the Information Technology Industry. Chapter: “Producing “IT People” in Andhra”.
1. Guadeloupe, Francio. 2022. Black Man in the Netherlands: An Afro-Antillean Anthropology. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Chapter: “Introduction, or Rather, the Question.”
2. Griffin, Maryam S. 2021. Vehicles of Decolonization: Public Transit in the Palestinian West Bank. Pennsylvania: Temple University Press. Chapter: “Introduction”.
3. Salazar, Noel B. and Kiran Jayaram. 2016. Keywords of Mobility: Critical Engagements. New York: Berghahn. Chapter: “What’s in a name?”
4. Sheller, Mimi. 2018. Mobility justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes. London: Verso. Chapter: “Introduction”.
5. Wickramasinghe, Nira. 2020. Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka. New York: Colombia University Press. Chapter: “Interrogating the Identity of Slaves, Blacks, and Kafirs.”
6. Wolf, Eric. 1989. Europe and the People Without History. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Chapter “Introduction”.
7. Xiang, Biao. 2007. Global "Body Shopping": An Indian Labor System in the Information Technology Industry. Chapter: “Producing “IT People” in Andhra”.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Di 28.02.2023 13:09
After completing this course,
-Students have gained theoretical knowledge about the concepts of “mobility” and “imagining”, and an overview of some key academic debates on those concepts;
-Students have gained insight into a variety of ways in which mobility is or has been imagined, as described concretely in contemporary and historical case studies;
-Students have expanded their knowledge about social categories (such as class and race) that are (re)imagined through mobility;
-Students have studied examples of popular culture and visual media that reflect on these issues.