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240016 VS Anthropology in practice in the field of international development cooperation (3.2.1) (2022W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 01.09.2022 00:01 to Mo 26.09.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 17.10.2022 23:59
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max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
UPDATE 12.12.2022: additional date on January 16th.
If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.- Monday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 24.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 07.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 21.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 05.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 12.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 09.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance is awaited (up to one session may be missed), as well as active participation during the discussions and the different group work. The students will have to provide a presentation of a reading and a short presentation of an organization or institution in the field of international cooperation. To prepare the writing of the final paper (2500 words), the students will also provide a short presentation of the topic during the last session which will be the opportunity to receive feedback from peers and the instructor. Examples of topics regarding the final paper will be discussed in the course of the semester.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
To pass the course the students require a minimum of 51% partial credit.90-100 % = 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5Grade breakdown:
Two Presentations: 30%
In-Class participation and group work: 25%
Topic presentation + Final paper : 45%
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5Grade breakdown:
Two Presentations: 30%
In-Class participation and group work: 25%
Topic presentation + Final paper : 45%
Examination topics
Presentations, group work, active participation in in-class discussions, final written paper
Reading list
The final bibliography will be shared during the first sessionBJERREGAARD Toke, LAURING Jacob, KLITMØLLER Anders, 2009, Acritical analysis of intercultural communication research in cross-cultural management, introducing newer developments in anthropology, critical perspectives on international business, vol 5, n3, p. 207-228BRANDSTRÖM Per, 2009, The Anthropologist as Troublemaker or Contributor in Development Work: Reflections and Experiences from the field, In HAGBERG and Charlotta Widmark, Ethnographic Practice and Public Aid, Methods and Meanings in Development Cooperation, Uppsala Universitet, p. 27-52DOOLY Melinda, VALLEJO RUBINSTEIN Claudia, 2018, Bridging across languages and cultures in everyday lives: an expanding role for critical intercultural communication, Language and Intercultural Communication, vol 18, n 1, p. 1-8FERGUSON James, 1997, Anthropology and its Evil Twin: “Development” in the Constitution of the Discipline, in COOPER Frederick, PACKARD Randall, International Development and the Social Sciences, Berkeley, University of California Press, p. 150175NEAJAI PAILEY Robtel, 2019, De-centering the „white gaze” of development, Development and Change, vol 51, n 3, p 729-745VERAN Jean-François, BUTSCHER Doris, STRINFER Beverley, 2020, Introduction: anthtropology in humanitarian situations. In Medecins sans Frontieres and Humanitarian Situations, An anthropological exploration, New York Routledge, p.1-26
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 12.12.2022 14:09
This course will be an introduction to important theoretical discussions around anthropology and development, enabling the students to build a reflexive perspective on the relevance of Social and Cultural Anthropology as a discipline in the field of international development cooperation.
The course will be both theory and practice-oriented. On the one hand, through readings and discussions, the course will critically address the concept of development with a historical and decolonial approach to the discipline and offer a focus on intercultural communication and how people from different cultures and languages communicate with each other. On the other hand, discussions with professionals/practitioners, group work (e.g. discussing job offers), as well as short presentations will enable students to navigate the landscape of institutions in the field.Objectives:
- To know important debates and controversies revolving at the crossroads of anthropology and development, and to be able to critically and reflexively apprehend and analyze international development cooperation as a field.
- To reflect on the practice of anthropology as a discipline, and to be able to understand how a trained anthropologist may become a practitioner in the field of international development cooperation, and how theories might transform into practice.
- To become familiar with the landscape of institutions and organizations of international cooperation, and to distinguish the opportunities and challenges of working in this field as a trained social scientist.