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240210 SE Deeply moved: The cultural and political economies of emotions (P4) (2013S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work

1st meeting (attendance required): Mo, March 4, 2013, 4.45-6.15 p.m., lecture room C.
Weekly classes.
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 04.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 18.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 08.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 15.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 22.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 29.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 06.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 13.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 27.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 03.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 10.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 17.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 24.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course description:

In this seminar we will deal with the social, cultural and political 'logics' of emotions which are emerging in contemporary global processes. Three main questions will provide the frame for approaching these 'logics': First, what is the mutual relation between social, economic, political and affective processes; second, why and how do particular emotions emerge and circulate in an intensely global world; and third, what are the impacts of affective 'logics' on individuals and various collectives.

Based on a broad range of topics, ethnographies, and theories of affect we get profound insight into the sociality of emotions in a globalised world. At the same time, we learn to comprehend that emotions constitute an elementary 'intimate field' of contemporary globalisation and power relations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Course requirements:

1. Regular attendance and participation.

2. Regular mandatory reading of texts.

3. Oral presentation and critical discussion of presentations by discussants.

4. Writing a final seminar paper.

1st meeting (attendance required): Mo, March 4, 2013, 4.45-6.15 p.m., lecture room C.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Course objectives:

The course intends to:

Provide substantiated and up-to-date insights into the Anthropology of Emotions from ethnographic and theoretical perspectives.

Deepen the understanding of the sociality of emotions in today's global world by way of comparison.

Deepen the understanding of emotions as a fundamental factor for constituting contemporary subjects, power, and social division and cohesion.

Critically examine distinct theories of affects and emotions.

Give you the opportunity to improve your associative, combinative, and analytical skills.

Examination topics

Course methods:

Beside a profound introduction given by the teacher the course methods will be mainly interactive; they will be based on developing critical questions and improving critical dialogue. A particular emphasis will be on learning and improving those performance skills which are required at conferences (poster presentations, panels with distinct roles). At the end of the term a written final seminar paper will be added to the oral performance.

The course will be supported by the e-learning platform Moodle.

Reading list

Ahmed, S. (2004). The Cultural Politics of Emotion. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Hochschild, A. R. (1983). The Managed Heart: The Commercialization of Human Feeling. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Ismer, S. (2011). Embodying the nation: football, emotions and the construction of collective identity. Nationalities Papers: The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity,

Vol. 39, No.4, pp. 547-565.

Jankowiak, W. (Ed.). Intimacies. Love and Sex Across Cultures. New York: Columbia University Press.

Linke, U. and Smith, D.T. (Eds.) (2009). Cultures of Fear. A Critical Reader. New York: Pluto Press.

Richard, A. and Rudnyckyj, D. (2009). Economies of affect. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (N.S.), Vol. 15, pp.57-77.

Svasek, M. and Skrbis, Z. (2007). Passions and Powers: Emotions and Globalisation. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, Vol. 14, Issue 4, pp. 367-383.

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