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240501 VO MM1 Orientation in the Study Programme and anthropological research fields (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 17.10. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Thursday 24.10. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Thursday 07.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Thursday 14.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Thursday 21.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Thursday 28.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Thursday 05.12. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This course introduces students to both the anthropology programmes at the department (their structure and available resources) and core research interests pursued by its teachers and supervisors. The course will contextualise these through an overview of key topics within anthropology: this will be done by reading the book How To Think Like an Anthropologist (Engelke 2018). The book weaves the emergence of the above topics with central figures within the discipline and the development of ethnography. Against this backdrop, during the lectures the teachers at the department will introduce their own areas of expertise and ongoing research. Students will cover readings concerning these areas. By taking this course, students will be able to orient themselves in their studies and formulate their own projects.

Assessment and permitted materials

Multiple choice exam: the students will answer 36 questions in one and a half hour.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive grade, 51 % is required

90-100 %= 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5

Examination topics

All topics introduced by the teachers during the classes and the course literature

Reading list

Engelke M. 2018. How To Think Like an Anthropologist. Princeton And Oxford: Princeton University Press

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