240520 SE MM3 Dealing with ethnographic objects: From the Restitution Debate to New Actionism (2023W)

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

Continuous assessment of course work

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.

The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor.

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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 Fr 01.09.2023 00:01 to Mo 25.09.2023 23:59
Deregistration possible until Mo 16.10.2023 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Hermann Mückler

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 02.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 09.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 16.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 23.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 30.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 06.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 13.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 20.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 27.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 04.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 11.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 08.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 15.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 22.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday 29.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The handling of museum objects has always been a central topic in the discussion about the tasks and role of museums, but in the last ten years or so this discussion has experienced a significantly increased dynamic. Ethnographic museums in particular, with their countless objects whose origins are often not precisely known and whose acquisition has frequently taken place under questionable circumstances, are now taking an offensive approach to this issue and attempt to provide answers to pressing questions. In the course, current discussions will be taken up and the handling and possible new ways of dealing with objects will be discussed on the basis of examples. In the seminar, examples will first be presented, then students will be asked to find any ethnographically interesting object in a museum of their own choice, and then discuss it. This object will be presented in the form of a short presentation and will be discussed in plenary. The goal is to find questions about how to deal with specific objects, potential restitutions, and the role of museums in the present and future based on their engagement with them.

Assessment and permitted materials

In the seminar, examples will first be presented, then students will be asked to find any ethnographically interesting object in a museum of their own choice, and then discuss it. This object will be presented in the form of a short presentation and will be discussed in plenary. This presentation forms the basis for the subsequent written elaboration in the form of a seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Research, presentation, participation in the seminar as well as the written seminar paper together result in the grade for this seminar. Only all four points together allow for a grade.

Examination topics