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240525 SE Not only museums! (P4) (2023S)

A critical look at private collections and collectors of ethnographic objects against the background of the restitution debate

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 for courses with continuous assessment.
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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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 06.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 20.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 27.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 17.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 24.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 08.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 15.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 22.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 05.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 12.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 19.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

It is not only museums that have collections, of which their creation and contextualization are viewed critically today. Private collections of individuals or institutions also contribute to the expansion of knowledge. However, their contexts of origin should also be the subject of critical and careful exploration. Examples are used to illustrate famous museum collections and collectors, as well as lesser-known collections, and to examine their honest or dishonest concerns.

Assessment and permitted materials

On the basis of an example of a museum collection or specific objects of a collection, which is either given by the course instructor or chosen by the student, its function, meaning, power and instrumentalization will be analyzed. Each participant of the seminar has to interpret such a collection or an object reflexively and to work on this 1.) in a short presentation in the seminar, as well as 2.) in the form of a written seminar paper. The overall grade is based on a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The overall grade results from a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.
Without presentation and seminar paper the course cannot be completed positively. The weighting of the overall grade is as follows: a)=10%, b) = 45%, c)= 45%.

Examination topics

The subject matter of the exam is based on the chosen collection or the ethnographic object(s) discussed and covered in the course and and therefore cannot be specified in advance.

Reading list

– Penny, H. Glenn (ed.): Objects of Culture: Ethnology and Ethnographic Museums in Imperial Germany. Chapel Hill/London 2002: The University of North Carolina Press.
– Kreps, Christina: Museums and Anthropology in the Age of Engagement. New York/London 2019: Routledge.
– Harrison, Rodney et al. (eds): Reassembling the Collection: Ethnographic Museums and Indigenous Agency. Santa Fe 2013: School for Advanced Research Press.

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Last modified: Th 01.06.2023 16:08