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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2013 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende |
Till Förster (till.foerster@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Fiona Siegenthaler (fiona.siegenthaler@unibas.ch) |
| Inhalt | The Institute of Social Anthropology offers an exciting opportunity for MA students to take part in a field course in South Africa. The course will be led by Fiona Siegenthaler and Till Förster and provides an intensive instruction in the planning of anthropological research, ethnographic field methods, acquisition of methodological skills in the field and the analysis of field data: Planning research - how to write a research proposal - how to develop a concise research question - how to chose the appropriate approach Conducting research - how to practice participatory methods - how to keep records - how to improve your research in the field Analysis of field data - How to analyse your findings - How to write a convincing research report - How to present your conclusions The field course has an overarching theme to which the individual research projects of the participants are loosely related. The course will address “Urban articulations in South Africa”, focusing on Johannesburg and optionally small and medium cities in Gauteng province. The term “articulations” points in a wide sense at how actors, in particular urban contexts, express their identity, their views of the city and its society as well as their cultural convictions. It includes all forms of cultural expression insofar as they are visible to other actors in the urban sphere. They could range from religion or class-consciousness to individuality and sub-cultural collective identity. The course starts with the autumn semester 2013 and ends with the spring term 2014. During the autumn term, students will look at concepts and theoretical frameworks of both the ‘urban’ and of ‘articulations’ as a social practice. They will also receive an introduction into methodological discussions in anthropology and the social sciences more generally. The individual topics will be defined at an early stage in cooperation with the lecturers and then developed by writing a literature review, drafting the research questions and preparing to conduct empirical research in South Africa. The first semester ends with the submission of a short research proposal of 4–5 pages that will serve as a frame to the subsequent stay in Africa. Field research will be conducted from early January through mid-February 2014 (ca. 6 weeks). The spring term 2014 is dedicated to the analysis of the field data and the writing of the final report. The course is co-supervised by two anthropologists who have extensive field experience in urban South Africa and elsewhere in Africa. They will advise the students and monitor their fieldwork during the time in the field. Note: The preliminary meeting on Friday, 31 May 2013, 9.00 a.m. is compulsory for all who plan to attend the course. |
| Lernziele | The students learn how to write a research proposal, are introduced into methodological discussions and prepare for the field stay in South Africa in January and February 2014. |
| Literatur | Hammersley, Martyn / Atkinson, Paul. Ethnography: principles in practice. London : Routledge, 2007 |
| Weblink | http://www.unibas-ethno.ch/studium/lehrv |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | BA in Anthropology or a related social science. The students should be enrolled in the MA Anthropology or African Studies. If you are enrolled in another MA, please contact the lecturers. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | www.isis.unibas.ch |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Applied African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Ethnographic Research with Field Trip (Master Studienfach: Anthropology) Modul Ethnologische Praxis (Master Studienfach: Ethnologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | The students have to write a research proposal of 3 to 5 pages until December 31, 2013. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Ethnologie |