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78104-01 - Forschungsseminar: Shelter, Shame and «Naked Agency» in Anthropological Perspectives (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2026 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Serena Dankwa (serena.dankwa@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This two-weekly course explores how «victims» of gendered violence and exploitation as well as migrant sex workers and other persons situated at the fringes of social propriety care for themselves and others. It focuses on the ways in which they are interpellated by social services and victim protection agencies and on the effects of shame and social stigma. What happens when experiences of violence and multiple marginalisation meet with both the demands of social services and feminist concepts of self-care and self-determination prevalent in women’s shelters and councelling settings? Based on my own ongoing ethnographic research at safe houses and a drop-in center for sex workers, it grapples with the encounters and dynamics that enfold in space that promise (at least some) safety. While the main focus will be on Switzerland, African feminist concepts, such as «naked agency», will be deployed to gain a deeper anthropological understanding of stigma, shame, and shelter. The course will also discuss the challenge of engaging research on social exclusion and at NGOs and humanitarian institutions. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | The number of participants is limited to 25 people. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to the subjects listed under "modules". |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Freitag | 10.15-14.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Freitag 20.02.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Freitag 06.03.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Freitag 20.03.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Freitag 10.04.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Freitag 24.04.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Freitag 15.05.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Freitag 29.05.2026 | 10.15-14.00 Uhr | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Module |
Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Research Skills in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Master Studienfach: Anthropology) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Ethnologie |