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37964-01 - Practical course: Transnationalization: Anthropological Perspectives (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2014 |
| Course frequency | Every semester |
| Lecturers | Shalini Randeria (randeria@access.unizh.ch) |
| Content | We will discuss literature on a broad range of topics like sovereignty, transformation of state and governance, law and policy, development aid as well as cultural globalisation. Students will learn to relate complex theoretical debates to concrete empirical material from a variety of regional contexts as well as to think about the methodological challenges of researching processes of transnationalization across scales and sites. |
| Learning objectives | Successful participants will acquire a comprehensive understanding of social anthropological approaches to processes of globalisation in a critical and comparative perspective. |
| Bibliography | Preparatory readings: Appadurai Arjun, (2002: Modernity at Large. Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press. Conrad, Sebastian / Randeria, Shalini/ Römhild Regina (hrsg.) (2014): Jenseits des Eurozentrismus: Postkoloniale Perspektiven in den Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften, Frankfurt/Main: Campus Verlag (extended and revised second edition). Ferguson, James (2006) Global Shadows:Africa in the Neoliberal World Order., Duke University Press. Randeria, Shalini / Eckert, Andreas (hrsg.) (2009): Vom Imperialismus zum Empire: Nicht-westliche Perspektiven auf Globalisierung, Frankfurt a.M.: Suhrkamp Verlag. Inda, J. X./R. Rosaldo (ed.) (2002): Anthropology of Globalisation, Blackwell Publishers. |
| Comments | This course will be taught in English. The instructor also accepts German written and oral presentations by participants. |
| Admission requirements | This is a Master Class of the Graduate School of Social Sciences (G3S) by Basel University, taught by Prof. Shalini Randeria (Graduate Institute Geneva). It is open to PhD-students as well as to advanced MA-students. The size of the course is limited to 20 participants. If overbooked, members of the Graduate School of Social Sciences (G3S) will have priority. |
| Course application | Contact Günter Schmidt (guenter.schmidt@unibas.ch) if you would like to participate but the deadline for signing up has already passed or if you would like to participate as a guest. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Kulturtheorien, Kulturanalyse und Fachgeschichte (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul Theorien der Kultur MA (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Nahost-Studien |