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69005-01 - Field trip: Living Together, Apart: Transnational Attachments, Intimacies, and Kinship (10 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Michelle Engeler (michelle.engeler@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This two-semester course addresses 'living together, apart'. It starts in September 2023, includes fieldwork in January and February 2024, and ends in May 2024. Based on a broad understanding of migration, family and (de-)kinning practices, the course aims at researching transnational attachments, intimacies, and kinship, predominantly in (or around) Basel. |
| Learning objectives | The overall goal of the course is to train and deepen the practice of ethnographic research methods. Thus, all course attendees will familiarize themselves with research approaches in social anthropology and acquire skills in the analysis of (transnational) social realities. In addition, participants will reflect on their own positionality while recognising (im)mobility regimes and legal frameworks shaping the making and unmaking of transnational kinship. In this process, we will also critically discuss normative perceptions of the family, power relations and privileged migration. To be ready for the field, all participants will during the autumn semester 2023 develop a research proposal, apply qualitative research methods during fieldwork periods in January and February 2024 and conclude the two-semester course in the spring semester 2024 with a report. |
| Bibliography | Andrikopoulos, A. and J. W. Duyvendak (2020). Migration, mobility and the dynamics of kinship: new barriers, new assemblages. Ethnography 21(3): 299-318. |
| Admission requirements | The number of participants is limited to 10 people. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Depending on your research focus/location an average knowledge of German might be helpful. Furthermore, basic knowledge in qualitative research methods and some experiences in doing fieldwork are strongly recommended. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 21.09.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 28.09.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 05.10.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 12.10.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 19.10.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 26.10.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 02.11.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 09.11.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 16.11.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 23.11.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 30.11.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 07.12.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 14.12.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Thursday 21.12.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Modules |
Modul: Ethnographic Research with Field Trip (Master's degree subject: Anthropology) Module: Anthropological Fieldwork (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master's degree program: African Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Ethnologie |