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69023-01 - Lecture: Thinking through Materialities. Insights from and for Gender Studies and Cultural Anthropology (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Alain Müller (alain.mueller@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Marion Schulze (marion.schulze@unibas.ch) |
| Content | How can social scientific thinking re-grasp the question of materialities that has long been relegated to its periphery? What lessons from Gender Studies, and in particular queer and feminist epistemologies, and Cultural Anthropology can contribute to this movement? Recursively, what inspirations can be drawn from the know-hows of situated, material practices such as craft or maintenance to rethink matter and materialities, and rematerialize thinking in social sciences. This lecture series will be giving the floor to researchers who currently tackle these questions through their work. Public lectures 27.09.23 Alain Müller and Marion Schulze (University of Basel) “Introduction: Thinking through Materialities” 04.10.23 Evelien Geerts (University of Birmingham) “Haunting Spectro(micro)politics: Alt-right Memes and Critical New Materialisms” 18.10.23 Lenka Veselá (Brno University of Technology) “Getting Sad with Anthropocene Chemicals” 25.10.23 Katharina Hoppe (Goethe University Frankfurt) “Multiple Materialisms: Compos(t)ing Feminism for the Anthropocene” 01.11.23 Casper Bruun Jensen (independent researcher) “Thinking through Practical Ontologies” 22.11.23 Jérôme Denis and David Pontille (Mines Paris) “The Troubles of Material Fragilities” 29.11.23 Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) “Materials as Partners of Technological Adventures” 06.12.23 Heather Anne Swanson (Aarhus University) “Bulldozing as Feminist Practice? Remaking the Environmental Humanities with Danish Rivers” 13.12.23 Lydia Maria Arantes (University of Graz) “(Re)Materialising Anthropology through Bodily Practice. Threads of Thought on Stitching Reflexivity” 20.12.23 2023 Claudia Mareis (Humboldt University of Berlin) “Re-thinking Material Legacies through the Lens of 'Active Matter’” |
| Learning objectives | Students are introduced to contemporary research tackling the issue of materialities from an interdisciplinary social science perspective through engaging and interactive 45min - 1hr lectures given by internationally renowned researchers. Students learn to engage with the lecturers by asking questions. |
| Bibliography | To be announced at the beginning of the semester. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20.09.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 27.09.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 04.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 11.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 18.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 25.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 01.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 08.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 15.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 22.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 06.12.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 13.12.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Wednesday 20.12.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
| Modules |
Modul: Einführung in die Geschlechterforschung in unterschiedlichen Disziplinen (Bachelor's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree subject: Eastern European Cultures) Modul: Grundlagen der Kulturanthropologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Methoden und Felder der Kulturanthropologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Research Lab Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Theorien der Kulturanthropologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Theorien und Methodologien der Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Vertiefung Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation; Mandatory practical exercises; Mandatory reading assignments; Mandatory writing assignment (short essay). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaft und Europäische Ethnologie |