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69461-01 - Lecture: What is Anthropology? (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | George-Paul Meiu (gp.meiu@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The central aim of this course is to provide students with a basic language for engaging with and understanding contemporary global anthropology. What is distinct about an anthropological perspective? What can anthropology teach us about the world at large? And what is the significance of a critical anthropological approach for a world structured by inequalities, exploitation, and practices of political and economic marginalization? In order to answer these questions, the lectures and films of the course will familiarize students with the basic conceptual and theoretical vocabulary of the discipline as well as with some of its leading figures. Students will learn about the kinds of questions anthropologists ask, about the social domains they explore, and about some of the methodological and ethical dilemmas with which they struggle. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 23.09.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 30.09.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 07.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 14.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 21.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 28.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 04.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 11.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 18.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 25.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 02.12.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 09.12.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 16.12.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Religionswissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Study of Religion) Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree subject: Eastern European Cultures) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: 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) Module: Basics: Social Anthropology (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Ethnologie |