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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Lucy Koechlin (lucy.koechlin@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The objective of the research seminar is to actively engage with current topics of political anthropology. Indeed, currently the world seems to be changing at an insane pace, with global disruptions and worldwide trends impacting on individual and social realities in unforeseen ways. The Corona-Crisis is but one more obvious and mighty example, with huge consequences for the reallocation of political power and authority internationally as well as nationally and sub-nationally; on people's movements and interactions; right down to the "ontological security" (Giddens) of people's experience and meaning of the self, the social world, as well as the present and the future, all of which has been disturbed if not downright dislocated by Covid-19. Other pertinent issues may include climate change, migration, or work, for instance, that have rather paled in comparison to the urgency of the Corona-Crisis, but are urgent and salient in their own right, and possibly (for instance in the case of mobility, or work and labour relations/conditions) have been propelled into an as yet unknown future by Covid-19. All of these and more issues are of utmost importance to political anthropology – if it wants to stay relevant in making sense of the world we are living in. In the course of the semester, we will be identifying pertinent current and future issues where political anthropology can and should add analytical value. We will seek to engage with these selected topics with regard to our own research interests, exploring in what ways we can push our own research agenda forwards and into the future. |
| Learning objectives | The objective is to think more sharply about how current and future topics can be made fruitful from a political anthropology perspective. However, the key point of departure is one's own research interests. In this sense, the curriculum will be co-created by the participants in a circular flow of knowledge-transfer and knowledge-creation. |
| Bibliography | Closer to the beginning of the semester an email will be sent to those who have registered with some ideas about content, inspirations, and process. We will jointly develop the course schedule and literature in the first few weeks of term. |
| Comments | Please do not hesitate to contact me under lucy.koechlin@unibas.ch if you have any questions on your mind or ideas you would like to share. |
| Admission requirements | The number of participants is limited to 30 people. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to the subjects listed under "modules". |
| 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: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Research Skills in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Master's degree subject: Anthropology) Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) |
| 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 |