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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Serena Dankwa (serena.dankwa@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course we are reading queer ethnographies, hence ethnographies centered on subjects whose intimacies and desires do not comply with perceived gendered and sexual norms. While focusing on the growing body of queer anthropological literature, sexuality studies and queer of color critique, we seek to understand “queering” as a feminist practice and a method that may interrupt (post)colonial hierarchies of ethnographic writing. Such a methodological focus requires a critical look at the inherent privileges of academic research and the epistemological premises upon which ethnographic data has been generated. The course thus aims at broadening and transforming our perspectives toward a range of (non-sexual) desires including our own as (future) writers in the field of anthropological knowledge production. |
| Admission requirements | The number of participants is limited to 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21.02.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 28.02.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Tuesday 07.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 14.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 21.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 28.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 04.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 11.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 18.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 25.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 02.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 09.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 16.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 23.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Tuesday 30.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Modules |
Modul: Ethnographien (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Bachelor's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul: Theory and General Anthropology (Master's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Vertiefung Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul: Wissenschaftliche Vertiefung in der Ethnologie: Ethnographien (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Module: Methods for Analyzing Changing Societies (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: The Urban across Disciplines (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | • active participation and weekly readings (app. 30 pages) • app. two weekly journaling assignments • co-responsibilities for holding the learning/teaching space • writing of a book review or blog entry |
| 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 |