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69461-01 - Lecture: What is Anthropology? 2 CP

Semester fall semester 2023
Course frequency Every fall sem.
Lecturers Serena Dankwa (serena.dankwa@unibas.ch)
Zainabu Jallo (zainabu.jallo@unibas.ch)
George-Paul Meiu (gp.meiu@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Michael Stasik (michael.stasik@unibas.ch)
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 Thursday 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101

Dates

Date Time Room
Thursday 28.09.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 05.10.2023 10.15-12.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115
Thursday 12.10.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 19.10.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 26.10.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 02.11.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 09.11.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 16.11.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 23.11.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 30.11.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 07.12.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 14.12.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Thursday 21.12.2023 10.15-12.00 Alte Universität, Hörsaal -101
Modules 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: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective)
Module: Basics: Social Anthropology (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

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