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| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Zainabu Jallo (zainabu.jallo@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course addresses ethical quandaries associated with private and institutional collecting and histories of repatriation. It aims to guide students in developing a sturdy understanding of the ethical considerations involved in collecting and displaying artefacts. In the second phase of the course, students will become acquainted with ongoing ethical dilemmas associated with conducting research through exhibition visits and interviews with professionals working actively in Material Culture studies, provenance research and museology. These will be followed by writing opinion pieces where students will critique and contextualize historical collections and displays through their encounters with texts, exhibitions, and experts. |
| Learning objectives | Students will: - Learn about ethical issues in contemporary museums and innovative approaches to material culture studies, museum curation and collaboration. - Become familiar with histories and various theoretical approaches to studying material culture and provenance research. - Understand suitable written and verbal communication for relevant professional and academic purposes in dealing with collections through coursework. Cultivate skills in critical reading, research, and writing. Work collaboratively in team-based learning. Interpret and work with ethical frameworks to moral problems encountered in research. Explore prevailing ethical challenges in research and proffer options for resolving them. |
| 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 | Wednesday | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 28.02.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 06.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 13.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 20.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 27.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 03.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 10.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 17.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 24.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 01.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Tag der Arbeit |
| Wednesday 08.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 15.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 22.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Wednesday 29.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
| Modules |
Modul: Ethnographien (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Course Requirements - Regular attendance and active participation in class. - Critical reading response + presentations. Presentations will NOT consist of highlights of the texts alone. Students will draw upon references mentioned within the text or introduce a scenario of their choice related to the overarching theme(s) of the text. - Exhibition review, two pages. - “Dear Curator”, a 3-page opinion piece. |
| 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 |