Universität Wien

140565 SE T IV - VM4 - VM7 - Reconsidering Home (engl.) (2013S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikawissenschaften, Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismusk
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Weitere Blocktermine außerhalb der Uni-Räumlichkeiten:
Block II: Sa. 13. April (10-16h)
Block III: Fr. 17. Mai (10-16h)
Block IV: Sa. 18. Mai (10-16h)

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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Freitag 15.03. 12:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Freitag 12.04. 11:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Home is and has been an instrumental site for the formation of ideological, socioeconomic, legal and political structures and relations (including diaspora/homelands, colonial empires and modern nation(alism)s); and, at the same time, it functions as an important space for developing strategies and modes of survival, for movement and community building, for support networks etc.-- even in the most adverse situations. Situated between contention and empowerment, home is a subject where far-reaching structures of power and self-conception can also be linked to agency and resistance in everyday lived practices.

Three strands of debate provide the points of departure in this seminar on reconsidering home: origins (beginnings), identity and community (belongings), and sociopolitical and spatial practices (becomings).

The course readings entail texts from various fields including spatial theory, geography, postcolonial critique, diaspora studies, literary studies, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and transnational feminist studies.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Attendance and full participation in class, group work and completion of the written assignments, final seminar paper.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The goal of this course is for the participants to become more familiar with the notion of home and to gain a deeper understanding of its significance in scholarly research today. Using home as an exemplary case, this seminar offers ample opportunities to assess the complexities of concepts crucial to many fields, to formulate research questions that address multiple dimensions while remaining focused on the issue at hand, and to become familiar with working with transdisciplinary research methods.

Prüfungsstoff

Course readings, preparation of class activities, participation in class discussions and excursions, written assignments.

Literatur

Reader "Reconsidering Home" is available at the bookstore Facultas am Campus

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

T IV, VM4, VM7; MA Globalgeschichte und Global Studies: Vertiefung 2

Letzte Änderung: Fr 03.10.2025 00:15