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233041 SE Of waste and value (2022W)

Following innovation residues through society

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

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  • Dienstag 04.10. 16:45 - 18:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien (Vorbesprechung)
  • Dienstag 18.10. 16:45 - 18:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 25.10. 16:45 - 19:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 15.11. 16:45 - 19:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 29.11. 16:45 - 19:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 13.12. 16:45 - 19:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 10.01. 16:45 - 18:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 31.01. 16:45 - 19:45 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This seminar engages with waste and wasting, broadly defined, covering categories of what is systematically devalued, left behind, and discarded. We are thus attentive to what constitutes the collective archives of our lives with innovations. We thus will explore the boundary work between what we value and what gets classified as waste, what we expel, discard or simply leave behind after moments of consumption. In doing so, we are not solely interested in the ecological dimensions of waste and wasting. We will thus be attentive to those innovation-related phenomena that transgress the imagined boundaries in which an innovation would ‘do good’, creating what John Law calls “collateral realities.” Concretely we will investigate the materialities and flows of these left-behinds through contemporary societies, how we categorize and know them as well as how we render them (in)visible. Yet, it will also be essential to zoom into the underlying power struggles related to waste/wasting and into the modalities and infrastructures of care contemporary societies (do not) put in place. Finally, we will also reflect the future horizons that are considered while assessing the worth of any innovation against the potential left-behinds potentially produced.
The seminar will, after an introduction to the topic, cover the following aspects:

• What do we mean by waste and wasting? – A reflection on the politics of naming
• Understanding regimes of valuation and justification
• Object-centered approaches: The plastic bag
• Politics of left-behinds in innovation societies – Power, Regulation and Colonialism
• Regimes of (in)visibility and (non)knowledge
• The temporal dimensions of caring for left-behinds.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The seminar mainly builds on careful reading of the papers, the preparation of assignments before the respective unit, as well as the active participation in discussions of all students. For each of the seminar units (except the first one) a group of students will act as leaders. The distribution of tasks to the students will be done in the first unit. To pass the seminar, students are expected to complete the following tasks:
• actively participate in classes (skills assessed: ability to provide constructive written feedback on other students’ work and to orally develop ideas, intervene appropriately, and ask questions)
• provide for each unit the designated assignment and send it two days before the course (skills assessed: ability to relate to authors seen in class to support a point or argument + ability to refer to the exact terminology used by the authors). The first assignment is expected by October 16, 2022, 5 pm (the first class will be an introduction to the course with no preparation required).
• provide a final essay, building on the assignments previously handed in (improved through feedback by peers), augmented by an introduction, a conclusion, a table of contents and a bibliography (of the authors actually used in the writing).
The essay should be uploaded to Moodle by February 15th, 2023.

This course uses the plagiarism-detection service Turnitin for the final essay.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Grading scheme
The grading scheme is based on a total of 100 points. These points will be awarded in relation to students’ performance in meeting the course learning aims in the different obligatory tasks.
The maximum number of points to be acquired for each task is:
Active class participation (orally and in writing): 20 points/percent - assessed individually, feedback on request
Preparation of one of the classes: 20 points/percent – assessed as a group, feedback on request
Individual assignments (as specified in the handout): 20 points/percent - assessed individually, feedback by lecturer and peers in class
Final essay 40 points /percent assessed individually, feedback on request.

Minimum requirements
A minimum of 50 points is necessary to successfully complete the course. Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may result in a deduction of points.

Grades
100-89 points Excellent (1)
88-76 points Good (2)
75-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Do 27.04.2023 13:27