Universität Wien

240086 SE State and Economics (P4) (2012W)

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Compulsory attendance in the first unit!

An/Abmeldung

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

Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 11.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 25.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 06.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 13.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Donnerstag 17.01. 11:30 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Freitag 18.01. 11:30 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This seminar aims at discussing theories relating to the state, nation-nationalism, and economics in the scope of present (neoliberal) crises.
If we look back at the beginning of globalization studies in anthropology, and other social sciences, there was a an expression of 'uncertainty' which was positively linked to the possibility of new social formations – e.g. Appadurai's concept of “global cultural economy” and imagination as a characteristic of social life. Today, uncertainty is rather connected to disquiet and fear …
Students attending the seminar will be encouraged to consider present conflicts in the context of media, and to analyse them with present theories of the fields mentioned above.
Active participation is a sine qua non.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The marking will be a combination of active participation, of the short presentation and the long paper – which will have to be ready before the final sessions. Feedback will be given to the presentation and paper in the very final session. Presence in the final sessions (presentations and feedback) is a must.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prüfungsstoff

Each student will produce a paper, or a contribution to a larger paper of around 6.000 words, and in the final sessions, a short presentation of the main ideas of max. 20 minutes will be expected.

Literatur

See the first session

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39