Universität Wien

240520 SE Are ethnographic objects "sexy"? (P4) (2022W)

A critical approach to fascination, rejection and appropriation of objects

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
VOR-ORT

Participation at first session is obligatory!

The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.

An/Abmeldung

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

The course will start in presence and - depending on the covid-19-conditions - will be conducted in form of a mixture of presence and online course. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.

UPDATE 07.11.2022: Changed dates

Montag 03.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Montag 10.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Montag 17.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Montag 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Montag 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Freitag 27.01. 08:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
Freitag 27.01. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Samstag 28.01. 08:00 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Between the poles of an exclusively ethnographic (informational) value of an object and a purely art-related approach moves the question of the assessment of objects of material culture. The course offers a critical approach to fascination, rejection and appropriation of objects by means of selected examples. The course provides an overview of theoretical concepts for the interpretation and analysis of ethnographic objects in the context of their acquisition, marketing and presentation history by means of concrete examples.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

On the basis of an object, which is either given by the course instructor or chosen by the student, its function, meaning, power and instrumentalization will be analyzed. Each participant of the seminar has to interpret such an object reflexively and to work on this 1.) in a short presentation in the seminar, as well as 2.) in the form of a written seminar paper. The overall grade is based on a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The overall grade results from a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.
Without presentation and seminar paper the course cannot be completed positively. The weighting of the overall grade is as follows: a)=10%, b) = 45%, c)= 45%.

Prüfungsstoff

The subject matter of the exam is based on the ethnographic objects discussed and covered in the course and and therefore cannot be specified in advance.

Literatur

Penny, H. Glenn (ed.): Objects of Culture: Ethnology and Ethnographic Museums in Imperial Germany. Chapel Hill/London 2002: The University of North Carolina Press.

Thomas, Nicholas: Entangled Objects; Exchange, Material Culture, and Colonialism in the Pacific. Cambridge (Mass.)/London 1991: Harvard University Press.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.11.2022 14:29