140076 SE "On Kings": Historical Anthropology, Anarchist Anthropology? (2016W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 01.09.2016 08:00 to Th 06.10.2016 12:00
- Registration is open from Th 06.10.2016 13:00 to Mo 24.10.2016 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2016 23:59
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max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 12.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 19.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 09.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 16.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 23.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 30.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 07.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 14.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 11.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 18.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Wednesday 25.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
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Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Mündliche Teile: Referate, aktive Diskussionsbeteiligung;
Schriftliche Teile: Textkommentare, Buchrezension
Schriftliche Teile: Textkommentare, Buchrezension
Examination topics
Reading list
Graeber, David / Sahlins, Marshall (2016): On Kings. London: Hau / Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Association in the course directory
GA.SE.2, GA.SE.3, SAG.SE.1, SAG.SE.2;
MA Globalgeschichte: Vertiefung 1 Fragestellungen, MA Geschichte: PM4 (8 ECTS);
MA Globalgeschichte: Vertiefung 1 Fragestellungen, MA Geschichte: PM4 (8 ECTS);
Last modified: Th 29.10.2020 00:21
Bis dato ist das Buch noch nicht erschienen; sein Erscheinen hat sich während der letzten Monate jeweils verschoben, und augenblicklich ist es für Mitte August 2016 angekündigt. Der Werbetext der University of Chicago Press klingt schon einmal vielversprechend: 'In anthropology as much as in popular imagination, kings are figures of fascination and intrigue, heroes or tyrants in ways presidents and prime ministers can never be. This collection of essays by two of the world’s most distinguished anthropologistsDavid Graeber and Marshall Sahlinsexplores what kingship actually is, historically and anthropologically. As they show, kings are symbols for more than just sovereignty: indeed, the study of kingship offers a unique window into fundamental dilemmas concerning the very nature of power, meaning, and the human condition. Reflecting on issues such as temporality, alterity, piracy, and utopianot to mention the divine, the strange, the numinous, and the bestialGraeber and Sahlins explore the role of kings as they have existed around the world, from the BaKongo to the Aztec to the Shilluk to the eighteenth-century pirate kings of Madagascar and beyond. Richly delivered with the wit and sharp analysis characteristic of Graeber and Sahlins, this book opens up new avenues for the anthropological study of this fascinating and ubiquitous political figure.'