Universität Wien

150098 PS GG/LK: Gouvernmentality in China (2015S)

6.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Achtung, unregelmäßige Termine !!
Do 18-19.30 Uhr nur an folgenden Terminen: 19.03., 30.04., 07.05., 28.05., 18.06.

  • Thursday 19.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 30.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 07.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 28.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Thursday 18.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Governmentality describes "an interdisciplinary approach to examining how the government of human conduct is thought about and acted upon by authorities and individuals, by invoking particular forms of 'truth'" (Jeffreys/Sigley 2009: 1) and catogerizations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral presentation (20min.): 25%
Short review paper of an article (max. 2000 words): 30%
scientific paper (not more than 11 pages in total): 45%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Applying frameworks developed by Michel Foucault, we analyse case studies of power and self technologies in the contemporary Chinese society

Presentation or review paper, final research note

Examination topics

Guided search for material and an efficient and suitable research requestion
Lecture with PP presentation, group discussions, review papers, short research essay

Reading list

Check moodle elearning platform and course reserves in the East Asia Library

For the first session please read:
Lemke, Thomas, Susanne Krasmann, & Ulrich Bröckling (2000). Gouvernementalität, Neoliberalismus und Selbsttechnologien. Eine Einführung. In: Ulrich Bröckling, Susanne Krasmann, & Thomas Lemke (eds.) (2000) Gouvernementalität der Gegenwart: Studien zur Ökonomisierung des Sozialen. Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Wissenschaft 1490. 1. Aufl. Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp: 7-40. Relevant ist nur Seite 7-20 und 25-31.

Association in the course directory

GG/LK 410

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