Universität Wien

240001 VO STEOP: Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (2020S)

6.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
STEOP
Moodle

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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  • Monday 02.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 03.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 04.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 11.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 18.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 25.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 30.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 31.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 01.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 20.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 22.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 29.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 04.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 05.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 06.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Tuesday 12.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 13.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lectures will be held in German.

In this lecture we will discuss some of the topics which will be deepened in various modules throughout the programme. They include: colonialism/post-colonialism; social organisation; gender; body; wordl views and rituals; nature, environment, landscape and tourism; economic processes; media and visual representation; migration and globalisation.
The presentation of each of the topics includes an introduction to major questions, central theoreticals concepts and selected case studies. Thereby, special attention will also be directed to interconnections between different topics as well as specific regional contexts (especially Latin America, South Asia and North Africa). The lecture will provide students with an idea of the range of topics covered by the discipline, it provides them with basic knowledge and orientation for new students and competences concerning a wealth of recent research fields of cultural and social anthropology.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam and essay for the module (VO Propädeutikum and VO Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology). Please email your student assistant (julia.bernegger@univie.ac.at) if you will take the exam in English.

You can find information on the exam format in times of Corona via the learning platform moodle!

!! Update: The exam will be held online via the Moodle platform. You will receive a sheet with questions to download and upload your answers (in whole sentences please) again via Moodle. We also use Moodle for communication so please make sure that you are inscribed in the Moodle course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grades:
100% to 87% = Excellent (1)
86,99% to 75,00 % = Good (2)
74,99 % to 63,00 % = Satisfactory (3)
62,99 % to 50, 00% = Sufficient (4)
less or equal 49,99% = Unsatisfactory/ Fail (5)

Examination topics

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2015): Small Places, Large Issues. An
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. London, Pluto (3rd or 4th edition!)
Available online via the university's library search, u:search.

Reading list

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2015): Small Places, Large Issues. An
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. London, Pluto (3rd or 4th edition!)
Available online via the university's library search, u:search; OR in the Facultas shop: https://www.facultas.at/menu/buchhandlungen

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