Universität Wien

240002 VO STEOP: Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (2020W)

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

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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  • Tuesday 06.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 07.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 13.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 20.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 27.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 28.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 03.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 10.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 17.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 24.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 01.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lectures will be held in German.

It discusses topics, which will be deepened in various modules throughout the study programme: colonialism/post-colonialism, globalisation and migration, tourism, economic processes, material culture and consumption, nature and environment, social organisation and kinship, ritual and myth, religion and world views, media and communication technologies, visual culture and film.
Each session includes a topic related introduction to key questions, theoretical concepts and selected case studies. Special attention is given to the interconnections between different topics as well as specific regional contexts (especially Latin and North America, South Asia and North Africa).
The lecture provides an overview of the thematic spectrum of social and cultural anthropology; it provides basic knowledge and orientation for new students as well as competences about the discipline's current research fields.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam AND essay for the entire module Subject-specific Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (consisting of VO Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology AND VO Propädeutikum).

3 exam dates: 15 Dec 2020, 19 Jan 2021, end of February/ beginning of March 2021

Please email the student assistant Julia (julia.bernegger@univie.ac.at) using your Uni Vienna email address (https://www.univie.ac.at/ZID/webmail/) if you will take the exam in English.

UPDATE:
Remote exam and essay submission via separate exam Moodle platform.
- Essay: submit to a folder on Moodle BEFORE taking the online exam.
- Exam: You will receive a sheet with open questions for download via the separate exam Moodle platform. Within 90 minutes, you upload the sheet with your answers (in whole sentences please) again via Moodle. You can make use of your materials, but it is still your OWN work and referencing is required! Plagiarism is strictly forbidden (see below).

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Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading:
100% to 87% = Sehr gut (1, Excellent)
86,99% to 75,00 % = Gut (2, Good)
74,99 % to 63,00 % = Befriedigend (3, Satisfactory)
62,99 % to 50, 00% = Genügend (4, Sufficient)
less or equal 49,99% = Nicht genügend (5, Unsatisfactory/ Fail)

Essay and exam must be passed in order to pass the overall evaluation!

Plagiarism: The lectureres can invite students to discuss one or more parts of the examination if necessary. Your paper and exam response will be automatically checked for plagiarism with the software Turnitin.
Before submission you might be asked to agree to an anonymised data transfer. If so, you are required to agree, otherwise you will not be able to submit your work.

Examination topics

"Small Places, Large Issues. An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology" by Thomas H. Eriksen (see Moodle).

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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Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:20