Universität Wien

240002 VO STEOP: Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (2022W)

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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Tuesday 04.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 05.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 11.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 12.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 18.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 19.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 25.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 08.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 09.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 15.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 16.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 22.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 23.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 29.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 30.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Tuesday 06.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
Wednesday 07.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lectures will be held in German only.

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). Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the exam will take place on site (no materials permitted) or online via Moodle (open book exam, i.e., teaching materials permitted)

3 exam dates: Dec 2022, Jan 2023, end of February/ beginning of March 2023

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.

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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)

Paper AND exam must be passed separately in order to pass the overall evaluation!
Plagiarism: The lecturers 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

The whole book: "Small Places, Large Issues. An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology" by Thomas H. Eriksen.

Reading list

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland: 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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