Universität Wien

240028 VO BM5 Locating Racisms - Historical, Regional and Cultural Contexts of Racisms (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

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Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 09.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 16.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 23.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 30.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 06.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 13.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 20.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 27.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 04.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 11.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 08.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 15.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 22.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

In this lecture, the double meaning of locating racisms will be elaborated by looking at where the respective racisms come from, but also where and how they appear. In this context, the genealogies of racism - from physical to cultural racism in different societies and contexts - play a key role.
Case studies are:
- What racist state media in China spread about Africans and why?
- The impoverishment of the Maya in Guatemala and the connection to globalisation
- Right-wing extremism in Russia and instrumentalisation for the election campaign
- The emigration of highly qualified, Turkish-speaking workers from Austria due to anti-Muslim racism.
- and much more.

Learning objectives
- The students deal with the regionally and historically diversified genesis of racisms and culturalisms on the basis of case studies in various countries and regions of the world.
- In doing so, the students deepen their theoretical knowledge on the topic of racism and discrimination.

Through the lectures, the students gain an insight into racisms with different regional effects, their theoretical backgrounds and culturally relevant effects.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam on the compulsory literature and the lecture contents
The exams are conducted in presence (100% of the performance assessment).
No materials - such as documentation from the course - may be used during the examination.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

At least 50% of the written examination must be passed.
1: 85-100 points
2: 70-84 points
3: 55-69 points
4: 40-54 points
5: 0-39 points

Examination topics

Written exam (compulsory literature, lecture content)

Reading list

Baker, L. D. (2020). From Boas to Black Power: Racism, liberalism, and American anthropology. Stanford University Press.

Brondo, K. V., & Bateman, R. B. (2020). Anthropology, Race, and Dismantling Racism. In A. Zunner-Keating (Ed.), Representations: Doing Asian American Rhetoric (pp. 1-30). University of Colorado Press.

Gullestad, M. (2002). Invisible fences: Egalitarianism, nationalism and racism. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 8(1), 45-63.

Hordge-Freeman, E. (2015). The Color of Love: Racial Features, Stigma, and Socialization in Black Brazilian Families. University of Texas Press.

Markom, C. (2013). Rassismus aus der Mitte: Die soziale Konstruktion der “Anderen” in Österreich. transcript Verlag.

Shankar, A. (2022). The making of the “brown savior”: Race, caste, class, and India’s (global) help economy. Current Anthropology, 63(1), 1-21.

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