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240033 VS Critical Arts: Social Conditions of Exclusion (3.3.6) (2022W)

Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

Participation at first session is obligatory!

The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.

Update 26.09.2022: Changed dates!

  • Thursday 06.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 13.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 27.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 03.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 10.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Friday 11.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 17.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 24.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 01.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 15.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 12.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 19.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Thursday 26.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Underpinning an intersectional analysis across race, gender, class, (dis)ability, nationality, etc., the students will read and discuss different forms of texts, addressing key issues in social justice in the context of art and culture. The students will get an in-depth training in analyzing visual material through the lens of social theory, an essential skill to practicing contemporary anthropology and to professional life. The aim is to furthermore introduce students to different ways of writing and styles of narration, in order to assist and guide their own writing process, and foster the development of analytical skills and critical approaches to thinking and writing. The class features regular in-class discussions with the instructor, a group art visit, and a workshop to draft the final papers and practice peer-feedback and review.

Three main learning objectives of the course are:

Intersectionality – students will learn to identify the spectrum of diverse and interconnected social justice issues; differentiate among intersecting axes of inequality;

Analyzing visual material – analyze visual material; identify, describe and interpret visual elements and the material context they are embedded in; compare and contrast visual content and the social context it is operating within;

Academic writing – discuss theoretical concepts and ideas; develop an engaging, consistent and justified argument; compose a coherent and conceptually compelling academic text addressing and responding to current issues in social and cultural anthropology.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are required to actively and continuously take part in the in-class discussions, and write a 3000 words final paper in which they discuss a cultural product/artwork of their choice. The paper should demonstrate a substantial visual analysis of the cultural product/artwork deploying the skills and methods acquired and practiced in class. The use of theoretical concepts from the reading list is highly encouraged. In the second half of the semester, an in-class workshop will take place where students can share their draft papers and discuss respective paper topics. Peer-feedback and feedback from the instructor will be exchanged during the workshop to guide the students towards the successful completion of the final paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To pass the course the students require a minimum of 51% partial credit.

90-100 % = 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5

Grade breakdown:

In-class participation 30%
Draft paper and workshop 25%
Final Paper 45%

Examination topics

Students must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the theory and methods acquired in class; take continuous participation in discussions on the provided reading materials; write an analytically firm and academically coherent text deploying the theory and methods acquired in class.

Reading list

*subject to minor changes*

Ahmed, Sara. 2004. “Affective Economies.” Social Text 22 (2): 117–39.
Anzaldúa, Gloria. 1999. Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books.
Berry, Maya J., Claudia Chávez Argüelles, Shanya Cordis, Sarah Ihmoud, and Elizabeth Velásquez Estrada. 2017. ‘Toward a Fugitive Anthropology: Gender, Race, and Violence in the Field’. Cultural Anthropology 32 (4): 537–65.
Drăgan, Mihaela. 2019. “ROMA FUTURISM MANIFESTO.” Giuvlipen. 2019. https://giuvlipen.com/en/roma-futurism/.
Hill Collins, Patricia. 1991. “4: Mammies, Matriarchs, And Other Controlling Images.” In Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment, 69–96. Perspectives on Gender (Routledge, New York). New York: Routledge.
Keeling, Kara. 2019. “1. ‘It’s after the End of the World (Don’t You Know That Yet?)’: Afrofuturism and Transindividuation.” In Queer Times, Black Futures, 53–80. Sexual Cultures Ser. New York, United States: New York University Press.
Mashile, Lebogang. 2022. “Living in a Woman’s Body: Mama’s War – an Original Poem.” The Guardian, February 16, 2022, sec. Life and style. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/feb/16/living-in-a-womans-body-mamas-war-an-original-poem.
Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi. 2018. Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press. (excerpts: 15–29; 149–62).
Puar, Jasbir K. 2005. “Queer Times, Queer Assemblages.” Social Text 23: 121–39.
Steyerl, Hito. 2011. “Art as Occupation: Claims for an Autonomy of Life.” E-Flux Journal, no. 30 (December). https://www.e-flux.com/journal/30/68140/art-as-occupation-claims-for-an-autonomy-of-life/.
Vaid-Menon, Alok. 2017. Femme in Public. New York, NY: 8-Ball Community.

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