240047 VS Militarizing Anthropology (3.3.2) (2015W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!
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).
- Registration is open from Tu 01.09.2015 00:01 to Su 27.09.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 18.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 06.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 12.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 12.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 15.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 19.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 22.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
- Tuesday 26.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course will use different approaches: inputs by the lecturer, collective readings and discussions of key texts and other materials (e.g. videos) in class, short presentation of students on specific topics.English will be used as means of communication
Assessment and permitted materials
Requirements/ Leistungsnachweis, Prüfungsmodalitäten:
* attendance in 80% of all courses (up to 3 units à 2 hours may be missed)
* active participation in course discussions
* preparation of brief summaries of obligatory reading material (approx. 400 words each, English or German)
* on time submission of summaries of obligatory reading material (for specific dates of submission see extra handout to be distributed after first session)
* preparation of handout for own presentation (1 to 2 pages)
* circulation of handout of own presentation to all course participants including instructor; handout has to be sent 48 hours before the respective presentation
* submission of written paper via the KSA Info-Center only
Paper either in English or German - should cover approx. 4000 words without bibliography (that is approx.12 pages in 12 fonds, one spaced)
Word count has to be written on front page of paper.
Papers that are substantially longer than the 4000 word will not be accepted
Final deadline for paper submission will be February 28th, 2016. No extension will be granted!!!!Information on Grading:
Participation in class room discussions 5 %
Quality and on time fulfilling of other requirements (summaries of
obligatory reading, handout of own presentation 15 %
Paper Presentation 20 %
Final paper 60 %grades:
Sehr gut 100 % to 91 % of possible points
Gut 90 % to 76 % of possible points
Befriedigend 75 % to 61 % of possible points
Genügend 60 % to 51 % of possible points
Nicht genügend 50 % of possible points
* attendance in 80% of all courses (up to 3 units à 2 hours may be missed)
* active participation in course discussions
* preparation of brief summaries of obligatory reading material (approx. 400 words each, English or German)
* on time submission of summaries of obligatory reading material (for specific dates of submission see extra handout to be distributed after first session)
* preparation of handout for own presentation (1 to 2 pages)
* circulation of handout of own presentation to all course participants including instructor; handout has to be sent 48 hours before the respective presentation
* submission of written paper via the KSA Info-Center only
Paper either in English or German - should cover approx. 4000 words without bibliography (that is approx.12 pages in 12 fonds, one spaced)
Word count has to be written on front page of paper.
Papers that are substantially longer than the 4000 word will not be accepted
Final deadline for paper submission will be February 28th, 2016. No extension will be granted!!!!Information on Grading:
Participation in class room discussions 5 %
Quality and on time fulfilling of other requirements (summaries of
obligatory reading, handout of own presentation 15 %
Paper Presentation 20 %
Final paper 60 %grades:
Sehr gut 100 % to 91 % of possible points
Gut 90 % to 76 % of possible points
Befriedigend 75 % to 61 % of possible points
Genügend 60 % to 51 % of possible points
Nicht genügend 50 % of possible points
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course will focus on the collaboration of social scientists in general and anthropologists in particular with the military, security and intelligence organizations. Covering the period from colonial empires to the current global war on terror the use of anthropological expertise (e.g. embedded anthropologists in the US army´s Humain Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan) will be studied. In addition, critical stances on 'militarizing anthropology' by individual anthropologists (e.g. Price, Gonzales) and anthropological associations (AAA, Network of Concerned Anthropologists) will be deal
Examination topics
Reading list
Key publications will be made available in the 'Handbibliothek', Further literature will be provided via a moodle platform
Association in the course directory
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