240070 PR Fieldwork Alaska (P1) (2015S)

10.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!
Participants of the course "Cultures of Alaska" (winter semester 2014/15) will be admitted first

Moodle

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 Su 01.02.2015 00:01 to Su 22.02.2015 23:59
Deregistration possible until Su 15.03.2015 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course is intended for master's students who plan to conduct fieldwork in Alaska. Ideally, students have already completed the course "Cultures of Alaska".

    
    Wednesday
    04.03.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
    
    Thursday
    26.03.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
    
    Monday
    13.04.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
    
    Monday
    20.04.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
    
    Thursday
    07.05.
    13:15 - 16:30
    Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
    
    Monday
    08.06.
    13:15 - 16:30
    Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
    
    Monday
    22.06.
    13:15 - 16:30
    Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The main activity of this course will be fieldwork in Alaska, which will take place in May 2015. The meetings before departure will be devoted to organizational and preparatory matters. The meetings after returning from Alaska will be dedicated to analysis and interpretation of data collected in Alaska.

Assessment and permitted materials

A mandatory seminar paper will count for 50% of the grade. The rest of the grade will be determined by short oral presentations and data collection and analysis assignments, as well as by course participation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The main aim of the course is to provide students with the opportunity of conducting short-term fieldwork in Alaska.

Examination topics

The parts of the course held in Vienna will have seminar character. The Alaska parts will be characterized by supervised data collection and discussion.

Reading list

Literature discussed in "Cultures of Alaska" is the starting point. Additional literature will be provided as needed.

Association in the course directory

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