Universität Wien

240136 VS Global Markets and Economic Crises: The Anthropology of Finance and Neoliberalism (3.3.4) (2014W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!

LV wird aus dem SoSe 2015 vorgezogen.

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. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 02.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 16.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 30.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 13.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 27.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 11.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 08.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 22.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The overall course tries to answer two questions: First, what is "the market" and how do we as anthropologists study it? This question includes general concerns of economic anthropology, covering contemporary changes in practices of production, distribution and consumption. Second, how do we as anthropologists study and respond to current crises? This questions is concerned with another set of theoretical and analytical problems. With both questions in mind, the seminar ethnographically attempts to map the global political economy, covering recent anthropological debates on consumption, globalisation and neo-liberalism. Theoretically and analytically, it wants to develop new analytical tools for studying global markets, economic crises and current forms of capitalism.

Assessment and permitted materials

Reading and course attendance; seminar presentation and participation; final paper (3000 word essay).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will gain in-depth insights into recent anthropological debates on contemporary changes in the global political economy, including the literature on the financial crisis, neo-liberalism and globalisation. By working through a variety of ethnographic studies and more theoretically inclined papers, they will further develop their analytical abilities and theoretical understandings of core anthropological problems. Overall, the course asks them to create their own critical perspectives on current (global) forms of capitalism.

Examination topics

Seminars with group presentations and discussions. All seminar literature will be provided via moodle. Students will be assisted in their analysis, interpretation and discussion of the requested reading.

Reading list

To be announced at the introductory session.

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