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240168 VS The Works of Labor (3.3.4) (2013W)

Ethnographies of Work and Working People from Early Industrialization to the Contemporary Economic Crisis

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!
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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

  • Monday 07.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 14.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 21.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 28.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 04.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 11.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 18.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 25.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 02.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 09.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 13.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 20.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This is a four-credit undergraduate course that consists of weekly seminars. The selected material aims to be comparative and interdisciplinary with a focus on anthropological perspectives. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the kind of socio-economic changes undergone by the modern world as a result of the birth and worldwide spread of capitalism. The emphasis will fall on understanding and unpacking the interaction between various historical forms of capitalism and social practices of work and working people around the globe. Special attention will be given to how capitalist development produces classification and qualification schemes of working people in relation to gender, ethno-racial categories and spatial location, which either perpetuate/sharpen existing inequalities or create new fault lines.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Structure of Classes: Seminars will begin with a short introduction of the topic by the instructor and will be followed by presentations of the assigned readings. Students will present the readings and comment upon them, engaging the rest of the class in a common discussion.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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