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240200 SE Affective globalisation: On the politics and economies of emotions in the global era (P4) (2013W)

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

Participation at first session is obligatory!
Moodle

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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 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 13.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Monday 27.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course description:

In this seminar we will deal with the social, cultural and political 'logics' of emotions which are emerging within contemporary global processes. Three main questions will provide the frame for approaching these 'logics': First, what is the mutual relation between social, economic, ecological, political and affective processes; second, why and how do particular emotions emerge and circulate in an intensely global world; and third, what are the impacts of affective 'logics' on individuals, various collectives, and the environment.
Based on a broad range of topics, ethnographies, and theories of affect we get profound insight into the sociality of emotions in a globalised world. At the same time, we learn to comprehend that emotions constitute an elementary 'intimate field' of contemporary global processes and power relations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Course requirements and grading:

Regular attendance and participation.
Regular mandatory reading of texts.
Oral presentation and critical discussion of presentations by discussants.
Writing a final seminar paper.

1st meeting (attendance required): 14 October 2013, 4.45 p.m.
Weekly meetings.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course intends to:
Provide substantiated and up-to-date insights into contemporary identity processes from the perspective of the Anthropology of Emotions.
Deepen the understanding of the sociality of emotions in today’s global world by way of comparison.
Deepen the understanding of emotions as a fundamental factor for constituting contemporary subjects, power, social division and cohesion, and the environment.
Critically examine distinct theories of affects and emotions.
Give you the opportunity to improve your associative, combinative, and analytical skills.

Examination topics

Methods:

Beside a profound introduction given by the teacher the course methods will be mainly interactive; they will be based on developing critical questions and improving critical dialogue. A particular emphasis will be on learning and improving those performance skills which are required at conferences (poster presentations, panels with distinct performance roles). At the end of the term a written final seminar paper will be added to the oral performance.
The course will be supported by the e-learning platform Moodle.

Reading list

Selected bibliography:

Adams, V./ Murphy, M./Clarke, A. (2009). Anticipation: Technoscience, life, affect, temporality. Subjectivity 28: 246-265.

Ahmed, S. (2004). The Cultural Politics of Emotion. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Bloch, A. (2011). Emotion Work, Shame, and Post-Soviet Women Entrepreneurs: Negotiating Ideals of Gender and Labor in a Global Economy. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, Vol. 18, Issue 4, pp. 317-351.

Butler, J. (2006). Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence. London: Verso.

Gorman-Murray, A. (2010). An Australian Feeling for Snow. Towards Understanding Cultural and Emotional Dimensions of Climate Change. Cultural Studies Review 16(1): 60-78.

Milton, K. (2002). Loving Nature. Towards an ecology of emotion. London & New York: Routledge.

Norgaard, K.M. (2011). Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life. Cambridge, Mass. & London: The MIT Press.

Jankowiak, W. (Ed.). Intimacies. Love and Sex Across Cultures. New York: Columbia University Press.

Linke, U. and Smith, D.T. (Eds.) (2009). Cultures of Fear. A Critical Reader. New York: Pluto Press.

Richard, A. and Rudnyckyj, D. (2009). ‘Economies of affect’. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (N.S.), Vol. 15, pp.57-77.

Svasek, M. and Skrbis, Z. (2007). Passions and Powers: Emotions and Globalisation. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, Vol. 14, Issue 4, pp. 367-383.

Wardlow, H. and Hirsch, J. (Eds.) (2006). Modern Loves. The Anthropology of Romantic Courtship and Companionate Marriage. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

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