240506 VU MM1 Research Ethics and Reflexivity (2023W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used.The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor.
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 Fr 01.09.2023 00:01 to Mo 25.09.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 16.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
02.10.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Monday
09.10.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Monday
16.10.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Monday
30.10.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Monday
06.11.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Monday
13.11.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Monday
20.11.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
For a positive completion of the course, the students must provide the following partial achievements:
• One written examination at the end. In the seminar, students must develop an argument and need to engage and discuss the literature discussed during the course (at least 3 references): 25 points each.
• Written document on the ethical considerations, and positionality for the Master’s thesis: 25 points.
• Presentation of the literature will be assessed and correspond to 25 points.
• Final reflexion: 25 points
• One written examination at the end. In the seminar, students must develop an argument and need to engage and discuss the literature discussed during the course (at least 3 references): 25 points each.
• Written document on the ethical considerations, and positionality for the Master’s thesis: 25 points.
• Presentation of the literature will be assessed and correspond to 25 points.
• Final reflexion: 25 points
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The course will be taught in English and the examinations will also be in English.
Prerequisites for a positive completion of the course are:
• Thorough reading of the literature
• Comprehensive presentation of the literature (in groups)
• Active and continuous participation during the sessions
• Participation in discussions and group workFor a positive grade, 51 % is required.
90-100 %= 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5
Prerequisites for a positive completion of the course are:
• Thorough reading of the literature
• Comprehensive presentation of the literature (in groups)
• Active and continuous participation during the sessions
• Participation in discussions and group workFor a positive grade, 51 % is required.
90-100 %= 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5
Examination topics
There will not be an exam
Reading list
Reading list (tentative):
Alcalde, Cristina. “Going Home: A Feminist Anthropologist’s Reflections on Dilemmas of Power and Positionality in the Field.” Meridians 7, no. 2 (2007): 143–62.
Alpa Shah, “Ethnography? Participation Observation, a Potentially Revolutionary Praxis,” in Hau 7(1):45-59 (2017) (http://dx.doi.org/10.14318/hau7.1.008)
Abu-Lughod L. 1991. Writing against culture. In Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present, ed. RG Fox, pp. 137–62. Santa Fe, NM: Sch. Am. Res. Press
Asad, Talal. 1979. ‘Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter’. In The Politics of Anthropology, 85–94. De Gruyter Mouton.
Fine, M., Weis, L., Weseen, S., & Wong, L. For whom?: qualitative research, representations, ans social responsabilities. Handbook of qualitative research, 2..
Ghanem-Yazbeck, Dalia. “Challenging Fieldwork: Researching Large-Scale Massacres in Algeria.” Anthropology Matters Journal 17, no. 2 (2017): 28–56
Haraway, D 1988 Situated Knowledges: The science question in feminism and the
privileged of partial perspective. Feminist studies 14 (3): 575-599
Krystalli, Roxani. “Feminist methodology.” In Gender Matters in Global Politics: A Feminist Introduction to International Relations, 3rd edition, edited by Laura J. Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton.
Law, John, and John Urry. "Enacting the social." Economy and society 33, no. 3 (2004): 390-410.
Olarte-Sierra, María Fernanda. "Of flesh and bone: emotional and affective ethnography of forensic anthropology practices amidst an armed conflict." Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society 2, no. 1 (2019): 77-93.
Alcalde, Cristina. “Going Home: A Feminist Anthropologist’s Reflections on Dilemmas of Power and Positionality in the Field.” Meridians 7, no. 2 (2007): 143–62.
Alpa Shah, “Ethnography? Participation Observation, a Potentially Revolutionary Praxis,” in Hau 7(1):45-59 (2017) (http://dx.doi.org/10.14318/hau7.1.008)
Abu-Lughod L. 1991. Writing against culture. In Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present, ed. RG Fox, pp. 137–62. Santa Fe, NM: Sch. Am. Res. Press
Asad, Talal. 1979. ‘Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter’. In The Politics of Anthropology, 85–94. De Gruyter Mouton.
Fine, M., Weis, L., Weseen, S., & Wong, L. For whom?: qualitative research, representations, ans social responsabilities. Handbook of qualitative research, 2..
Ghanem-Yazbeck, Dalia. “Challenging Fieldwork: Researching Large-Scale Massacres in Algeria.” Anthropology Matters Journal 17, no. 2 (2017): 28–56
Haraway, D 1988 Situated Knowledges: The science question in feminism and the
privileged of partial perspective. Feminist studies 14 (3): 575-599
Krystalli, Roxani. “Feminist methodology.” In Gender Matters in Global Politics: A Feminist Introduction to International Relations, 3rd edition, edited by Laura J. Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton.
Law, John, and John Urry. "Enacting the social." Economy and society 33, no. 3 (2004): 390-410.
Olarte-Sierra, María Fernanda. "Of flesh and bone: emotional and affective ethnography of forensic anthropology practices amidst an armed conflict." Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society 2, no. 1 (2019): 77-93.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: We 04.10.2023 11:28
The course is intended as a space for debate that arises from the careful reading of the material required for each week. Each session consists of a). Discussion of the literature, b). Presentation of a case study, c). class exercises. To enhance discussions, students are to present the literature meant for each session.Students will submit one essays on the topics discussed in class.Likewise, each student must handout an individually selected seminar paper on the topic of the course.