240517 SE Intimacy of Power - New Political Anthropology (P4) (2020S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!
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 Sa 01.02.2020 00:01 to Tu 25.02.2020 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
24.03.
16:45 - 20:00
Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
31.03.
16:45 - 20:00
Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
21.04.
16:45 - 20:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
28.04.
16:45 - 20:00
Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
05.05.
16:45 - 20:00
Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
12.05.
16:45 - 20:00
Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
19.05.
16:45 - 20:00
Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Response papers summarising the compulsory readings (400 words to be uploaded 3 hours prior to each session) (30%)
Participation in online group discussions (15%) and assigned student presentations (15%)
Final essay on a chosen topic – 3000 words (40%)
Participation in online group discussions (15%) and assigned student presentations (15%)
Final essay on a chosen topic – 3000 words (40%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Requirements for the course completion:Minimum requirements and evaluation criteria:
The course is assigned 5 ECTS credits. This number corresponds to a workload of 125 working hours per student. Of these, a maximum of 25, 50 spent reading, and further 50 spent in preparation of students’ work.Evaluation criteria:
• Activity in the class: quantity and quality of the participation, preparedness in terms of reading the texts. (Max. absence from 3 sessions)
• student presentations: timing, structure, content, ability to connect the themes to other readings in the course
• Written work is going to be based on the following criteria:
- Selection and coverage of the literature on the subject
- Structure of the work
- Clarity of reasoning and line of argument
- Formalities [e.g. citation, formatting]
- Language / Style [spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax]
- Accurate use of sources / / data / literature
- Reflexivity / ability to deal with the sources and literature
- OriginalityGrades:
• 91-100 points – 1 (excellent)
• 81-90 points – 2 (good)
• 71-80 points – 3 (satisfactory)
• 61-70 points – 4 (sufficient)In order to complete the course, one needs to obtain at least 61 points.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). From winter term 2019/20 the plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
The course is assigned 5 ECTS credits. This number corresponds to a workload of 125 working hours per student. Of these, a maximum of 25, 50 spent reading, and further 50 spent in preparation of students’ work.Evaluation criteria:
• Activity in the class: quantity and quality of the participation, preparedness in terms of reading the texts. (Max. absence from 3 sessions)
• student presentations: timing, structure, content, ability to connect the themes to other readings in the course
• Written work is going to be based on the following criteria:
- Selection and coverage of the literature on the subject
- Structure of the work
- Clarity of reasoning and line of argument
- Formalities [e.g. citation, formatting]
- Language / Style [spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax]
- Accurate use of sources / / data / literature
- Reflexivity / ability to deal with the sources and literature
- OriginalityGrades:
• 91-100 points – 1 (excellent)
• 81-90 points – 2 (good)
• 71-80 points – 3 (satisfactory)
• 61-70 points – 4 (sufficient)In order to complete the course, one needs to obtain at least 61 points.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). From winter term 2019/20 the plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
Examination topics
Reading list
Introductory reading listHerzfeld, Michael. 1985. The poetics of manhood: contest and identity in a Cretan mountain village. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Steinmüller, H. 2013. Communities of complicity. everyday ethics in rural China. New York: Berghahn.
Glick Schiller, N., & A. Irving (eds). Whose Cosmopolitanism? Critical perspectives, relationalities, discontents. Oxford: Berghahn.
Spencer, Jonathan. 2007. Anthropology, politics and the state: democracy and violence in South Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1-47.
Steinmüller, H. 2013. Communities of complicity. everyday ethics in rural China. New York: Berghahn.
Glick Schiller, N., & A. Irving (eds). Whose Cosmopolitanism? Critical perspectives, relationalities, discontents. Oxford: Berghahn.
Spencer, Jonathan. 2007. Anthropology, politics and the state: democracy and violence in South Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1-47.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:21
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The course puts the research on Central and Eastern Europe in debate with literature on other regions, particularly Mediterranean (mostly Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East), Western Europe and India. Following concepts, rather than areas, it aims to equip students with analytical tools for broadening their understanding of contemporary political dynamics. It is meant for anthropology students as well as those coming from other social science and humanities background. By the end of the course, the students should be able to formulate research questions pertinent to contemporary political anthropology.Language of the course is English.