240520 SE Are ethnographic objects "sexy"? (P4) (2022W)
A critical approach to fascination, rejection and appropriation of objects
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 for courses with continuous assessment.
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 Th 01.09.2022 00:01 to Mo 26.09.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 17.10.2022 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The course will start in presence and - depending on the covid-19-conditions - will be conducted in form of a mixture of presence and online course. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.
Monday
03.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday
10.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday
17.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday
24.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Monday
07.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Friday
27.01.
08:00 - 13:00
Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
Friday
27.01.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Saturday
28.01.
08:00 - 14:45
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Between the poles of an exclusively ethnographic (informational) value of an object and a purely art-related approach moves the question of the assessment of objects of material culture. The course offers a critical approach to fascination, rejection and appropriation of objects by means of selected examples. The course provides an overview of theoretical concepts for the interpretation and analysis of ethnographic objects in the context of their acquisition, marketing and presentation history by means of concrete examples.
Assessment and permitted materials
On the basis of an object, which is either given by the course instructor or chosen by the student, its function, meaning, power and instrumentalization will be analyzed. Each participant of the seminar has to interpret such an object reflexively and to work on this 1.) in a short presentation in the seminar, as well as 2.) in the form of a written seminar paper. The overall grade is based on a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The overall grade results from a) the active participation in the seminar, b) the short presentation and c) the seminar paper.
Without presentation and seminar paper the course cannot be completed positively. The weighting of the overall grade is as follows: a)=10%, b) = 45%, c)= 45%.
Without presentation and seminar paper the course cannot be completed positively. The weighting of the overall grade is as follows: a)=10%, b) = 45%, c)= 45%.
Examination topics
The subject matter of the exam is based on the ethnographic objects discussed and covered in the course and and therefore cannot be specified in advance.
Reading list
Penny, H. Glenn (ed.): Objects of Culture: Ethnology and Ethnographic Museums in Imperial Germany. Chapel Hill/London 2002: The University of North Carolina Press.Thomas, Nicholas: Entangled Objects; Exchange, Material Culture, and Colonialism in the Pacific. Cambridge (Mass.)/London 1991: Harvard University Press.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.11.2022 14:29