240522 SE Politics and Policies of Consumption (P4) (2022W)
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. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.
Tuesday
04.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
11.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
18.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
25.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
08.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
15.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
22.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
29.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
06.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
13.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
10.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
17.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
24.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday
31.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The course is based on the active participation of students in class, work with the readings, which includes introducing one of the seminar sessions (in the form of an oral presentation) and formulating questions to the texts (shared in advance before each session on Moodle), and preparation of a written assignment (the final paper).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students will be assessed based on the combination of their participation in class activities, oral presentations, work with texts, and written work.
Active participation in the activities and discussions in class will contribute 20%.
The student will be expected to formulate questions that engage with assigned texts one day before each session via Moodle, which will comprise 15% of the final grade.
Each student will make one oral presentation introducing the topic and texts for one of the seminars, which will contribute 25% to the grade. The presentation is expected to summarize the readings and demonstrate the ability to engage with them substantively and critically by posing questions to their core arguments, methodology, and implications.
The final paper (of approx. 3000 words) will have to focus on a relevant topic (a case) of student choice and engage with the literature discussed in class. It will contribute 40% to the final grade.
To pass the course, a minimum of 51 points is required. Submitting a final paper is required for a positive grade.
90-100 = 1, excellent
75-89 = 2, good
61-74 = 3, satisfactory
51-60 = 4, sufficient
0-50 = 5, fail
Active participation in the activities and discussions in class will contribute 20%.
The student will be expected to formulate questions that engage with assigned texts one day before each session via Moodle, which will comprise 15% of the final grade.
Each student will make one oral presentation introducing the topic and texts for one of the seminars, which will contribute 25% to the grade. The presentation is expected to summarize the readings and demonstrate the ability to engage with them substantively and critically by posing questions to their core arguments, methodology, and implications.
The final paper (of approx. 3000 words) will have to focus on a relevant topic (a case) of student choice and engage with the literature discussed in class. It will contribute 40% to the final grade.
To pass the course, a minimum of 51 points is required. Submitting a final paper is required for a positive grade.
90-100 = 1, excellent
75-89 = 2, good
61-74 = 3, satisfactory
51-60 = 4, sufficient
0-50 = 5, fail
Examination topics
Reading list
The list of readings will include (but not limited to):Daunton, Martin, and Matthew Hilton. 2001. “Material Politics: An Introduction.” In The Politics of Consumption: Material Culture and Citizenship in Europe and America, edited by Martin Daunton and Matthew Hilton, 1–32. Bloomsbury Academic.
Miller, Daniel, ed. 1995. Acknowledging Consumption. London ; New York: Routledge.
Mintz, Sidney Wilfred. 1996. Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture, and the Past. Beacon Press.
Cohen, Lizabeth. 2003. A Consumers’ Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America. Vintage Books. (excerpts)
Mort, Frank. 2006. “Competing Domains: Democratic Subjects and Consuming Subjects in Britain and the United States since 1945.” In The Making of the Consumer: Knowledge, Power and Identity in the Modern World, edited by Frank Trentmann, 225–48. Oxford ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic.
Trentmann, Frank. 2007. “Citizenship and Consumption.” Journal of Consumer Culture 7 (2): 147–58.
Berdahl, Daphne. 2005. “The Spirit of Capitalism and the Boundaries of Citizenship in Post-Wall Germany.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 47 (2): 235–51.
Fehérváry, Krisztina. 2009. “Goods and States: The Political Logic of State-Socialist Material Culture.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 51 (02): 426–59.
Gille, Zsuzsa. 2011. “The Hungarian Foie Gras Boycott: Struggles for Moral Sovereignty in Postsocialist Europe.” East European Politics and Societies 25 (1): 114–28.
Dunn, Elizabeth. 2003. “Trojan Pig: Paradoxes of Food Safety Regulation.” Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 35 (8): 1493–1511.
Dunn, Elizabeth. 2008. “Postsocialist Spores: Disease, Bodies, and the State in the Republic of Georgia.” American Ethnologist 35 (2): 243–58.
Foster, Robert J. 1999. “The Commercial Construction of ‘New Nations.’” Journal of Material Culture 4 (3): 263–82.
Wilk, Richard. 1994. “Consumer Goods as Dialogue about Development.” Culture and History, no. 7: 79–100.
Carrier, James, and Peter G. Luetchford. 2012. Ethical Consumption: Social Value and Economic Practice. Berghahn Books.
Miller, Daniel, ed. 1995. Acknowledging Consumption. London ; New York: Routledge.
Mintz, Sidney Wilfred. 1996. Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture, and the Past. Beacon Press.
Cohen, Lizabeth. 2003. A Consumers’ Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America. Vintage Books. (excerpts)
Mort, Frank. 2006. “Competing Domains: Democratic Subjects and Consuming Subjects in Britain and the United States since 1945.” In The Making of the Consumer: Knowledge, Power and Identity in the Modern World, edited by Frank Trentmann, 225–48. Oxford ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic.
Trentmann, Frank. 2007. “Citizenship and Consumption.” Journal of Consumer Culture 7 (2): 147–58.
Berdahl, Daphne. 2005. “The Spirit of Capitalism and the Boundaries of Citizenship in Post-Wall Germany.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 47 (2): 235–51.
Fehérváry, Krisztina. 2009. “Goods and States: The Political Logic of State-Socialist Material Culture.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 51 (02): 426–59.
Gille, Zsuzsa. 2011. “The Hungarian Foie Gras Boycott: Struggles for Moral Sovereignty in Postsocialist Europe.” East European Politics and Societies 25 (1): 114–28.
Dunn, Elizabeth. 2003. “Trojan Pig: Paradoxes of Food Safety Regulation.” Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 35 (8): 1493–1511.
Dunn, Elizabeth. 2008. “Postsocialist Spores: Disease, Bodies, and the State in the Republic of Georgia.” American Ethnologist 35 (2): 243–58.
Foster, Robert J. 1999. “The Commercial Construction of ‘New Nations.’” Journal of Material Culture 4 (3): 263–82.
Wilk, Richard. 1994. “Consumer Goods as Dialogue about Development.” Culture and History, no. 7: 79–100.
Carrier, James, and Peter G. Luetchford. 2012. Ethical Consumption: Social Value and Economic Practice. Berghahn Books.
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Last modified: Mo 03.10.2022 14:50
Each session will be dedicated to reading and discussing texts on a specific topic. Along with getting acquainted with the field of politics of consumption, students will acquire knowledge on different forms and scales of politics and political action as well as on the material dimension of politics. They will gain insights into the social dimension of policies, their enactment and their effects. Students will acquire understanding of anthropological strategies for studying policies and consumption as well as interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives.