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240522 SE MM3 Urban Elements in Spain (2025W)
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.
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 Mo 01.09.2025 00:01 to Mo 22.09.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 20.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
UPDATE 29.10.2025: Please note that the session planned for 20.01.26 will take place on 02.12.25.
UPDATE 13.01.2026: The session on January 27th was moved to January 29th.
- Tuesday 07.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 28.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 11.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 25.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 02.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
- Tuesday 09.12. 13:15 - 16:30 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 29.01. 15:00 - 18:15 Sitzungs-/Prüfungszimmer, NIG 4. Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
A level of B1 in Spanish is required for this courseStudents must complete the following components:
Reading the text and actively participating in discussions (20%)
Analysis of a seminar topic, presented in the seminar (20%).
Research concept for the research they will carry out during the field course in Madrid (60%).
Reading the text and actively participating in discussions (20%)
Analysis of a seminar topic, presented in the seminar (20%).
Research concept for the research they will carry out during the field course in Madrid (60%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Successful completion of the course requires thorough reading of texts, active and continuous participation, engagement in discussions and group work, and the timely submission of written assignments.A total of 100 points must be achieved for all partial performances. All partial performances are due for a successful grade.
Assessment key:
91 - 100 points = 1 (very good)
81 - 90 points = 2 (good)
71 - 80 points = 3 (satisfactory)
61 - 70 points = 4 (sufficient)
00 - 60 points = 5 (insufficient)
Assessment key:
91 - 100 points = 1 (very good)
81 - 90 points = 2 (good)
71 - 80 points = 3 (satisfactory)
61 - 70 points = 4 (sufficient)
00 - 60 points = 5 (insufficient)
Examination topics
Obligatory readings, oral and written presentations of topic choice, methodology and fieldwork plan
Reading list
Tentative list: A full reading list will be provided at the start of the termCastillo, Rosa Cordillera A., June Rubis, and Antony George Pattathu. ‘Critical Research Ethics as Decolonial Praxis: A Comment and Responses’. International Quarterly for Asian Studies 54, no. 1 (8 April 2023): 21–37. https://doi.org/10.11588/iqas.2023.1.21746.
Corsín Jiménez, Alberto. ‘Auto-Construction Redux: The City as Method’. Cultural Anthropology 32, no. 3 (24 August 2017): 450–78. https://doi.org/10.14506/ca32.3.09.
Criado, Tomás Sánchez, and Adolfo Estalella. An Ethnographic Inventory: Field Devices for Anthropological Inquiry. Taylor & Francis, 2023.
Gay y Blasco, Paloma "‘It's the best place for them’: normalising Roma segregation in Madrid." Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale 24, no. 4 (2016): 446-461.Crumbaugh, Justin. Destination Dictatorship: The Spectacle of Spain’s Tourist Boom and the Reinvention of Difference. Albany, N.Y: State University of New York Press, 2010. daraus Kapitel 3 “The Power of Inauthenticity: The “Spain Is Different” Tourism Campaign as a Change of Paradigm”
Ferrándiz, Francisco. „Unburials, Generals, and Phantom Militarism: Engaging with the Spanish Civil War Legacy“. Current Anthropology 60 (S19), 2019: 62–76. https://doi.org/10.1086/701057.
Graham, Helen; Labanyi, Jo (Hg.). Spanish Cultural Studies: An Introduction. The Struggle for Modernity. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Murray, N. Michelle. „On Feminist Paradoxes: Transnational Domestic Encounters in Contemporary Spain“. Letras Femeninas 41, Nr. 1 (2015): 265–81.
Narotzky, Susana. „Between Inequality and Injustice: Dignity as a Motive for Mobilization During the Crisis“. History and Anthropology 27, Nr. 1 (1. Januar 2016): 74–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2015.1111209
Estalella, Adolfo, and Tomás Sánchez Criado. Experimental Collaborations Ethnography through Fieldwork Devices. New York and Oxford: Berghahn, 2018. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1606265.
Hartigan, John. "Plant publics: Multispecies relating in Spanish botanical gardens." Anthropological Quarterly (2015): 481-507.
Kehr, Janina. ‘The Moral Economy of Universal Public Healthcare. On Healthcare Activism in Austerity Spain’. Social Science & Medicine (1982) 319 (February 2023): 115363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115363.
Konopinski, Natalie. Doing Anthropological Research: A Practical Guide. Routledge, 2013.
Langwick, Stacey Ann. ‘A Politics of Habitability: Plants, Healing, and Sovereignty in a Toxic World’. Cultural Anthropology 33, no. 3 (2018): 415–43. https://doi.org/10.14506/ca33.3.06.Perl, Gerhild. The Production of Illicit Lives: Racial Governmentality and Colonial Legacies Across the Strait of Gibraltar. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 145, 2020.
Quijano, Anibal; Ennis, Michael. „Coloniality of Power, Eurocentrism, and Latin America“. Nepantla: Views from South 1, Nr. 3 (2000): 533–80.
Corsín Jiménez, Alberto. ‘Auto-Construction Redux: The City as Method’. Cultural Anthropology 32, no. 3 (24 August 2017): 450–78. https://doi.org/10.14506/ca32.3.09.
Criado, Tomás Sánchez, and Adolfo Estalella. An Ethnographic Inventory: Field Devices for Anthropological Inquiry. Taylor & Francis, 2023.
Gay y Blasco, Paloma "‘It's the best place for them’: normalising Roma segregation in Madrid." Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale 24, no. 4 (2016): 446-461.Crumbaugh, Justin. Destination Dictatorship: The Spectacle of Spain’s Tourist Boom and the Reinvention of Difference. Albany, N.Y: State University of New York Press, 2010. daraus Kapitel 3 “The Power of Inauthenticity: The “Spain Is Different” Tourism Campaign as a Change of Paradigm”
Ferrándiz, Francisco. „Unburials, Generals, and Phantom Militarism: Engaging with the Spanish Civil War Legacy“. Current Anthropology 60 (S19), 2019: 62–76. https://doi.org/10.1086/701057.
Graham, Helen; Labanyi, Jo (Hg.). Spanish Cultural Studies: An Introduction. The Struggle for Modernity. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Murray, N. Michelle. „On Feminist Paradoxes: Transnational Domestic Encounters in Contemporary Spain“. Letras Femeninas 41, Nr. 1 (2015): 265–81.
Narotzky, Susana. „Between Inequality and Injustice: Dignity as a Motive for Mobilization During the Crisis“. History and Anthropology 27, Nr. 1 (1. Januar 2016): 74–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2015.1111209
Estalella, Adolfo, and Tomás Sánchez Criado. Experimental Collaborations Ethnography through Fieldwork Devices. New York and Oxford: Berghahn, 2018. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1606265.
Hartigan, John. "Plant publics: Multispecies relating in Spanish botanical gardens." Anthropological Quarterly (2015): 481-507.
Kehr, Janina. ‘The Moral Economy of Universal Public Healthcare. On Healthcare Activism in Austerity Spain’. Social Science & Medicine (1982) 319 (February 2023): 115363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115363.
Konopinski, Natalie. Doing Anthropological Research: A Practical Guide. Routledge, 2013.
Langwick, Stacey Ann. ‘A Politics of Habitability: Plants, Healing, and Sovereignty in a Toxic World’. Cultural Anthropology 33, no. 3 (2018): 415–43. https://doi.org/10.14506/ca33.3.06.Perl, Gerhild. The Production of Illicit Lives: Racial Governmentality and Colonial Legacies Across the Strait of Gibraltar. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 145, 2020.
Quijano, Anibal; Ennis, Michael. „Coloniality of Power, Eurocentrism, and Latin America“. Nepantla: Views from South 1, Nr. 3 (2000): 533–80.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 13.01.2026 12:08
As main objective, this course will familiarise students to selected aspects of Urban Anthropology in Madrid.Following one of the five elements (water, air, fire, earth and love) in the city, students will be asked to find a graspable research topic, where questions of (planetary) health and urban habitability are at stake. This can include topics like urban gardening (earth), air pollution (air), heat and heating (fire), draught and water systems (water) or healthcare and solidarity (love). Within the broad thematic framework of urban habitability, students are thus asked to develop their own research project individually or in groups. The preparation for the ethnographic experience includes literature search and desk-research on potential research sites and actors.