240014 VO VM3 / VM4 - Racisms and anti-racism in Austria (2021W)

Learning objectives of the lecture series:- Create more space for anti-racist discourse and practices at the university- Recognize the need for social change- Problematize the (re)production of structural racisms in Austria- Recognizing the intersectionality of mechanisms of oppression- Knowledge about diverse examples of anti-racist workThe proof of achievement can be provided in the following ways:Case 1: Observation or implementation of an antiracist-interventionist action. Both (audio-) visual documentation and an accompanying 5-page long text (around 8,000 characters) including a reflection of the intervention, its strategies, involved actors, and the societal consequences should be submitted. Furthermore, the mandatory literature and contents of the lecture should be integrated into the text. This final project can also be completed as a group. In the case of a group text, you must have at least 5,000 characters per person (e.g. 3 person group = minimum 15,000 character text without spaces).Case 2: An 5-6-page essay (8,000-10,000 characters) about the contents of the lecture series (mandatory literature and in-class discussion included). In this case you should either design a antiracist intervention analysing its potential for change within capitalist, racist, patriarchal, heteronormative, ableist (among other) relations of domination (including, plan, strategies, involved actors, societal consequences, and a reflection) or you should keep detailed notes of at least three units of the lecture series and subsequently write a reflection on them with regards to content. This final project can also be completed as a group. In this case, your essay must have at least 5,000 characters per person.