Universität Wien
Course Exam

240508 VO Theorizing locality in Anthropology (P2) (2021S)

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Friday 28.01.2022 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
Digital in Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

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Examination topics

Content of the lecture series and compulsory literature.

All lectures will also be supported by slides. The slides and supporting exam preparation materials will be accessible via Moodle and will form the basis for the exam.

In addition, the following texts of the compulsory literature are part of the examination material:

Wolf, Eric R. (1982). Europe and the people without history, Berkeley, California: University of California Press. Introduction to Part One: Connections.

Glick Schiller, N. and Caglar, A. (2011). Locality and Globality: A comparative analytical framework in migration and urban studies. In: Glick Schiller, N. and A. Caglar (Eds.) Locating Migration: Rescaling Cities and Migrants. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 60-81.

Pink, H., H. Horst, J. Postill, L. Hiorth, et al. (2016). Researching Localities In: Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practice, Sage: 123-145

Mezzadra, S.and Neilson, B. (2013). The Proliferation of Borders. In: Border as Method, or, the Multiplication of Labor. Duke University Press: 1-26.

Wacquant, L. (2007). “Territorial Stigmatization in the Age of Advanced Marginality.” Thesis Eleven 91 (November): 66-77.

Ferraris, F. (2014). Temporal Fragmentation. Cambodian Tales. In: Salazar, N. B. and Graburn, N. H. (Eds.). (2014). Tourism imaginaries: Anthropological approaches, New York, Berghahn: 172-193.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam at the end of the semester. The exam will be held as a digital written exam with an exam sheet (with turnitin) in open-book format. Permitted aids are the learning materials provided on Moodle as well as other thematically relevant literature. However, the exam questions must be answered individually and independently.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive grade, 51 % is required
90-100 %= 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5

Written exams will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
-language and style (spelling and grammar)
-demonstration of a thorough understanding of the readings discussed in class
-selection of the literature (choice of relevant readings, accuracy of the citations and arguments)
-clarity of arguments
-reflexivity
-critical thinking and originality

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