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Political Anthropology


Semesterangivelse: Forårs kursus

 


Udgave: Forår 2013 Samf
ECTS points: There is a difference in ECTS points depending on which kind of student you are.
• Students enrolled at the bachelor degree in Anthropology receives 7,5 ECTS
• Students enrolled at the Master degree in Anthropology of 2008 receives 10 ECTS
• Students enrolled at the Master degree in Anthropology of 2012 receives 7,5 ECTS
• Students enrolled at the APCB-Master of 2009 receives 10 ECTS
• Students enrolled at the APCB-Master of 2012 receives 7,5 ECTS
• All exchange students, Credit students and Open University Students all receives 7,5 ECTS
Omfang: 2 x 2 hours x 7 weeks (week 6-12)
Kontaktpersoner: Dan Hirslund, dan.hirslund@anthro.ku.dk
Skema- oplysninger: For detailed information on timetables and course locations please push the "Vis skema for kurset " button below.
Skema- oplysninger:  Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet Forår 2013 Samf
Undervisnings- form: Combination of lectures, discussions, and student presentations.
Indhold: Political Anthropology is concerned with the way resources, power and authority is distributed in different societies. More specifically it explores the negotiation of social possibilities and limitations, the constructions of social categories and positions as well as differentiations- and discrimination processes. From studies of close relations to analyses of global constellations, political anthropology investigates ideas and ideologies of community and society and illuminates people's attempts of realising, upholding, and preventing these. Hence, Political Anthropology is concerned with both the global and the local. It considers national policies and political decisions as well as unofficial connections, international networks and illegal organisations. The unique methods of anthropology makes us capable of both illuminating the official "visible" policy and its consequences as well as the unofficial and "invisible" political positions and processes. In this way Political Anthropology elaborates our knowledge of the world's political diversity and constructions of power. The aim of this basic course is to introduce and discuss key theoretical and thematic developments in Political Anthropology. The course will depart from classical anthropological studies of stateless societies and go on to engage with themes such as states and governance; authority and political forms; constructions of political identities; and social transformations and reconfigurations. A crosscutting subject throughout the course will be the ways in which political forms and practices are situated in local as well as global contexts.
Målbeskrivelse: In order to complete the course, the students are expected to hand in an essay that demonstrates an understanding of classical contributions and standpoints in the field of political anthropology as well as an ability to draw upon the key debates and concerns of political anthropology in identifying manifestation of the political across different domains and choosing and applying relevant theoretical tools for analysis.
Tilmelding:
  • Studerende indskrevet på Institut for Antropologi: Tilmelding kan ske fra 15.november til 1. december via Københavns Universitets elektroniske selvbetjening KUnet, læs mere her: Kursustilmelding (kræver login på intranettet). Har du mistet din pinkode kan du få den udleveret ved at kontakte Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet.
  • Merit/Tilvalgsstuderende har ansøgningsfrist den 1. december læs mere her
  • Studerende under Åbent Universitet har ansøgningsfrist den 1. december: læs mere her.
Eksamensform: The Student must participate actively in class, through for example class presentations, in order to be eligible to take the course exam. The course lecturer stipulates the specific reguirements for active class participation.

Read more about the exam forms
Eksamen: For information on how to register or deregister for exams see the following link

Time and date for the examination will be published on this homepage.
Kursus hjemmeside:
Pensum: Syllabus depends on the specific course. There are three models for optional courses:

Model I (27-28 class hours) : BSc-, Credit-, Open Education and all international students: 500 pages obligatory literature.
MSc students: 500 pages obligatory literature + 200 pages of literature chosen by students

Model II (20-21 class hours): BSc-, Credit-, Open Education and all international students: 400 pages obligatory literature + 100 pages of literature chosen by students.
MSc students: 400 pages obligatory literature + 300 pages of literature chosen by students.

Model III (15 class hours): (only MSc students). 300 pages obligatory literature + 400 pages of literature chosen by students.

Literature chosen by students must be relevant to the course’s subject matter.
Undervisnings- sprog: Kun engelsk
Sidst redigeret: 7/1-2013



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