AANK13516U The Anthropological Project: Guided research in environmental issues

Volume 2015/2016
Content

The course seeks to flesh out various types of anthropological projects through concrete guidance into different kinds of empirical material that may be used either in isolation or in conjunction with other kinds of material, shedding light upon particular environmental issues.

In a hands-on process, students will experiment with many forms of ‘ethnographic’ material that each of them provides an avenue into particular anthropological concerns. This may include: short-term fieldwork, archival work, deciphering of policy documents, the making of ethical briefs, museum work, visual media and/or exhibition work, participatory mapping, the unpacking of landscapes, and transdisciplinary experiments -- under close supervision by the teachers. Student interest will determine the actual selection.

The larger idea is to make students experience how empirical and analytical interests are co-constituted, and to enhance the skill ‘to make things public’.

Learning Outcome

Towards the end of the course, the students will have gained:

  • A deeper understanding of the creation of ‘ethnographic facts’;

  • A recognition of the co-constitution of ‘facts’ and ‘concerns’;

  • A practical knowledge of the use of different methods;

  • An ability to apply the analytical skills on new empirical cases;

  • A new sense of how to communicate the finds through various media.

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Seminars, hands-on guidance, supervision, prensetation.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 35
  • Exercises
  • 12
  • Lectures
  • 28
  • Preparation
  • 120
  • Study Groups
  • 15
  • Total
  • 210
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Portfolio
Obligatory portfolio assignments: The course lecturer determines the number and length of portfolio assignments. A minimum of 75% thereof will be assessed as the exam. At the end of the course, the lecturer will announce upon which portfolio assignments the assessment will be based.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
There is appointed a second internal assessor to assist with the assessment when the first assessor finds this necessary.
Re-exam

1. re-exam:

A new essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date. The students are automatically registered for the 1. re-exam. Please note that the re-exam is an essay even for courses, where the ordinary exam is a portfolio exam.

2. re-exam:

A new essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date next semester. The students must sign up for the 2. re-exam.

Criteria for exam assesment

See description of learning outcome. Formalities for Written Works must be fulfilled, read more: MSc Students/ BA students (in Danish)/ exchange, credit and Open University students