AANA18107X Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research in the Global South (Summer 2018)
Summer school course 2018.
The Summer course 2018 is closed for applications.
The course is expected to be repeated Summer 2019.
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to think critically about the research process, epistemologies, and ethics in the conduct of research. It combines classroom learning with field engagement and immersion in local environment that include meaningful interactions and placement with local NGOs or ongoing research projects in and around Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.
Emphasizing the research process rather than the mastery of a specific topic or method, the aim is to provide students with the tools to raise and address critical questions in their own research and a foundation from which they can apply the knowledge and practices from the course to future projects.
We envision that, by the end of the course, each student will have produced a polished draft of a research project proposal (7-10 pages) that could be used for future engagement with the Global South, be it through research, policy, advocacy, or other pursuits. In addition, students are expected to develop and complete a group project and to make meaningful contributions to the organizations or research projects to which they are assigned.
Themes that will be addressed in the course in the context of globalization processes and borderland issues include:
- Borders and boundaries
- Mobilities and immobilities
- Environment and natural resource management
- Human in/security and social justice
- For students to have a deeper understanding and insights of the issues facing the Global South and the world in the 21st
- For students to be able to raise and address critical questions in their own research.
- For students to engage with local NGOs and ongoing research projects, and integrate their knowledge/insights into their own research process.
- For students to have a critical foundation from which they can apply the knowledge and practices from the course to future projects.
- For students to be able to apply their knowledge and understanding to the development of a research proposal.
The course is divided into four phases:
1.Pre-departure preparation: reading, online research on topics and contexts. (3 days’ work before June 25)
2.Introduction week: Classroom lectures, seminars, group work, field trips and preparation for entering the field (June 25-29)
3.Field research: Placement with NGOs and research projects. (July 2-12)
4.Evaluation and writing: Group presentations for invited stakeholders, writing and finalizing project proposals (July 12-18)
The program schedule may be subject to change since this is a field course and we need to build in some flexibility in order to be able to accommodate local circumstances and exigencies if necessary.
- Category
- Hours
- E-Learning
- 72
- Exam
- 32
- Field Work
- 88
- Preparation
- 24
- Total
- 216
To sign up for the course, you must apply via IARU.
Read more here: http://www.iaruni.org/for-students/global-summer-program/gsp-courses-2018/666-gsp2018-cop4
Please note that we are not taking any more applications for Summer 2018.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentCourse participationAssessment will be based on a) active participation in the course including group work and b) submission of a well-developed research proposal.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Re-exam
To be announced
Criteria for exam assesment
See learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AANA18107X
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer And Summer
- Schedule
- 20 June 2018 – 18 July 2018 (in Chiang Mai, Thailand 25 June – 18 July)
- Course capacity
- 20
- Continuing and further education
- Price
UCPH students: no tuition fee
Students from IARU universities with a GSP exchange agreement with UCPH (ANU, ETH, UTokyo): no tuition fee
EU/EEA citizens: tuition fee DKK 6,000
Non-EU/EEA citizens: tuition fee DKK 12,000 (approx. 2,000 USD)
NB: All students are expected to pay for own flight ticket, accomodation, Visa and travel insurance.
- Study board
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Anthropology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Andreas Egelund Christensen (3-666a68456e6c7333707a336970)
Lecturers
Lead Instructors:
Prof. Khatharya Um (UC Berkeley)
Dr. Andreas Egelund Christensen (University of Copenhagen)
Names of guest instructors to be announced.