Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Társadalomtudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- TÁTK Kulturális Antropológia Tanszék
- Kód
- EKAN122
- Cím
- Research Related Ethical Issues in Cultural Anthropology
- Tervezett félév
- Őszi
- ECTS
- 3
- Nyelv
- en
- Oktatás célja
- SYLLABUS: Research Related Ethical Issues in Cultural Anthropology - Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide Overview I borrowed the title from Kristen Renwick Monroe, but while the narrative of her 2010 book (that will be one of the readings for this semester) relies on the events of the Holocaust, we will broaden our focus and will look at current issues and events, the nature of which are still debated. Examining these debates, and the critical deconstruction of the participants multi-levelled realities, we will aim to understand how mass violence and genocide occurs, and how people act and react under extreme conditions, and how they create their “morally superior” reality. The current arguments and debates will also allow us to examine how research can be conducted under the pressure of multiple - often contradictory - moral perspectives, and what the researcher can do to avoid becoming yet another unwitting agent in the course of events.
- Tantárgy tartalma
- Theoretical basics: The postmodern world and cultural relativism. Aggression and violence. Genocide as a legal and a social scientific concept. Political violence as genocide. Research, guilt, and moral obligation through classic examples: Anthropology in service of the Reich (1933-1945) War crimes Postcolonial genocide in Africa and Asia
- Számonkérés és értékelés
- Requirements: Attendance and Participation: Attendance at lectures is required. Active and engaged participation in class is critical to doing well in this course. Critical thinking is developed through the process of reading, writing and discussing concepts and theories with your fellow students and instructors, thus attendance and participation will account for 20% of your final grade.. Papers: (Short Paper 3-5 pages, and Final Paper 8-10 pages) Topics for this assignments will be announced in class during the semester. They will usually concern a topic or subject that was recently discussed or may ask you to integrate several different points of view from class. The Short Paper accounts for 30% of your final grade and the Final Paper will account for 50% of your final grade.
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Annihilating Difference. The Anthropology of Genocide. Ed. Alexander Laben Hinton. University of California Press, Berkeley–Los Angeles–London Genocide. Truth, Memory, and Representation. Eds. Alexander Laben Hinton–Kevin Lewis O`Neill. Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina The Oxford Handbook of Genocide Studies. Eds. Donald Bloxham–A. Dirk Moses. Oxford University Press, New York Renwick Monroe, Kristen 2010 Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide Stannard, David 1992 American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World