Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Introduction to Multispecies Ethnography
Course Code
KSK_243
Branch of Science
Social Anthropology; Sociology and social work
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Social Anthropology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Agnese Bankovska
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The objective of the course is to introduce students to contemporary research debates on multispecies ethnography in social anthropology and related disciplines.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge of anthropology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students gain knowledge of the most important and up-to-date theories concerning the relationship between humans and nature; get acquainted with the key concepts and topics in contemporary anthropology that focus on multispecies perspectives.
Skills
1.Students acquire and deepen skills in analysing and comparing theoretical texts, as well as in presenting their views orally and in writing, drawing on both newly acquired theoretical knowledge and empirical observation.
Competences
1.Ability to critically evaluate the theoretical and empirical material covered in the study course, use it to interpret and analyse other theoretical and empirical material, and apply it to practical problem solving and research.
Assessment
Individual work
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Students must study the required readings independently and prepare the required papers and oral presentations. The specific objectives are updated annually and described on the e-learning platform.
To assess the overall quality of the study course, the student must complete the course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Active participation in classes.
Written final paper.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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2
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Derrida and Deleuze: From Human to Common Becoming
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Derrida and Deleuze: From Human to Common Becoming
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An Organism in Its Environment: Bateson and the Idea of ‘Mind’
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An Organism in Its Environment: Bateson and the Idea of ‘Mind’
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Animals in Anthropology: Eating, Thinking and Living Together
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Animals in Anthropology: Eating, Thinking and Living Together
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The Ant and the Spider: Methodological Approaches to Multispecies Networks
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The Ant and the Spider: Methodological Approaches to Multispecies Networks
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The Decolonisation of Nature
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The Decolonisation of Nature
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Rethinking Species
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Rethinking Species
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem
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Kirksey, Eben. 2015. Emergent ecologies.
3.
Wanderer, Emily. 2020. The Life of a Pest: An Ethnography of Biological Invasion in Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press.