Admission requirements
Participation in the Honours College Track Archaeology.
Description
This new orientation seminar, titled Archaeology and Society: Current Issues, introduces the main theme of the track by exploring the multifaceted aspects of archaeological research, as well as the relevance of societal outreach.
Each lecture focuses on a specific current issue, such as politics and science, heritage threats and sustainability. Through several guest speakers you get to engage with experts from around the world and discuss applied methods, possible solutions, and the long-term relevance of knowledge sharing. Main attention is paid to research projects and societal programs in Central Asia and East Africa.
Course set-up
The course consists of 7 double lectures.
All details and readings will be announced in the official course syllabus, which is provided for students at the very start of the course.
Course objectives
You will acquire basic skills and knowledge germane to handling tribal art items both in museum settings and in the context of cultural property issues;
You will better understand how such items reflect traditional Oceanic and African cosmologies and rituals;
You will try out a cultural studies-cum-ethnography approach to dealings with 'tribal art' in western settings against the background of imperialism and post-coloniality.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in MyTimetable.
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Mode of instruction
Interactive lectures, including handling a number of authentic examples of indigenous ritual art;
Weekly assignments, comprising posting your comments on each week’s readings to Brightspace.
Course load
6 three-hour meetings (1,5 ec);
1 three-hour museum visit with assignment;
500 pages of literature (3,5 ec).
Assessment method
Exam is an Essay (60%);
Weekly assignments via Brightspace (40%).
Assessment deadlines
The deadlines for submission of the final assignment are announced in the course outline (which will be sent to participating students 2 weeks before the start of the seminar, to be found on Brightspace).
The deadline for the first version of the poster is usually 2 weeks after the end of the seminar.
Deadlines for the weekly assignments will be posted on Brightspace.
Reading list
All details and readings will be announced in the official course syllabus, which is provided for students at the very start of the course.
Registration
Enroll in the Brightspace module.
Contact
For more information about this course, please contact dr. M.E.J.J. (Marike) van Aerde.
Remarks
Compulsory attendance. You are allowed to miss one meeting, but will have to compensate with a paper (approximately 500-600 words) on the subject matter you missed.