Anthropology and Humanitarian Action

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Course ID:	3102-FAHA
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.7 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Anthropology and Humanitarian Action
Name in Polish:	Anthropology and Humanitarian Action
Organizational unit:	Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Moduł L2: Antropologia globalizującego się świata i mobilności (in Polish) Przedmioty etnograficzne do wyboru Courses in foreign languages
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	optional courses
Short description:	Through a mix of classic and more recent texts, this course explores the anthropology of humanitarian action as well as the prospects for using anthropology in humanitarian action.
Full description:	What are the cultural contexts, political and economic entanglements, and ethical dilemmas of humanitarian aid? What might be its unintended or unexamined effects? And what can an anthropological perspective contribute to addressing these questions? Through a mix of classic and more recent texts, this course explores the anthropology of humanitarian action as well as the prospects for using anthropology in humanitarian action. It covers topics that range from cultural relativism to structural violence; emergency intervention to international development; and forced migration to the global governance of health and disease. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical approach to the uses and abuses of ‘culture’, and to engage in an enquiry into the complexities of ‘doing good’.
Bibliography:	see the current semester syllabus
Learning outcomes:	The student learns about anthropological approaches to the issues of humanitarianism and humanitarian aid, as well as the possibilities of practical application of knowledge and research methods of anthropology in humanitarian activities. In addition, the student is able to develop critical reflection on the political contexts and implications of humanitarianism and 'development aid'.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Main: Written essay on a freely chosen topic relevant to the course (max. 3,000 words, details TBA); Additional: Oral presentation; attendance; class activity.

This course is not currently offered.

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