Ethnographic Fieldwork at Borderlands (Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan-ZIP

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Course ID:	3600-IR-EFB-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Ethnographic Fieldwork at Borderlands (Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan-ZIP
Name in Polish:	Ethnographic Fieldwork at Borderlands (Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan)-ZIP
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses in the social sciences
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:	general courses
Short description:	The classes are devoted to ethnographic fieldwork and anthropological research in the borderlands.
Full description:	The main aim of the class is to introduce the students with the phenomenon of doing ethnographic fieldwork and its methodology at borderlands, based on a personal experience and empirical data obtained during a decade long field research at the bordering areas of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Classes are offered as part of the Integrated Action Program for the Development of the University of Warsaw, co-financed from the European Social Fund under POWER 3.5.
Bibliography:	Barth, Fredrik, Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Culture Difference, Boston, 1969. Bosworth, Clifford, E., “The Sarhadd Region of Persian Baluchistan”, Studia Iranica, vol. 31, pp. 79-102. A Companion to Border Studies, ed. Thomas M. Wilson and Hastings Donnan, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: - has basic knowledge of the place and importance of Iranian and Oriental studies in the humanities and their specificity in relation to the subject and methodology K_W01 - has organized general knowledge (including terminology, theory and selected methodology) in the scope of ethnographical and anthropological studies K_W02 - can name and characterize basic cultural phenomena of Sarhhad K_W10 - has basic but organized knowledge of natural, geopolitical and economic environment and their importance for the historical and contemporary situation of Sarhhad K_W11 - is aware of the linguistic variety and its influence on the cultural and political situation of the world K_W14 - demonstrates basic grasp of contemporary cultural life of the Sarhhad K_W16 Skills: - is able to use basic terms concerning ethographic research K_U03 - can appropriately place the Sarhhad territory in the context of circumstances pertinent to natural, geopolitical and economic environment K_W05. - can analyze most important phenomena/trends of Sarhhad K_U08 Social competences: - understands the need of lifelong learning K_K01 - is aware of the cultural diversity and its religious, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding of the modern world K_K05 - recognizes the need for intercultural dialogue K_K06 - is aware of significance the other cultures have for the culture of the world K_W07
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	- Attendance control - Active participation - Final essay

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