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HIF-3620: Representations and self-representations Vekting
10 studiepoeng | Mål
Students will learn about different ways in which the indigenous peoples represent themselves through their oral tradition, religion, writing, handicrafts and arts. Students will be encouraged to compare the ways of indigenous peoples'' self-presentation with that of the others'' representation of the indigenous peoples. Students will be introduced to the history and practices of the museum representations through lectures and visits to museum exhibits. | Innhold
The course takes as its point of departure the ways in which indigenous peoples, have represented themselves through myths, stories, songs, religious beliefs, handicraft and art. Further the course will focus on oral history and storytelling as a source for contemporary indigenous peoples'' literature. Sami literature and literature of other indigenous peoples will be introduced in the historical and comparative perspectives, and in connection with indigenous identity. Presentation of the indigenous peoples'' literature will focus on Sami and Native American writing. Traditional Sami handicrafts and modern art will be discussed in the framework of the Sami and indigenous visual culture from the point of view of the history of arts and Sami Studies. Further the course will focus on the ways in which others have represented indigenous peoples in museums, media and other forms of popular mediation. Special attention will be put on the politics of representation in different countries where the indigenous peoples live. | Undervisning
Undervisningsspråk: Engelsk
Formelle forkunnskapskrav: Studenter som tar HIF-3620 som enkeltemne, må på forhånd ha bachelorgrad eller tilsvarende i humanistiske, samfunnsvitenskapelige eller juridiske fag. Emnet kan søkes innpasset i ulike disiplinære mastergrader.
Emnet tilbys i vårsemesteret.Undervisningen omfatter forelesninger og seminarer, pluss individuell veiledning, prosjektarbeid, skriving og evaluering. Det tilbys i alt 34 timer undervisning, som inkluderer 12 timer fra samisk, 10 timer fra engelsk, 6 timer fra kunstvitenskap og 6 timer fra Tromsø Museum. I løpet av semesteret skal studenten gjøre en muntlig presentasjon og skrive en hjemmeoppgave. The course is divided into a few sub-courses, such as follows:
- Sami world view as expressed through myths, stories, songs and religious beliefs
- Contemporary Sami literature
- Indigenous Literature in comparative perspective with emphasis on Native American Literature
- Comparative introduction to Indigenous Visual Culture
- The duodji - traditional Sami handicrafts and modern art in the Sami society: past and present
- Perspectives on how museums constitute themselves as communicative actors and brokers of indigenous peoples and indigenousness
- The representation of indigenous cultures in media and other forms of popular mediation.
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Hjemmeoppgave og en muntlig prøve
1) One oral presentation, week 11 (on 8 March and 10 March). Students will be informed about the topics for the oral presentation at the beginning of the course. The oral presentation lasts for 15 min. + 15 min. for discussion.
2) One week home exam (essay, max. 10 pages), due on 22 March.
Vurderingsuttrykk:
Bestått/ikke bestått for the oral presentation, and mark (bokstavkarakter) for the essay. | Eksamenssemester
Vår |
| Forelesning og seminar. | Ansvarlig for kurset: Jelena Porsanger. Muntlig presentasjon 1. og 3. mars. Innlevering av essay 15.03.
Undervisning i ukene 3-10.
Første fremmøte: Mandag 12.01. kl. 1015 rom Aud. Nedre Lysthus
Uke 3 og 4 kl. 1015-1400. Uke 9 kl. 0915-1400.
Mandag 10:15 til 12:00
Aud., Nedre lysthus Nedre lysthus
Uke 3 kl. 1215-1600.
Onsdag 12:15 til 14:00
Aud. E 0101 SV-fak. og HUM-fak. bygget
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