Political anthropology

Politična antropologija

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

prof. dr. Igor Lukšič

Lecturers:

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hočevar

Type:

Required

Language:

Slovenian

Semester:

First semester

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of Political Science - Studies of Politics and the State

Prerequisits:

Students are allowed to participate in the course provided that they have completed the enrolment procedure.

Objectives and competences

OBJECTIVES: To give students the knowledge for an informed insight into formation of cultural norms, biases and stereotypes about otherness; learning about heterogeneity, diversity and multiplicity of human affairs. The aim is to contribute to more inclusive and tolerant attitude towards otherness. COMPETENCES: Understanding irrationality and arbitrariness of political shall provide students with competences for critical reflection and reevaluation of an implicit context of differences and their implications.

Content (Syllabus outline)

Political anthropology is dealing with political mediation of human nature. At the beginning course is dedicated to presentation of development of the field and main concepts of the leading classics of traditions, starting with African Political Systems (1940). The core issue is political nature of the human being. Humanization of human being has always been mediated also through political forms. Politics was narrowed to public sphere through modern period and liberalism as dominant political doctrine. Political anthropology discovers and studies primal forms of political relations in modern democracies and stresses the meaning of rituals and other “uncivilized” mechanisms of constituting of political power. In this context course brings historical overview of the process of individuation of human being, which is realizing at the same time with his/her socialization. Themes as emotions, political socialization, race, gender, policy of human body, death, political identity, “big man” etc.

Intended learning outcomes:

Identifying differences and diversities without value judgments. Critical reflection provided by cross-political perspective. Broad knowledge about diversity.

Learning and teaching methods:

Lectures, 10 short essays, discussion on literature, seminar.

Assessment

Essays 50 % Oral exam 50 %

Obligatory literature

Additional literature