Course content
The aims of the course are for the student to identify and explore a context in which materiality is significant for their doctoral research, and to produce a publishable research article on this topic. The course takes the form of a workshop to which a pair of internationally recognised researchers will be invited as mentors and as a sounding board.
The invited researchers will be assigned one or more students in advance of the workshop so that they can discuss the individual projects together. During the workshop each participant will present their research and their individual project. The course ends with the student developing their project as a publishable article with guidance from the teachers.
Learning outcomes
For a grade pass on the course, students should be able to:
- identify a research problem in which materiality plays a significant role, plus critically and constructively analyse a number of intersections in different socio-material relations
- give an oral presentation of this research in an international context and formulate their work as an academic article
Practical information
The course requires completion of all assignments, including the written assignments and questions in advance of each course session.
The course is examined through oral presentation of a material context relevant to the student’s thesis topic, active participation in the workshop, and completion of an academic article on the topic of the project.
Teaching activities include lectures, seminars, and supervisions.
Period: Spring semester 2019
Language of instruction: English
Course director: lecturer Alison Klevnäs
Theme coordinator: Alison Klevnäs
Course title in Swedish: Workshop: Människa och materialitet
The course is offered by the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Aesthetics
The course is part of the theme Människa och materialitet / Materiality and the Human
