Seminar: MA: Psychological Anthropology on the Move - Details

Seminar: MA: Psychological Anthropology on the Move - Details

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Course name Seminar: MA: Psychological Anthropology on the Move
Course number MA_PA
Semester WiSe 2025/26
Current number of participants 28
Home institute Ethnologie/Kulturvergleichende Soziologie
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date Tuesday, 13.01.2026 12:00 - 14:00, Room: (Seminar für Ethnologie/Seminarraum)
Lehrsprache(n) Englisch
SWS 2

Rooms and times

(Seminar für Ethnologie/Seminarraum)
Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (13x)

Fields of study

Module assignments

Comment/Description

Psychological Anthropology, a strand in social and cultural anthropology which – very broadly speaking – examines the interlinkages between society and the human psyche, has been on the move in recent years. It always sought to counterbalance universalist (psycholo-gical and psychiatric) approaches to experience, subjectivity, and vulnerability by using eth-nographic detail and particularity to deconstruct related hegemonial paradigms. In line with a general shift in our discipline towards more public/engaged forms of interaction with society, however, contemporary psychological anthropologists now commonly envisage their research on the basis of a much stronger social and political commitment. This course invites students to learn about and discuss some of the innovations in the field of psychologi-cal anthropology through shared readings as well as conversations with colleagues from this field, who will be invited to the class to share their experiences with us as engaged resear-chers across various disciplines and different societal publics.
Literaturempfehlung: Lester, R. (ed.) 2024. Innovations in Psychological Anthropology. New York & London: Routledge.
Modulleistung: Will be announced at the first session.