- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Ethnographic Fieldwork at Borderlands (Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan-ZIP 3600-IR-EFB-OG
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.
Type of course
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 criteria
- Attendance control
- Active participation
- Final essay
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.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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