30213 Advanced Seminar

SoSe 15: Understanding Emotions in Transnational Contexts

Christian von Scheve

Information for students

Exam Term paper (3.000 words) or three essays (á 1.000 words)

Comments

Emotions are essential to human social life. They are inseparable from thinking and acting and are central to social interactions and social relationships. Past research in sociology, anthropology, and social psychology has comprehensively documented that emotions are, to a large extent, shaped by culture and social structures. This is to say that emotions (i.e., emotional experience, regulation, or expression) are, through learning and socialization, "fine-tuned" or "calibrated" towards prevalent culture-specific practices and expectations. This seminar attends to the question of what happens when a) actors change their social and cultural environments (e.g., because of transnational migration), or when b) borders between cultures are reconfigured or dissolve (e.g., through transnational media spaces). We will primarily discuss the emotional consequences of these developments in view of individual actors, social relationships, and social cohesion and integration. Students will learn key theories on the social and cultural construction of emotion, will become acquainted with studies on transnational migration and cultural change, and get to know different approaches to understand enculturation. close

Suggested reading

Svašek, M. (2012). Emotions and Human Mobility. Ethnographies of Movement. New York: Routledge. Brooks, A.; Simpson, R. (2013). Emotions in Transmigration. London: Palgrave. Thrift, N. (2007). Non-representational Theory: Space, Politics, Affect. New York: Routledge. close

11 Class schedule

Additional appointments

Mon, 2015-06-01 16:00 - 18:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Ihnestr.22/UG 5 Seminarraum (Ihnestr. 22)

Mon, 2015-07-06 16:00 - 18:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Ihnestr.22/UG 5 Seminarraum (Ihnestr. 22)

Regular appointments

Thu, 2015-04-16 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-04-23 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-04-30 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-05-07 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-05-21 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-05-28 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-06-11 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-06-18 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-06-25 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-07-02 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Thu, 2015-07-16 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian von Scheve

Location:
Garystr.55/302a Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

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