Current Courses

Barmherzigkeit, Humanitarismus, Solidarität

Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heike Drotbohm
Shortname: Humanitarismus
Course No.: 07.798.287
Course Type: Seminar

Contents

Charity, humanitarianism, solidarity – anthropology and cycles of aid
That people care about those who cannot take care of themselves is probably as old as humanity itself. At the same time, attitudes and actions around the world differ, as do the moral, political and legal frameworks that initiate or legitimize practices of care. Terms such as charity, philanthropy, humanitarian aid, or solidarity are useful for distinguishing the actions of the nun, who takes care of leprosy patients on the verge of Calcutta, from those of the medicins sans frontières who care for the sick in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The non-paid work of the volunteer working in a Finnish orphanage is different from that of the pensioner who works in a soup kitchen in Lisbon for the homeless, or the squatter in São Paolo, who take in refugees. The donations mobilized during the advent season are different from those of the New Delhi Muslims or the celebrities who gather at a fundraising party in Miami. In this seminar, we will examine these and other aid practices through relevant ethnographies, generally in English language, and discuss the extent to which the interplay of moral perceptions, social relationships, technologies, markets, and public institutions is varies.

Dates

Date (Day of the week) Time Location
04/17/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
04/24/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
05/08/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
05/15/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
05/22/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
05/29/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
06/05/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
06/12/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
06/19/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
06/26/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
07/03/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude
07/10/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 691 Kleiner Übungsraum
1111 - Hauptgebäude