Environmental Humanities IV – Fieldwork nature/culture environments
The course aims to allow students to try out different methods of fieldwork in natural and cultural environments. This knowledge is based on the more-than-human perspective of environmental humanities and explores different kinds of care and sustainability ethics and analyses in this field. These include methodological skills in integrated natural/cultural environment inventory and analysis. Students are also introduced to fieldwork techniques that focus on interview work, as well as exploration with artistic methods. The course provides advanced skills and abilities for future working life. The students will critically, independently and creatively identify and formulate questions in the fieldwork. This involves planning inventory and reporting tasks in the field of sustainability, as well as carrying out qualified fieldwork tasks under supervision. The students will evaluate each other's work. If necessary, the fieldwork is linked to the problems that will later be addressed in the thesis.
The work is based on in-depth discussions of the concept of natural and cultural environments and links it to a broader discussion of ecologies, as well as taking a look at contemporary theoretical and methodological discussions in several thematic seminars and lectures.
Due to its focus, the course is useful for many professions working with society's sustainability challenges. The content provides tools for carrying out fieldwork based on environmental humanities, especially with regard to nature and cultural environment care.
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Course structure
Teaching format
Teaching is in the form of lectures/seminars, as well as study visits and excursions. Some online teaching may occur. Some of these teaching elements are compulsory and can be supplemented in case of absence, with a written assignment.
Teaching is in English. For more detailed information, please refer to the course description. The course description is available no later than one month before the start of the course.
Learning outcomes
To pass, the student must be able to
In terms of knowledge and understanding:
• Be able to account for different environmental humanistic field methods and acquire knowledge about how they can be applied in nature and cultural environment management.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of different types of care and sustainability ethics that are relevant to natural and cultural environment management.
• Be able to account for how decisions in natural and cultural environment management can affect the possibilities of life for future generations.In terms of skills and abilities:
• Critically, independently and creatively identify and formulate questions for fieldwork.
• Plan qualified tasks in natural and cultural environment inventory with adequate methods carry out field tasks within given time frames.
• To carry out limited fieldwork
• To co-operate with different groups and/or representatives of the surrounding community.In terms of judgement and approach:
• Make judgements about scientific, societal and ethical aspects of the design and implementation of the fieldwork.
• To evaluate own and others' fieldworkAssessment
The course is examined through written assignments before seminars and in the form of a final assignment presented at a seminar.
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Contact
Student affairs office
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By appointment.
Study councellor and student affairs office
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By appointment Monday-Thursday
