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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| hele jaar | verplicht | THMMENTOR | MA mentorship | Engels | |||
| semester I a | verplicht | THMMRE5 | Materiële Religie | Engels | 5 | variabel | |
| verplicht | THM-RH5 | Regional Heritage | Engels | 5 | |||
| verplicht | THM-UOPE5 | The Uses of the Past | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | THMRMSE5 | Research Methods | Engels | 5 | variabel | |
| keuzegroep A | THM-HOD | Heritage of Death | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| keuzegroep A | THM-MR5 | Museums and Religion | Engels | 5 | |||
| keuzegroep A | THM-NSR5 | National Socialism and Religion | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| keuzegroep A | THMRRATE5 | Reception and Re-Use of Aut. Texts | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | THMSTAGE10 | Stage Master THRS | Engels en Nederlands | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | THMTS | Thesis Seminar THRS | Engels | variabel | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | THMTHRSS20 | Masterthesis | Engels en Nederlands | 20 | ||
| Opmerkingen | Keuzemodulen Sem 1a: 1 uit 3 | ||||||
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| 2 | MA mentorship | THMMENTOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MA mentors support the first year MA students in their studies by arranging mentor meetings. The meetings are not mandatory, but we do encourage all MA students to attend these meetings. During the mentor meetings you can ask all your questions regarding studying at our faculty and living in Groningen. Also, every mentor meeting has its own theme/topic. Check the planning below to see when which theme is discussed in the mentor meetings. Check the schedule of your master’s degree track to see when exactly the mentor meetings are scheduled. › September This meeting in September will focus on the start of your study. Did you have a good start of their study? Do you have a clear overview of your course programme and the of the upcoming exams. If you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors. › October The meeting in October will focus on the placement. Have you already started searching for one? Where can you find suitable placements and what does the process of searching for a placement and finding a placement look like? If you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors. › November The meeting in November will focus on the thesis. If you have questions about how to start writing your thesis, finding the right assessor, setting up a thesis contract you can ask them during this meeting. If you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors. › January During the mentor meeting of January you will take a look ahead to the next semester. Have you found a placement and maybe already made a start with writing your thesis? Again, if you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Masterthesis | THMTHRSS20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | Materiële Religie | THMMRE5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “Materiality mediates belief … material objects and practices both enable it and enact it.” (Morgan 2010) Wat kunnen dingen en hun gebruik ons leren over religie? Dit vak richt zich op religieuze voorwerpen – en dan niet slechts als ‘rekwisieten van een religieuze levenswijze’ maar als belangwekkende voorwerpen op zich. Door ook materiaal uit Zuid-Azië te gebruiken stelt de module ter discussie de Westerse aanname dat geloof (beschouwd als een innerlijke instemming met bepaalde fundamentele stellingen) voorafgaat aan de voorwerpen, ruimten en gebruiken die gelovigen maken, gebruiken en aanpassen. In dit vak wordt de vraag gesteld hoe gelovigen en hun objecten verwikkeld zijn in dialectische afhankelijkheidsrelaties en wordt onderzocht wat deze verstrengeling betekent voor het begrip van religie en de huidige stand van zaken van religieus erfgoed. Dit vak bestaat uit 1) het kritisch lezen van diverse theoretische uiteenzettingen over de relatie tussen mensen en dingen, 2) grondige bestudering tijdens de colleges en in individuele onderzoeksprojecten van een aantal illustratieve religieuze voorwerpen, ruimten en gebruiken, 4) grondige lezing van en reflectie op illustratieve middeleeuwse theologische teksten waarin religieuze voorwerpen, gebaren en ruimten geïnterpreteerd worden en waarin getracht wordt de rol van materie bij de verlossing van de mens te begrijpen, 5) een excursie en 6) de voorbereiding van een gezamenlijke virtuele tentoonstelling. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Museums and Religion | THM-MR5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Musea en religie hebben een complexe relatie. Aan de ene kant werden enkele van 's werelds belangrijkste museumcollecties gecreëerd door de revolutionaire vernietiging of koloniale plundering van heilige plaatsen en religieuze gemeenschappen. Aan de andere kant zijn religieuze groepen zelf zowel in het verleden als vandaag actief in het tonen van hun heilige, historische en artistieke schatten om aspecten van hun identiteit uit te drukken en om bezoekers aan te trekken. Musea zijn opzettelijk gebouwt als "tempels" van lokale, nationale of wereldculturen; tegelijkertijd zijn tempels gemusealiseerd. Deze cursus biedt een inleiding tot de geschiedenis van de ambigue relatie tussen musea en religie. We zullen fundamentele concepten en benaderingen leren op het gebied van museumstudies, in het bijzonder voor zover deze van toepassing zijn op religieuze objecten, ruimtes en praktijken. In een groepproject zullen we deze theorieën creatief toepassen op een concrete lokale casestudy, waarvoor we een displayvoorstel zullen doen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | National Socialism and Religion | THM-NSR5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course examines the complex interactions of National Socialism with Christianity and religion more generally. We will explore whether the Nazis were pro- or anti-Christian, how the churches responded to the National Socialist movement and ideology, and the role of religion in antisemitism and the Holocaust. We then turn to the period after 1945 to examine how Germans dealt with the heritage of violence in the new postwar German states. Students will examine how this difficult heritage was treated by the major churches and emerged in important debates over social issues in the 1960s. Finally, students will examine how the Holocaust has been sacralized through historical monuments in Germany since reunification. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Reception and Re-Use of Aut. Texts | THMRRATE5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This module explores the reception history of the Bible and other authoritative texts. Major themes include the processes through which ancient stories and concepts were incorporated into scripture, as well as their interpretations in varying historical, political, and sociocultural conditions. In the introductory sessions we reflect on basic questions regarding reception history. Then we look at the reception and interpretation of texts and traditions in a range of sources, especially in the Bible itself, and in early Jewish literature of the Second Temple period. Using specific examples drawn from themes (e.g. creation, the flood, eschatology) and figures (e.g. Abraham, Moses) found in these sources, we compare interpretations of authoritative texts in these individual traditions. How have religious or political authorities used these authoritative texts? What challenges arise when a narrative found in one source is re-used in another source, or by another tradition? The sessions conclude with a general hermeneutical reflection on the reception of authoritative texts in ancient times, preparing students for critical engagement with the contemporary use of authoritative texts in religious or political circles. Assessment: Self-study, assignments, presentations, paper. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Research Methods | THMRMSE5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The module will provide students with methods and skills, both theoretical and practical, to address heritage from a multidisciplinary perspective. Different clinics will be devoted to advance historic methods, theories of aesthetics, studies in material culture, digital humanities, discourse analysis and interview techniques; clinics will be led by different lecturers, experts who will speak on the base of their experiences as researchers, and of the challenges they met in the research process. This course aims to guide students as they prepare for their individual projects in the second semester (i.e. the thesis and the internship). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Stage Master THRS | THMSTAGE10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11 | The Uses of the Past | THM-UOPE5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this course, students will learn how historical research can be presented to a wide audience in various different contexts, such as museum exhibitions, or by means of documentaries and other media. An important part of the seminar is the reflection on and evaluation of existing documentaries, museums and exhibitions. Furthermore, under the guidance of lecturers and guest lecturers, students will learn how to improve their audience-oriented writing skills and to create appealing “storylines” based on rigorous historical research of textual, audio-visual and material traces of the past. Individually and in groups, students will explore various interactive ways to present the storylines for an exhibition or documentary. The latter can take the shape of, for instance, a podcast or video essay. Besides these more practical aspects, this seminar will also revolve around the theme “contested heritage”, with the current “new” iconoclasm, directed towards statues of controversial historical figures, as the prime example. This particular case study will allow for critical reflection on the ideological, political, economic, and scholarly ramifications of contested history, as well as the role public historians can play in these complex dynamics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | Thesis Seminar THRS | THMTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| During the seminar meetings, students will discuss and practice specific aspects of the writing, planning and researching process involved in producing a thesis on a master level. Through peer-review, each student will benefit from regular feedback. Methodologies to be discussed and practised include interviewing, observation, discourse analysis and statistical analysis. We will also discuss aspects of thesis planning and writing such as how to write a literature review, how to prepare for an interview, how to find participants, how to analyse interviews, how to write introductions and conclusions etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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