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HIS-2002 The Sami Nation. Indigenous people, ethnic minorities and the multi-cultural society - 10 stp
The course is administrated by
Institutt for arkeologi, historie, religionsvitenskap og teologi
Type of course
This is an optional course in the Bachelor's program in History. Offered primarily to foreign students with an interest in Sami peoples, Northern area studies and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples in relation to the growth of the 19th and 20th Century Nation state.
Course overlap
HIS-1023 Indigenous Peoples and National Minorities in the North. Sami and Kven History after 1750 6 ects
Course contents
The course is an introduction to the history of the Sami peoples, and it will start with theoretical aspects of the discipline of history of ethnic groups in general as well as indigenous peoples specifically. It continues with theoretical and empirical focus of ethnic processes in northern Fennoscandia during the prehistoric times and Middle Ages, including the history of Sami reindeer management. It then goes on to the states` minority policies in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, including the development of land rights and resource management systems. The course ends by focusing on the development of indigenous and other ethnic groups` revival movements in northern Fennoscandia and Russia.
Admission requirements
Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse).
Admission code: 9199 - singular course at undergraduate level.
Objective of the course
The students will obtain the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The candidate
- has knowledge of important topics, theories and definitions within the area of research on ethnicity
- has knowledge about the complex relationship between indigenous people, national minorities, majority population and the nation-states
- is familiar with the history of the Sami peoples of Fennoscandia and Russia from ancient times until today
Skills
The candidate
- can apply a critical view of the human past by using academic knowledge and relevant theories
- can reflect and problematize the categories minority, indigenous people and ethnicity in different historical contexts
- masters relevant and well-known historical research tools, techniques and styles and can reflect on his/her own academic practice
Language of instruction
English
Teaching methods
To achieve the central learning targets, the course will have multiple teaching approaches; lectures, discussions, video shows and collective and individual guidance.
All courses will be evaluated once during the period of the study program. The study program manager decides which courses will be evaluated by students and teacher each year.