Lectures give an overview of theories, discourses, and historical developments. They contextualize the readings in the course syllabus and thus facilitate critical engagement. Students are encouraged to discuss concepts, definitions, and categorizations in the lectures. This analytic approach to existing research is deepened and applied in the exercises through e.g. discussions of example, formulations and evaluations of alternative concepts. These predominantly oral forms of engagement with the subject matter are direct preparations for the mandatory hand-ins, which successively test the learning progress through tasks that require the application of core competencies. 

The course will be assessed and graded based on a term paper. As the paper is the sole basis for grading, it cannot be done in groups. The topic is chosen by the student (in consultation with course manager and TAs) based on the course content, i.e. it must relate thematically to at least one of the topics covered in class and incorporate at least one of the texts on the reading list. The term paper has to be academic in style, approach, and execution, and include both a bibliography and a ludography (preferably in APA style). The length should be roughly (+/-10%) 11 standard pages or 28.000 characters including spaces.