Ritual in Society

Mastervoorlichting 10 November 2016

Prof. dr. Herman Beck

Outline presentation

• General theme: ritual dynamics

• Curriculum: master

• Curriculum: premaster

• Career perspectives

• Practical matters

• ! Input of a student !

Ritual Studies

• Ritual dynamics: manifestation, context, meaning

• Theory & practices

• Multi-/interdisciplinary podium

• Ritual: king’s road for studying culture

• Contemporary, European perspective

• Ritual repertoires

• Ritual-sacred zones (religion, memorial culture,

leisure culture, art & culture, healing)

Nieuw programma in Tilburg

Ritual dynamics in current Europe

Topical issues:

• tradition and innovation/transformation

• public and private sphere

• Majority and minority

• (Super) diversity

• Identity and pluralism

Ritual: broad and open perspective:

• In public domain

• Collective and individual memorial culture

• Performative arts

• Leisure culture

Masterprogram

Masterprogram

Unit 1 Unit 2

Doing Ritual Studies: Mapping the Field

(6 ECTS)

Contested Ritual Space and Religious

Diversity

(6 ECTS)

Death, Ritual and Commemoration

(6 ECTS)

Research Skills: Ethnographic Research

(3 ECTS)

Choose one of the following courses:

Research Skills: Hermeneutical Research

of Discourse and Visual Images

(3 ECTS)

Or

Research Skills: Research Interview and

Narrative Analysis

(3 ECTS)

Choose one course:

F.i.

Cultural Diversity Management

(6 ECTS)

Masterprogram

Unit 3 Unit 4

Ritual, Performance and the Body

(6 ECTS)

Masterthesis

(15 ECTS)

Ritual and Tourism

(6 ECTS)

Research Skills: Ritual and

Entrepreneurship

(3 ECTS)

Premasterprogram 10 courses 60 ECTS

Unit 1 Unit 2

Cultural history I: the sources of Europe

(6 ECTS)

Cultural history II: Modern Europe

(6 ECTS)

Life writing, ritual and memory

(6 ECTS)

The ceremonial society

(6 ECTS)

Doing research 2.1

(6 ECTS):

Globalisation and religious diversity

(6 ECTS)

Language, culture and globalisation

(6 ECTS)

Doing Research 2.2

(6 ECTS)

Non-Western religions in Europe

(6 ECTS)

Media, globalisation and popular culture

(6 ECTS)

Premasterprogram: Een aanbod

Aanbod: gedurende premaster

alvast ritual studies gericht bezig

zijn

Docenten van RiS group zijn

bereid!

Samen teksten lezen

Work in progress bespreken

Coordinatie: Herman Beck

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Master/premaster program online

Course descriptions and info:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/master/ritual-in-society

You Tube: https://youtu.be/pLR5dGd3Hr0

Masterthesis (examples)

Eindeloos verdriet? Rouwrituelen als spiegel van de hedendaagse

Nederlandse cultuur (mourning rituals in Dutch culture)

Sinti bedevaart (Sinti pilgrimage)

Architectuur crematoria (Crematoria architecture)

Vgl. Research Group Ritual in Society: projects

Disaster ritual Musica sacra tussen kunst en ritueel

Modern pilgrim Prison ritual

Ritual in eldery homes Postponed monuments

Ritual repertoires in the suburb Leidsche Rijn Music & cremation

Hadj on Internet

Cyber ritual

On top: verbreding en verdieping

• Taalcursussen/language courses

• International Entrepreneurship Program

• Summer School

• Lectures Academic Forum

• Seminars etc. Research Group RiS

• Camino Academie

• Funeraire Academie

• Institute for Ritual and Liturgical Studies

Career perspectives

Career perspectives

Onderzoek/Research

• promovendus / PhD

• researcher

Journalism and culture sector

• culture policy expert / advisor

Career

Commercial sector

ritual advisor or expert

• congress or organisation office

• museum, memorial culture centres

• publisher, editor on field of ritual religion, ethics, culture

• tourism (religious and cultural travels)

• expert multicultural / multireligious HRM

• ‘ritueel begeleider’, funeral expert

• idem, rites de passage

Career perspectives

Martijn de Ruiter

Promovendus, Universiteit van Tilburg

Moniek IJzermans

Beleidsmedewerker diversiteit gemeente Tilburg

Marieke Boerefijn

Verslaggever voor radio en televisie, Omroep Brabant

Roel van Rijswijk

Adviseur Wijkgericht Werken gemeente Helmond

Some practical issues

Study trajectory

General study outline

• academic year : 4 units

• course 6 ects = 168 hours (incl. courses)

• total study input: ca. 40h a week

Partime trajectory

• fulltime and parttime programme are the same.

• organize your own tempo and programme in contact with your study

advisor

Coda

For general information:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/studiegids

For specific questions:

Studieadviseur Cathy de Waele

013-466 2579 / 2580

Questions?

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