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18725-01 - Kurs: Introduction into the Ethnography of Central Africa (4 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2020 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Till Förster (till.foerster@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | During colonial times, Central Africa was closely associated with the vast region of the Congo basin, covered by apparently impenetrable, "virgin" rain forest. Moreover, Central Africa was Josef Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" - that part of the continent which seemed to be least touched by Western civilisation and culture, and at the same time the region where modernity developed into its most violent variety. However, it was also a region where André Gide compared the squares of the towns to the Piazza Navona in Rome. The subject of this regional course is present-day Central Africa. The first part is dedicated to the natural habitat and the history of ethnographic writing on this part of the continent. The course then addresses general questions of social organisation. The main issue here are some general problems and questions that arose during the ethnographic encounter with central African societies. The second part of the course covers the ethnographic work on particular central African societies. It starts in Western Cameroon, then goes through southern Chad and the Central African Republic, the great lake region in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, the central Congo basin, the lower Guinea coast with Gabon, and ends in northern Angola and Zambia. |
| Lernziele | Knowledge of current ethnographic debates on Central Africa. |
| Literatur | - Grinker, Richard / Steiner, Christopher (eds.), Perspectives on Africa. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997. - Vansina, Jan, Paths in the Rainforests. London: Currey, 1990. A script, including bibliographies, will be accessible on ADAM. |
| Bemerkungen | Teaching and communication in the course will be in English, but you may also ask questions in German or French. They will be translated into English, and the answers will also be in English. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | General prerequisites: A knowledge of basic social science is required. Particular prerequisites in Social Anthropology: none. In African Studies: none. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Keine Anmeldung erforderlich. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot fakultativ |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Basics: Social Anthropology (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Einführung in die Ethnographie einer Grossregion (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) Modul: Fachkompetenz Globaler Wandel (Master Studienfach: Geographie) Modul: Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2018)) |
| Prüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | A test based on a multiple choice questionnaire will be written on Thursday, December 17, 2020. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | eine Wiederholung, Wiederholung zählt |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Ethnologie |