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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2007 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Till Förster (till.foerster@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | bilad-as-sudan-»Land of the black« was the name that Arab traders from North Africa gave to the savannah regions south of the Sahara. It extends across Africa from Senegal in the West to the fringes of the Ethiopian highlands in the East. Because of more regular rainfalls, the Sudan region is more suitable to farming than the steppes of the Sahel bordering the Sahara desert. The Western part of the Sudan region roughly covers the northern parts of Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and the central or southern parts of Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and the South-West of Niger. This region has a long history. It was here that the first medieval empires of Sub-Saharan Africa emerged at the end of the first millennium AD, and it was also a region of extraordinary cultural and artistic creativity. More recently, however, the region became better known for the increasingly precarious conditions of livelihood that its population has to cope with. This seminar addresses major questions of research. It starts with the history of the old Ghana and Mali empires and introduces the students to the continuities of everyday life and the social change that transformed the region since the establishment of colonial rule at the end of the 19th century. |
| Lernziele | Overview on the societies of the Western Sudan region, with regard to major issues of research: history, environmental conditions, economic and social organization and culture. |
| Literatur | Amselle, Jean-Loup / M'Bokolo, Elikia (eds.), Au coeur de l'ethnie : ethnies, tribalisme et état en Afrique. Paris: Ed. La Decouverte, 1985 [rethinks the concept of ethnicity, important case studies from the Sudan region]. Fortes, Meyer, The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi. London: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1945. -, The web of kinship among the Tallensi. London: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1949 [both classics in British social anthropology]. Griuale, Marcel, Dieu d'eau. Paris: Fayard 21966 [an extraordinary document of French anthropology]. Krings, Thomas, Sahelländer : Mauretanien, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2006 [has many contributions of the Sudan region within the countries cited in the title]. Levtzion, Nehemia, Ancient Ghana and Mali. New York: Africana Pub., 1980 [a brilliant introduction to the history of the two medieval empires]. Person, Yves, Samori: une revolution Dioula. 3 vols. Dakar: IFAN, 19681975 [comprehensive history of the last Manding emperor]. |
| Bemerkungen | A passive knowledge of French is required as much of the literature will be in French. Papers may be written in German, English or French. |
| Weblink | http://www.unibas-ethno.ch/studium/lehrv |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Studierende im BA erst ab 5. Semester |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Compléments de connaissance en histoire, culture et societé (Master Studiengang: Etudes françaises et francophones) Modul Ethnographie (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master European Studies) Modul Regionalthemen der Ethnologie (Master Studienfach: Ethnologie) Modul Social Anthropology (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Wissenschaftliche Vertiefung (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Ethnologisches Seminar |