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43415-01 - Seminar: Ethnography of Uganda (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2016 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Fiona Siegenthaler (fiona.siegenthaler@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Even though Uganda is one of the smaller countries in Africa, it is rich in terms of cultural diversity. With more than 30 ethnic groups it features an array of languages, religions, aesthetic practices and social and political traditions. As with most African countries, the national borders do not reflect the long history of connection, migration and shared identities with societies living in the neighboring states, the region and even beyond the Indian Ocean. Political unrest and civil war however also have left their marks on Uganda’s contemporary society and often are explained as results of ethnic rivalries and incomplete de-colonization. In the Seminar, we will read older and recent ethnographies of Uganda. With selected case examples, we will look more closely at ethnographic aspects such as political systems, music, youth, language, pastoralism, or urban life earlier in history and today, and we will ask how they contribute to contemporary understandings of ethnicity. |
| Lernziele | - The students are able to name major ethnic groups in Uganda and describe their cultural particularities. - The students are familiar with the history of Uganda in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times and can relate aspects of social and cultural change to the historical and regional context. - The students are able to critically conceptualize ethnicity as both, a theoretical concept and part of social practice and politics. |
| Literatur | Hansen, Holger Bernt; Twaddle, Michael, eds. (1988): Uganda now. Between decay & development. London, Athens: J. Currey and Ohio University Press. Mutibwa, Phares Mukasa (1992): Uganda since independence. A story of unfulfilled hopes. Trenton: Africa World Press. Mutibwa, Phares Mukasa (2008): The Buganda factor in Uganda politics. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. Otiso, Kefa M. (2006): Culture and customs in Uganda. Westport: Greenwood Press. Weichs, Raphaela von (2013): Die Rückkehr der Könige von Uganda. Politische Kultur und Moderne in Afrika. Bielefeld: Transcript. |
| Weblink | https://ethnologie.unibas.ch/studies/cou |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 30 Personen beschränkt. Die Plätze werden nach Anmeldedatum und Studienfachzugehörigkeit vergeben. Vorrang haben die Studierenden der unter "Module" aufgelisteten Studienfächer/-gänge. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Anmelden: Belegen |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Basics: Social Anthropology (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Ethnographie (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Ethnographien (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) Modul Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Regionalthemen der Ethnologie (Master Studienfach: Ethnologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Social Anthropology (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Theory and General Anthropology (Master Studienfach: Anthropology) Modul Wissenschaftliche Vertiefung (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Wissenschaftliche Vertiefung in der Ethnologie: Ethnographien (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | All Students are expected to attend the seminar on a regular basis and to make an active oral contribution with handout which will be defined at the first meeting. Students who intend to write a seminar thesis are required to contact the lecturer as soon as possible before the beginning of the semester. The list of topics is accessible on ADAM in the beginning of February. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Ethnologie |