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64258-01 - Übung: Narrating Zambia’s History – Namwali Serpell’s "The Old Drift" (2 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Julia Tischler (julia.tischler@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This block course uses Namwali Serpell’s celebrated novel The Old Drift as a way to explore the history and historiography of Zambia in central-southern Africa. Serpell’s narration of several generations of three Zambian families, centrally revolving around maternal figures, offers a wealth of insights into Zambia’s colonial and postcolonial history. At the same time a historical novel and science fiction, the novel engages with key events and themes of Zambia’s past, present, and future, including colonization, matters of race and gender, decolonization, and climate change. Juxtaposing Serpell’s interpretations with historical literature on selected events, we explore the blurred lines between fiction and history. Thus, the course is not only an exercise to study the narratives of an African nation, but also interrogates our notion of history as a scientific discipline itself. A first online session introduces the novel and some of its historical background. We will then assign themes that students are to explore in detail in the course of the semester. There will be at least one consultation (online) towards the middle of the semester to check in on students’ progress with their individual themes. During our block session in June, students will present their research to each other. Dates: Online block on Monday, 14 March, 10:00-13:00 Presentation block (on-site) on Tuesday, 7 June, 9:00-17:00 |
| Literatur | Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift. New York 2019. J.B. Gewald, M. Hinfelaar, G. Macola (eds.), One Zambia, Many Histories Towards a History of Post-colonial Zambia. Leiden 2009. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Bachelor Studienfach: Geschlechterforschung) Modul: Vertiefung Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Master Studienfach: Geschlechterforschung) Wahlbereich Bachelor Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Bachelor Studienfach: Geschichte) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master Studienfach: Geschichte) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| 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 | Departement Geschichte |