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44854-01 - Übung: What is African History? An Introduction (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Herbstsemester |
| Dozierende | Julia Tischler (julia.tischler@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This Übung addresses students at both B.A. and M.A. level who have no or little prior knowledge of the African continent and/or who are not familiar with historical methods. The course will provide, firstly, an introduction to the history of Africa from the 18th to the 20th century. Lining out some of the key historical events and structural changes through the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods, it provides participants with a basic sense of orientation in Africa’s rich history. Secondly, the Übung aims at familiarizing participants with African History as an academic discipline: When did African History emerge, where, and under what political circumstances? What did researchers focus on, what were some of the major controversies? How has African History changed in the past decades? Finally, the Übung is an introduction to methods employed in (African) history: What is source criticism? How do we deal with biases in the historical documentation (i.e. the fact that most sources were written by outsiders)? What can Oral History contribute to our understanding of past events in Africa? |
| Literatur | Parker, J., and R. Rathbone 2007, African History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Reid, R. 2012, A History of Modern Africa (2nd edition). Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. Afolayan, F. 2005, “African Historiography.” In Shillington, K. (ed.), Encyclopedia of African History. Vol. 2. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, pp. 626–633. |
| Bemerkungen | The course will be held in English or German, depending on participants’ preferences and language skills. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Studierende der Geschichte aller Studienstufen. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Montag | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 1 |
Einzeltermine
| Module |
Modul: Archive / Medien / Theorien (Bachelor Studienfach: Geschichte) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Basics: History (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Research Skills (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) Modul: Spezialisierung «Geschichte und Polititsche Bildung» (Masterstudium: Fachdidaktik) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master Studienfach: Geschichte) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Aktive Teilnahme |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Geschichte |