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31932-01 - Seminar: Living the City in South Africa: Durban (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This is a unique opportunity for students who like to actively develop their own research focus within this seminar following the International Day Conference "City in Flux" (Tuesday June 19, 2012). After an introduction by experts Lindy Stiebel and Sally-Ann Murray, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, we will focus on texts and contexts illuminating urbanization and societal change in the third South African metropolis (after Johannesburg and Cape Town). Within the scope of the Swiss South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP), seminar participants will partake in research oriented projects of their own choice, among others: -Durban's urbanization and societal change -Patrick Bond, "Can Durban Recover From Michael Sutcliffe's Reign of "Neoliberal Nationalism"? (download) -Isabel Hofmeyr, Jon Hyslop et al. South Africa and India: Shaping the Global South -Mahatma Gandhi and Durban; Hind Swaraj Or Indian Home Rule, by M. K. Gandhi (Book Online) -Ellen Kuzwayo, "Call Me Woman"; http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/apr/24/guardianobituaries.gender -Lewis Nkosi, "The Black Psychiatrist", Lewis Nkosi, Mandela's Ego; Wordsetcs on Lewis Nkosi -Johan van Wyk, Man Bitch; Lewis Nkosi, "Die Freiheit der Desillusionierten"€œ, NZZ 27. Juli 2002; -Grey Street; KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails -Imraan Covaadia, The Wedding -Recent fiction out of Durban tbc. |
| Bibliography | Available at the "Labyrinth" |
| Admission requirements | Successful completion of 2nd-year module "Refining Skills in Literature and Culture" (including the proseminar paper). MANDATORY: ATTENDANCE of the INTERNATIONAL DAY CONFERENCE on JUNE 19 2012 at the English Seminar (Grosser Hörsaa). |
| Course application | The number of participants is restricted to 25. Please register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch. Register with Therese.Steffen@unibas.ch for a detailed instruction/syllabus and with Olivier.Moreillon@unibas.ch for the Conference. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Culture and Society (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/discussion |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |