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58764-01 - Practical course: Zur Westafrikanischen Geschichtsschreibung vor 1900: Fragen, Methodik, Epistemologie (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Cassandra Thiesen-Mark (cassandra.mark@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course we will explore how, why and with what research questions in mind different actors produced historical knowledge about West African History prior to 1900. In doing so, students will be introduced to Africa-centric periodisations in Africa History that terms such as “precolonial” fail to capture: e.g. the rise of African kingdoms, the spread and adoption of religions like Christianity and Islam, State-Building in the 19th Century. Moreover, we will ask how these (now) sources can be used to teach or write a “new” history of Africa pre-1900. In addition to reading an excerpt from the book History of the Gold Coast and Asante (1895), an archival visit to the Basel Mission will help to provide context to the life of its Ghanaian author, the pastor Carl Christian Reindorf. Students are required to participate in a poster presentation, in which they will review recent monographs in the history of Africa pre-1900 in groups. Literatur |
| Bibliography | Bam, June, Lungisile Ntsebeza, and Allan Zinn. Whose History Counts: Decolonising African Pre-Colonial Historiography. African Sun Media, 2018. Iliffe, John. Geschichte Afrikas. Translated by Gabriele Gockel and Rita Seuß. 2nd ed. München: C.H.Beck, 2003. Shillington, Kevin. Encyclopedia of African History: A-G. 1. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, 2005. |
| Comments | Taught in English. A bulk of the teaching will occur online. Aufgrund der coronabedingten Einschränkungen ist die Teilnehmerzahl auf 15 beschränkt. Bei höherer Belegung wird in dieser Lehrveranstaltung der Präsenzunterricht mit digitalen Elementen kombiniert (Halbklassen, Zuschaltung, Arbeitsgruppen…). |
| Admission requirements | Studierende der Geschichte aller Studienstufen sowie Studierende anderer Studienfächer, in deren Module die Übung verknüpft ist. Bei Überbelegung wird die Teilnehmerzahl beschränkt. In diesem Fall werden Studierende der Geschichte bevorzugt zugelassen. |
| 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: Archive / Medien / Theorien (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Areas: aussereuropäisch (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Basics: History (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Methoden - Reflexion - Theorien: Historik - Historiographie (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Research Skills (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Theorie (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Aktive Teilnahme. |
| 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 | Departement Geschichte |