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74433-01 - Practical course: Toyin Falola: Decolonizing African Studies (2022) (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Andreas Heuser (andreas.heuser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar offers a close reading of Toyin Falola's monumental study on decolonizing African Studies. We will look into single chapters and discuss them critically. Nigerian-born Falola belongs to the most eminent public intellectuals in African studies. Based at the University of Texas, Austin, he wields enormous influence on scholarship primarily on African history, However, the said volume covers an even wider range of themes including philosophy, linguistics, gender studies and religious studies and many more. |
| Learning objectives | introduction into decolonizing discourse engaging with a most prominent voice in African Studies close reading of single chapters |
| Bibliography | Falola, T., Decolonizing African Studies, 2022. |
| Comments | Reference is made to my seminar on Theories of the Global South that is focusing on actual positions towards post-/de-coloniality (focusing on the status of religion, and Christianity) in this semester. Depending on the structure of students participating, this seminar may be held in English as well. |
| Course application | online |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Wednesday | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Comments | 14-täglich plus 1 Blocktag nach Vereinbarung |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 19.02.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 05.03.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 19.03.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 02.04.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 16.04.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 30.04.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 14.05.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Wednesday 28.05.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Theologie, Kleiner Seminarraum 201 |
| Modules |
Doctoral Studies Theology: Recommendations (Doctoral Studies - Faculty of Theology (start of studies before 01.02.2024)) Doctoral Studies Theology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Doctorate Theology) Doctoral Studies Theology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Philosophical Doctorate Theology) Modul: Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master's Studies: Theology) Modul: Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master's degree subject: Theology) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Module: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Religion, Society, State (Master's Studies: Interreligious Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | presentation of a chapter, and preparation for class discussion short essay paper on the selected chapter for presentation careful and critical reading of all chapters dealt with in the seminar |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, best attempt counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Theology, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Theologie |