Back to selection
76515-01 - Seminar: Conservation and Capitalism in Southern Africa (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Luregn Lenggenhager (luregn.lenggenhager@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this seminar we ask how nature and wildlife conservation in Southern Africa has been—and continues to be—deeply entangled with capitalist extraction and colonial expansion. From the creation of colonial game reserves to today's luxury eco-tourism, carbon markets, and land grabs justified by climate action, conservation has often served economic and political interests of the powerful. Centered on Southern African experiences and examples, the course highlights how capitalism has shaped (conservation) landscapes, rural livelihoods, and notions of "nature" while also looking at resistance against and alternative/progressive visions for conservation in Southern Africa and beyond. |
| Learning objectives | Learning goals include: critically analyzing conservation as a political-economic project, understanding its historical roots in dispossession and exploitation, and engaging with past and present debates on land, conservation, and environmental justice more broadly. |
| Comments | Taught together with Bernhard C. Moore |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 16.09.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 23.09.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 30.09.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 07.10.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 14.10.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 21.10.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 28.10.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 04.11.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 11.11.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 18.11.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 25.11.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 02.12.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 09.12.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Tuesday 16.12.2025 | 08.15-10.00 | Rheinsprung 21, -- |
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Fachkompetenz Globaler Wandel (Master's degree subject: Geography) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Module: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Resources and Sustainability (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: The Urban across Disciplines (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) Specialization Module Global Europe: Environment and Sustainability (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| 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 | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |