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| Semester | fall semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
James Lawrence Merron (james.merron@unibas.ch)
Lorena Rizzo (lorena.rizzo@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The lecture series Aesthetics from the Margins proposes historical and theoretical inquiries into questions of sense perception, ideation and world-making. By considering different aesthetic forms, media, infrastructures and practices – among them photography, literature, film, or performing arts – we will explore colonial and postcolonial ways of being in and making sense of ‘world(s)’, especially if these are articulated from a perspective of marginality. The lectures will feature invited guests, who will speak to the series’ overall theme. Guest lecturers include: • Erica Carter (King’s College, London) • Christian Crouch (Bard College, NY) • Jane Taylor (UWC, Cape Town) • Brian Larkin (Columbia, NY) • Darren Newbury (University of Brighton) • Henri Michel Yéré (University of Lausanne) |
| Learning objectives | Students learn to sum up key points made in a public lecture, to formulate critical questions, and to prepare a respective input for the discussion with the guest lecturer in the Friday seminar |
| Admission requirements | Participants are expected to attend the seminar (52043-01) on Fridays, 9-12 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Forschungsorientiertes Studium (Master's degree subject: Media Studies) Modul Medienästhetik MA (Master's degree subject: Media Studies) Modul Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Projects and Processes of Urbanization (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Students are charged with taking notes of a selected lecture and to prepare inputs for one of the Friday seminars |
| 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 |