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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 seminar Aesthetics from the Margins explores historical and theoretical debates on sense perception, ideation and world-making, and links these to marginality as a concept used in postcolonial criticism. We alternate this seminar with the Thursday lecture series on Aesthetics from the Margins (52040-01), and have in-depth discussions with the guest lecturers |
Learning objectives | Students are introduced to historical and theoretical scholarship on aesthetics and world-making in the colony and post-colony |
Admission requirements | Participants are expected to attend the public lectures on Thursdays (every 2nd week), 18-20, (52040-01). |
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 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) |
Assessment format | continuous assessment |
Assessment details | Students are charged with taking notes of a selected lecture and to prepare input for discussion with guest lecturers |
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 |