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| Semester | fall semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Benjamin Brühwiler (benjamin.bruehwiler@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Cassandra Thiesen-Mark (cassandra.mark@unibas.ch) |
| Content | Martinique-born psychiatrist Frantz Fanon understood the human psyche as intricately linked to the body and to society at large. Practicing psychiatry during the war of independence in Algeria, he was concerned with the nature of Algerien men’s psyche in a society marked by white hegemony and colonialism. Ultimately, Fanon insisted that the human psyche could only be understood (and treated) when concurrently considering (and changing) the prevailing social relations in a given society. In this seminar, we attempt to place experts dealing with the human psyche and decolonization in Africa into one analytical framework. We read and discuss Fanon’s work (including his recently published psychiatric writings) as well as the recent works of Africa historians building on Fanon’s insights, who have focused on psychiatric institutions in late-colonial French North Africa and Nigeria. We also look at the discourses of “madness” outside of psychiatric institutions by reading sources from late-colonial Ghana dealing with jails and the police. Finally, we examine the writings of Swiss psychoanalysts Parin, Parin-Matthèy and Morgenthaler, who developed the method of “ethnopsychoanalysis” based on their work and research in Mali in the 1960s. English is the language of instruction in this course. Most of the readings are in English as well. Still, students are welcome to participate in discussions in German. Likewise, written assignments may be done in English or German. Please note that the first (shortened) session of this course will take place from 10:15am to 12:00pm on September 17, 2018. |
| Bibliography | Volker Hess, and Benoît Majerus. 2011. "Writing the history of psychiatry in the 20th century". History of Psychiatry. 22 (2): 139-145. |
| Admission requirements | Für Master- und fortgeschrittene Bachelorstudierende der Geschichte. Bachelorstudierende weisen den Abschluss der Grundstufe des BSF Geschichte nach (mindestens 3 Proseminare und 3 Proseminararbeiten). 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 Areas: transnational - global (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul Methoden - Reflexion - Theorien: Differenz - Identität - Kritik (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree subject: History) Modul Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul Profil: Moderne (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: Aufbau Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) |
| 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 |