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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Sophie Oldfield (sophie.oldfield@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The course takes place over the first two weeks at the University of Cape Town. The first week coincides with the university’s official orientation, while the second week is built around field trips. Between fieldtrips, the syllabus builds on five discussion sessions. Each discussion has a set of short assigned readings in a reader, which will be provided to the students in December. The readings are a selection of popular contemporary non-fiction and fiction that engage in varied ways with the complexity and contradictions of South African cities and society. |
| Learning objectives | Contemporary South African Debates orients students to issues that shape South African cities and the nation itself. It explores debates that shape our understanding of apartheid, democracy, and the possibilities and limits of transformation and decolonization. The block course is built on a mix of fieldtrips, discussion sessions, and readings. Each field trip includes a task, which directs students to these varied methods and forms of engagement. The course provides students with a space to start to experiment with methods for observing and engaging the city through writing, mapping, and audio and visual techniques. |
| Comments | Co-Teacher: Dr. Laura Nkula |
| Admission requirements | This course is only open to students of the Critical Urbanisms MA program. |
| 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: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) 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) Module: Urbanisms from the South (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Urban Studies |