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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers |
Kadiatou Nenein Diallo (k.diallo@unibas.ch)
Luregn Lenggenhager (luregn.lenggenhager@unibas.ch) James Lawrence Merron (james.merron@unibas.ch) Giorgio Miescher (giorgio.miescher@unibas.ch, Assessor) Henri-Michel Yéré (h.yere@unibas.ch) |
| Content | This interdisciplinary course serves as an introduction to African Studies in Basel and addresses both MA African Studies students and all students interested in the field. The course is structured as a migrating lecture series, introducing students to the various focus areas as well as associated partner institutions that constitute the broader African Studies network in Basel. Each focus area will be introduced by experts and take place in a different location relevant to that focus area, thereby offering insights not only into the theory but also the applied practice and current research projects. The general introduction provides the theoretical and historical foundations of this inter/transdisciplinary field with questions of coloniality, racism, and positionality as ongoing concerns. The course offers the opportunity to engage directly topics, persons, and places that reflect the multifaceted ways African Studies can be studied at this university. The introduction is clustered into thematic and regional blocks, each followed by a session dedicated to further discussion, reflection and consolidation. The following key areas listed will be covered (order still subject to change): Block 1 · Public Health and Social Life, · Environment and Development, · Governance and Politics Block 2 · Regional focus area Namibia and Southern Africa · Regional focus area Ivory Coast and Tanzania Block 3 · Art & Media, · Literature · Knowledge Production and Transfer Special event: ..Namibia Research Day |
| Bibliography | Reading list to be announced |
| Weblink | http://zasb.unibas.ch/ |
| Admission requirements | Due to the Covid-19 situation the acceptance of auditors is limited to exceptional cases. |
| 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: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Areas: aussereuropäisch (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Introduction to African Studies (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Vertiefung Landschaft und Umwelt (Bachelor's degree subject: Geography) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | It might be that we have to limit the numbers of students due to Covid-19 regulation. In this case, students doing an MA African Studies would have priority. Due to the Covid-19 situation the acceptance of auditors is limited to exceptional cases. |
| 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 | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |