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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Julia Tischler (julia.tischler@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | «Postcolonial Switzerland» has become a catchword to summarize debates over Switzerland’s colonial legacy. Parts of this heritage are visible in Swiss museums that display objects from “exotic” regions of the globe and construct a specific image of the colonial “Other”. In this course, we first engage with several core texts on postcolonial Switzerland and the museum landscape to then study concrete displays of “Africa”/the "Global South" in the Bernisches Historisches Museum as well as objects from Africa that are stored away in repositories. We will also consult with museum staff to obtain insights into the ways in which issues of representation and recent restitution claims are currently being negotiated within these institutions. The course consists of two blocks: 1) Online discussion of prepared texts, Friday, 9 April, 9-14:00 2) Excursion to Bernisches Historisches Museum, Berne, Friday, 30 April, 9-15:00 |
| Bibliography | Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, Lyndel Prott. 2016. Cultural Property and Contested Ownership. The Trafficking of Artefacts and the Quest for Restitution. New York: Routledge. Patricia Purtschert, Barbara Lüthi, Francesca Falk. 2013. Postkoloniale Schweiz. Formen und Folgen eines Kolonialismus ohne Kolonien. Bielefeld: Transkript. |
| Comments | The first part of this course will be held via Zoom; the excursion to Berne on 30 April will be switched to a digital format if the pandemic situation does not permit a physical meeting. |
| Admission requirements | The course is primarily intended for students of History, African Studies, and Global Studies. Students from other courses are welcome. The maximum registration is 15 students. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Modules |
Electives Bachelor History: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master's degree program: African Studies) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| 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 |