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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Elisio Macamo (elisio.macamo@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Lerato Posholi (lerato.posholi@unibas.ch) Pascal Schmid (pascal.schmid@unibas.ch) Ralph Weber (ralph.weber@unibas.ch) |
| Content | The colloquium “Reversing the Gaze” is an interdisciplinary forum to reflect on methodological, conceptual and theoretical issues related to knowledge production in Area Studies and comparative social sciences. The focus of this semester is on methodological and conceptual issues concerning comparison. In particular, the colloquium will discuss recent critical reflections on, and engage with new perspectives for, social scientific comparison. The colloquium combines input by invited speakers, presentations by participants, and reading sessions on core literature. |
| Learning objectives | The colloquium offers participants an opportunity to engage with recent debates and new approaches related to comparison in the social sciences in general and in Area Studies in particular, and to discuss their on-going research with regards to methodological, conceptual and theoretical issues. |
| Bibliography | Readings will be made available via ADAM. |
| Comments | This colloquium is co-organized by the Universities of Basel, Zurich, and Edinburgh as well as the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva) in the framework of the research project “Reversing the Gaze: Towards Post-Comparative Area Studies” (www.reversingthegaze.net). |
| Admission requirements | PhD candidates, advanced MA students; guests are welcome. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online course |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Wednesday | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Comments | Online |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 10.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 24.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 07.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 21.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 05.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 19.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 02.06.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Modules |
African Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: African Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | To earn credits, participants should either present a paper on their on-going research; discuss a core text in a reading session; act as a discussant in one of the sessions; or write a report on one of the sessions. |
| 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 |