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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Julia Tischler (julia.tischler@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar focuses on peasants, discussing how female and male rural producers experienced and shaped historical change in Africa in the late 19th and 20th centuries. We discuss several classic historical texts, which analyzed the role and fate of African peasantries under the impact of commercialization and capitalism, peasants’ political discourses, and their role in nationalist movements. The seminar furthermore addresses the question of how scholars have researched African peasants, including the use of oral sources. Drawing on original sources, course participants will also be guided towards conducting their own research on African peasants. A parallel attendance of the lecture “Agriculture in Africa” is recommended (although not mandatory). |
| Bibliography | Van Onselen, Charles (1996), The Seed is Mine. The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Share-cropper, 1894-1985. New York: Hill and Wang. Mulwafu, Wapulumuka (2011), Conservation Song. A History of Peasant-State Relations and the Environment in Malawi, 1860-2000. Cambridge: White Horse |
| Admission requirements | For Master's students as well as advanced Bachelor's students of history with completed basic level (Proof: three proseminars, three proseminar papers). In the case of over-subscription, history students are given priority. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 20.02.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 27.02.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Monday 06.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 13.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 20.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 27.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 03.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 10.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Ostern |
| Monday 17.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 24.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 01.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Tag der Arbeit |
| Monday 08.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 15.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 22.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 29.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Pfingstmontag |
| Modules |
Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Aufbau Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Basics: History (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation. |
| 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 |