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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Julia Tischler (julia.tischler@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | "In the last reckoning all things are purchased with food." This statement of a high-ranking South African official in 1941 signifies the enormous significance of agriculture in the modern world. Although the agricultural sector is seen to be declining in relative significance, most Africans – both in the past and in the present – have been involved in agricultural production. Globally speaking, agriculture has remained crucial in providing food and raw materials to industries and rising numbers of urban dwellers. The lecture explores major changes in African agriculture, from early food production and pastoralism to the phase of intensified production during the pre- and early-colonial cash crop boom. We discuss the role of forced labor in agricultural capitalism, the impact of commercialization on gender roles, as well as the links between segregation and agricultural development in settler-colonial contexts. We will also explore the ways in which agriculture featured in post-colonial nation-building, tracing how the sector changed from the earlier phase of relative economic prosperity to economic decline and falling world market prices from the 1970s onwards. Current debates on land-grabbing and smallholder farming show that agriculture is still widely debated topic. |
| Bibliography | M. Tauger (2011) Agriculture in World History. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis. C. Bayly (2004) The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914. Malden: Blackwell. D. Bryceson, C. Kay, and J. Mooji (eds, 2000) Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Bourton: ITDG Publishing. |
| Admission requirements | Für Studierende der Geschichte aller Studienfächer und -stufen, Studierende anderer Studienfächer, HörerInnen. |
| Course application | Belegung via MOnA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21.02.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 28.02.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Tuesday 07.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 14.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 21.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 28.03.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 04.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 11.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 18.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 25.04.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 02.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 09.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 16.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 23.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Tuesday 30.05.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
| Modules |
Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Basics: History (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Basis Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (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: Kulturtechnische Dimensionen (Master's degree program: Cultural Techniques) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Spezialisierung «Geschichte und Polititsche Bildung» (Master's Studies: Subject-Specific Teaching and Learning) Modul: Synthese (Master's degree subject: History) Module: The Urban across Disciplines (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written exam towards the end of the semester. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Geschichte |