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74004-01 - Seminar: Inheriting Injustice (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Julia Rensing (julia.rensing@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | What we inherit or not is decisive for the ways in which we can craft our lives and build our futures. Both the material and immaterial dimensions of inheritance are closely tied to questions around access to property, knowledge and ultimately power. In this seminar, we will explore the diverse manifestations of injustice connected to processes of inheriting. Examples for this are debates on family identity and heirloom, injustices in knowledge production or calls for restorative justice from the Global South. For our engagement with such discourses, we will look at a plethora of texts and media, ranging from the photographic projects by Santu Mofokeng and Lebohang Kganye, reflections on the archive, history and knowledge (Uhuru Phalafala and Carine Zaayman) and theories on memory and positionality (Marianne Hirsch and Michael Rothberg). |
| Bibliography | Felwine Sarr and Benedicte Savoy: “The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics David D. Kim: “Action! On Reframing Postcolonial Patrimony” Uhuru Portia Phalafala: “The Matriarchive as Life Knowledge in Es’kia Mphahlele’s African Humanism” Carine Zaayman: “Anarchive (Picturing Absence)” Michael Rothberg: “The Implicated Subject” |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 16.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 23.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 30.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 07.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 14.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 21.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 28.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Sitzungszimmer U4.002 |
| Monday 04.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 11.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 18.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 25.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 02.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 09.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Monday 16.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.004 |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor History: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Theory and General Anthropology (Master's degree subject: Anthropology) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Module: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: The Urban across Disciplines (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) 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 | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |