Universität Wien

135814 KO For Once, Read "New Daughters of Africa" as You Wish! (2025S)

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 06.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 13.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 20.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 27.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 03.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 10.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 08.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 15.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 22.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 05.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 12.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
  • Donnerstag 26.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 17, Kolingasse 14-16, OG02

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Goals

Following the timeless Daughters of Africa (1992), Margareth Busby (2022) assembled, edited, and released another tireless and ageless work: New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent. In this course, we will for once read as YOU wish and discuss texts spanning genres, regions, generations, topics, multiple voices, intercultural aesthetics, etc. because the collection has it (almost) A.L.L.

Contents

Critical, creative, and experimental reading of texts YOU will select, essays, articles, book chapters, podcast episodes, and discussion in class.

Methods

1. ACTIVE reading of texts and ACTIVE participation in class
2. Group work throughout the semester
3. Group research and oral presentations on selected texts
4. (In)validating selected theoretical texts and applying the method of peer-instruction developed by Eric Mazur

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Here, it will also be as we/you wish. Depending on the number of participants, we may work on an interactive digital map of writers/geographical networks/topics/aesthetics/philosophies/literary movements, a catalogue or magazine including the content and insights garnered from group presentations, or create a podcast about the course content at the end of the semester.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Expectations on Students and breakdown of the final grade
1. Regular and ACTIVE participation in class
2. Group research and group oral presentations of selected texts alongside a theory YOU will choose (30%)
3. Submission of a mid-term progress report (maximum two pages)
4. Critical reading, thinking, handling and writing
5. The readiness to go the extra mile
6 Participation in a creative exercise at the end of the course/semester (70%)

Prüfungsstoff

Reading and creative involvement in the course!

Literatur

Reading (to start with)

Busby, Margareth (ed.). 2022. New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent. Penguin.
Lorde, Audre. 2017. Your Silence Will Not Save You. Silver Press.
Salami, Minna (2020): Sensuous Knowledge. A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone. Zed Books.
Vergès, Françoise, Bohrer, Ashley (translator). 2021. A Decolonial Feminism. Pluto Press

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MA M1

Letzte Änderung: Fr 28.02.2025 10:06