Universität Wien

140251 VO Afriphone Literatures: From Oral to Written Texts in African Languages (2014W)

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Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 16.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 23.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 30.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 13.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 20.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 27.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 04.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 11.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 18.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 08.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 15.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 22.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Donnerstag 29.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03

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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this course we raise one of the most fundamental questions facing African literature and, indeed, general African linguistic and literary expressive discourse, the issue of what the Ivorian writer, Amadou Kourouma, terms as 'diplosie'/'diplosia' the reality that the vast majority of African writers presumably think in one language and express themselves (speak, enchant, or write) in another. Throughout the course, we shall pose and address several questions to address this key problematic in debate form such as: are English, French and other foreign languages appropriate for African literature; can we still refer to a piece of work as African literature if it is not written in an African language, if it is not written at all and just only spoken or enchanted; what is the relationship between literacy and literature, and by extension, between oracy and orature, etc?

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prüfungsstoff

Lecture, guest appearances, debates.

Literatur

Texts/References/audio-visual materials:
i. Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization. 1991. Proceedings of the International Symposium on African Literatures. Lagos, Nigeria (ISBN: 978-30043-25)
ii. Debate exchanges between Chinua Achebe and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
iii. BBC video interview with Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-23367692

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

SAL, EC-148;
M-07 der SPL-12;
BA-Modul 5, BA-Modul 8 der SPL-13;

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:34