143317 VO Language and Literature in their Social Contexts (2021W)
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Sprache: Englisch
Prüfungstermine
Donnerstag
27.01.2022
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Freitag
01.04.2022
15:30 - 17:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Freitag
12.08.2022
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Donnerstag
07.10.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
14.10.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
21.10.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
28.10.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
04.11.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
11.11.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
18.11.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
25.11.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
02.12.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
09.12.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
16.12.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
13.01.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
20.01.
13:00 - 15:00
Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag
27.01.
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
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Active participation during all class sessions will be the key. The course will be assessed as follows:
Attendance and active participation in class and online discussions, debates, and exercises: 20%
Mid-term quiz (or essay in case of COVID restrictions): 30%
Final exam or essay submission in case of COVID restrictions: 50%
Attendance and active participation in class and online discussions, debates, and exercises: 20%
Mid-term quiz (or essay in case of COVID restrictions): 30%
Final exam or essay submission in case of COVID restrictions: 50%
Prüfungsstoff
Some sample exam questions at the end of the course:
With reference to themes and style of writing, including language use, in China Achebe’s Things Fall Apart or any of his other works, outline in what ways a work of literature can help you understand some important sociocultural aspects of the society in which the work is set. Provide particular instances with illustrations from different scenes in the work.With reference to themes and style of writing, including language use, in Mariama Ba’s Une Si Longue Lettre or any of her other works, outline in what ways a work of literature can help you understand some important sociocultural aspects of the society in which the work is set. Provide particular instances with illustrations from different scenes in the work.With reference to themes and style of writing, including language use, in Margaret Ogola’s The River and the Source or any of her other works, outline in what ways a work of literature can help you understand some important sociocultural aspects of the society in which the work is set. Provide particular instances with illustrations from different scenes in the work.What are in your view the main advantages (or disadvantages) of a socio-cultural approach to literature? Outline in what ways an understanding of West Africa society helps understand the works of China Achebe and Mariama Ba. Illustrate with specific themes and scenes in these works.
With reference to themes and style of writing, including language use, in China Achebe’s Things Fall Apart or any of his other works, outline in what ways a work of literature can help you understand some important sociocultural aspects of the society in which the work is set. Provide particular instances with illustrations from different scenes in the work.With reference to themes and style of writing, including language use, in Mariama Ba’s Une Si Longue Lettre or any of her other works, outline in what ways a work of literature can help you understand some important sociocultural aspects of the society in which the work is set. Provide particular instances with illustrations from different scenes in the work.With reference to themes and style of writing, including language use, in Margaret Ogola’s The River and the Source or any of her other works, outline in what ways a work of literature can help you understand some important sociocultural aspects of the society in which the work is set. Provide particular instances with illustrations from different scenes in the work.What are in your view the main advantages (or disadvantages) of a socio-cultural approach to literature? Outline in what ways an understanding of West Africa society helps understand the works of China Achebe and Mariama Ba. Illustrate with specific themes and scenes in these works.
Literatur
Textbook and references:
Teaching Resources (Course Bibliography, Audio-Visual materials, Web-based/ICT utilities, etc)
References:
1. Things Fall Apart and other works of Chinua Achebe
2. So Long a Letter and other works of Mariama Ba
3. The River and the Source and other works of Margaret Ogola
3. A selection of articles and papers on Nigerian, Senegalese and Kenyan language, society and culture (to be distributed at lectures)Sociolinguistic profile of Nigeria:
http://www.africaworldpressbooks.com/servlet/Detail?no=194
Sociolinguistic profile of Senegal:
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/9671/SLS1999v29.1-11Ngom.pdf?sequence=2Sociolinguistic profile of Kenya:
http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/40/paper2577.pdf
Teaching Resources (Course Bibliography, Audio-Visual materials, Web-based/ICT utilities, etc)
References:
1. Things Fall Apart and other works of Chinua Achebe
2. So Long a Letter and other works of Mariama Ba
3. The River and the Source and other works of Margaret Ogola
3. A selection of articles and papers on Nigerian, Senegalese and Kenyan language, society and culture (to be distributed at lectures)Sociolinguistic profile of Nigeria:
http://www.africaworldpressbooks.com/servlet/Detail?no=194
Sociolinguistic profile of Senegal:
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/9671/SLS1999v29.1-11Ngom.pdf?sequence=2Sociolinguistic profile of Kenya:
http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/40/paper2577.pdf
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
ÜAS 2/1, ÜAS 2/2, SAS/A, SAS/B, EC-647, SAS.VO.1, SAS.VO.2
Letzte Änderung: Do 01.09.2022 16:08
Course Description: This course begins with an analysis of Africa's geographical, socio-political, and socio-cultural 'map' towards an understanding of its contemporary linguistic and literary heritage. It then builds on that with a close study, with particular reference to language use, of three main bodies of African literatures: the works of Chinua Achebe, particularly 'Things Fall Apart', the works of Mariama Ba, particularly 'Une Si Longue Lettre' (So Long a Letter) and the works of Margaret Ogola, particularly “The River and the Source”. Course participants will have the opportunity to analyse, discuss, debate, and theorize how a region's socio-political and socio-cultural contexts impinge on its linguistic and literary repertoires, and vice versa.
Lectures, guest appearances, discussions, debatesLEARNING OBJECTIVES
To provide a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to Africa, with particular reference to language and literature
To provide a broad perspective on how pre-1960s sociopolitical issues shaped literary writings
To provide learners with the tools to critically and intelligibly talk about how post-1960s literary writings espoused social problems and their solutions