240547 SE MM3 Decolonising Anthropology (2025W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor.
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- Anmeldung von Mo 01.09.2025 00:01 bis Mo 22.09.2025 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Mo 20.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Donnerstag 20.11. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
- Freitag 21.11. 08:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Montag 24.11. 08:00 - 11:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Dienstag 25.11. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
This course critically engages with the historical evolution and legacy of anthropology as a discipline, particularly within the framework of a decolonial critique. Building on a long history of critique and self-reflection engendered by the crisis of representation amongst others, it will introduce students more generally to decolonial thinking, by taking them through various strands of anti colonial, postcolonial and decolonial thought; exploring how best to locate these in anthropology and to locate anthropology concurrently as colonial and decolonial, particularly its method and mode of production.The course will be composed of input by the course instructor, student presentations and group discussions. Thorough engagement with the reading assignments before each class is required.The syllabus and course outline will be distributed at the beginning of the class.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Students will be asked to participate actively in class (discussion, presentations) and submit a final written assignment.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
To successfully pass the course, all parts of the assessment need to be fulfilled and passed with a minimum grade of 4 (61 points). Regular course attendance is required.
20% (Active participation)
30% (reading engagements/presentations)
50 % (final written assignment)Scale of marks such as this:
Grades:
• 91-100 points - 1 (excellent)
• 81-90 points - 2 (good)
• 71-80 points - 3 (satisfactory)
• 61-70 points - 4 (sufficient)
In order to complete the course, one needs to obtain at least 61 points.
20% (Active participation)
30% (reading engagements/presentations)
50 % (final written assignment)Scale of marks such as this:
Grades:
• 91-100 points - 1 (excellent)
• 81-90 points - 2 (good)
• 71-80 points - 3 (satisfactory)
• 61-70 points - 4 (sufficient)
In order to complete the course, one needs to obtain at least 61 points.
Prüfungsstoff
The topic of the final written assignment needs to be discussed beforehand with the course instructor.
Literatur
Dabashi, H., 2015. Can non-Europeans think?. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Mohanty, C.T., 1984. Under Western eyes: Feminist scholarship and colonial discourses. Boundary 2, pp.333-358.
Mudimbe, V.Y., 2022. The scent of the father: Essay on the limits of life and science in sub-Saharan Africa. John Wiley & Sons.
Hountondji, P., 1990. Scientific dependence in Africa today. Research in African literatures, 21(3), pp.5-15.
Oyewùmí, O., 1997. The invention of women: Making an African sense of western gender discourses. U of Minnesota Press.
Amadiume, I., 2015. Male daughters, female husbands: Gender and sex in an African society. Zed Books Ltd..
Mbembe, A., 2001. On the postcolony (Vol. 41). Univ of California Press.
Nyamnjoh, F.B., 2012. Blinded by sight: Divining the future of anthropology in Africa. Africa Spectrum, 47(2-3), pp.63-92.
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. "Can the subaltern speak?."
Nyamnjoh, F.B., 2024. Reimagining African scholarship: a convivial approach. Acta Academica, 56(2), pp.198-222.
Stoler, A.L. ed., 2013. Imperial debris: On ruins and ruination. Duke University Press.
Mignolo, W.D., 2009. Epistemic disobedience, independent thought and decolonial freedom. Theory, culture & society, 26(7-8), pp.159-181.
Harrison, F.V., 2011. Decolonizing anthropology: Moving further toward an anthropology for liberation. American Anthropological Association.
Ogan, E. (1975). Decolonising anthropology?. Meanjin Quarterly, 34(3), 328-336.
Gibson, Lydia, and Julia F. Sauma. "Decolonising Anthropology-what's new?." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (2021).
Rahman, S.Y., 2024. Towards A Method of Decolonising Knowledge: Where Does Anthropology Stand?. Anthropological Investigations in Contemporary India: A cross-cultural perspective, p.13.
White, H., 2019. What is anthropology that decolonising scholarship should be mindful of it?. Anthropology Southern Africa, 42(2), pp.149-160.
Uddin, N., 2011. Decolonising ethnography in the field: An anthropological account. International journal of social research methodology, 14(6), pp.455-467.
Ndlovu-Gatsheni, S., 2018. Epistemic freedom in Africa: Deprovincialization and decolonization. Routledge.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh. "Provincializing Europe: Postcoloniality and the critique of history." Cultural studies 6, no. 3 (1992): 337-357.
Maldonado-Torres, N., 2007. On the coloniality of being: Contributions to the development of a concept. Cultural studies, 21(2-3), pp.240-270.
Jean-Bernard, O., Salvado, M.E. and Mamadou, D., Translation revisited: contesting the sense of African social realities/edited by Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo, Mamadou Diawara and Elísio S. Macamo.
Diawara, M., 2024. Reconstructing the future: taking ownership of copyright in Africa. Africa, 94(5), pp.637-654.
Mohanty, C.T., 1984. Under Western eyes: Feminist scholarship and colonial discourses. Boundary 2, pp.333-358.
Mudimbe, V.Y., 2022. The scent of the father: Essay on the limits of life and science in sub-Saharan Africa. John Wiley & Sons.
Hountondji, P., 1990. Scientific dependence in Africa today. Research in African literatures, 21(3), pp.5-15.
Oyewùmí, O., 1997. The invention of women: Making an African sense of western gender discourses. U of Minnesota Press.
Amadiume, I., 2015. Male daughters, female husbands: Gender and sex in an African society. Zed Books Ltd..
Mbembe, A., 2001. On the postcolony (Vol. 41). Univ of California Press.
Nyamnjoh, F.B., 2012. Blinded by sight: Divining the future of anthropology in Africa. Africa Spectrum, 47(2-3), pp.63-92.
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. "Can the subaltern speak?."
Nyamnjoh, F.B., 2024. Reimagining African scholarship: a convivial approach. Acta Academica, 56(2), pp.198-222.
Stoler, A.L. ed., 2013. Imperial debris: On ruins and ruination. Duke University Press.
Mignolo, W.D., 2009. Epistemic disobedience, independent thought and decolonial freedom. Theory, culture & society, 26(7-8), pp.159-181.
Harrison, F.V., 2011. Decolonizing anthropology: Moving further toward an anthropology for liberation. American Anthropological Association.
Ogan, E. (1975). Decolonising anthropology?. Meanjin Quarterly, 34(3), 328-336.
Gibson, Lydia, and Julia F. Sauma. "Decolonising Anthropology-what's new?." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (2021).
Rahman, S.Y., 2024. Towards A Method of Decolonising Knowledge: Where Does Anthropology Stand?. Anthropological Investigations in Contemporary India: A cross-cultural perspective, p.13.
White, H., 2019. What is anthropology that decolonising scholarship should be mindful of it?. Anthropology Southern Africa, 42(2), pp.149-160.
Uddin, N., 2011. Decolonising ethnography in the field: An anthropological account. International journal of social research methodology, 14(6), pp.455-467.
Ndlovu-Gatsheni, S., 2018. Epistemic freedom in Africa: Deprovincialization and decolonization. Routledge.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh. "Provincializing Europe: Postcoloniality and the critique of history." Cultural studies 6, no. 3 (1992): 337-357.
Maldonado-Torres, N., 2007. On the coloniality of being: Contributions to the development of a concept. Cultural studies, 21(2-3), pp.240-270.
Jean-Bernard, O., Salvado, M.E. and Mamadou, D., Translation revisited: contesting the sense of African social realities/edited by Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo, Mamadou Diawara and Elísio S. Macamo.
Diawara, M., 2024. Reconstructing the future: taking ownership of copyright in Africa. Africa, 94(5), pp.637-654.
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Letzte Änderung: Mo 13.10.2025 09:47