Universität Wien

140250 PS Diasporising Europe: Negotiations of "African Diaspora" in Politics and Culture (2019S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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  • Tuesday 19.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 26.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 02.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 09.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 30.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 07.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 14.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 21.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 28.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 04.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 18.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 25.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims, content and methods

In this proseminar we critically engage with the field of ‚African Diaspora’ in politics and culture, both a theoretical as well as empirical level. The history and presence of Europe has been entwined with it’s colonial expansion towards the African continent as well as with (post-) colonial migration between (former) colinised countries and European ‚metropoles’. Against this background, processes of constituting ‚African Diasporas’ take place. Processes of diasporisation address, amongst others, questions of multiple identities as well as transnational practices and forms of belonging. Culture and politics are important domains of negotiations in this regard. Following Gilroy (1993), European societies are hence always also diasporised societies.

In the course of the proseminar, we approach the concept of ‚African Diaspora’ as situated between external ascriptions and self-descriptions. In the first part, we engage with the concept on a theoretical level. On the basis of required reading from the fields of Diaspora Studies as well as Cultural Studies, the terms ‚diaspora’ and especially the one of ‚African diaspora’ as well as histories and presence of ‚African diasporas’ in Europe are discussed. In this regard, historical accounts - such as panafricanism - as well as current debates - e.g. notions of ‚Afropean identities’ - are addressed.
In the second part of the course, the focus is put on case studies. Students are required to choose a case study themselves and present it during class. The case studies are also the basis for the final written assignment in form of a seminar paper. During the course, students shall practice to choose a topic, formulate a research question and discuss it in form of a written assignment.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
1) Attendance and participation in class
2) Presentation of the concept of the planned seminar paper including literature overview n class;
3) Summaries of specialised literature (1 page/session; a maximum of three sessions can be missed; summaries are due the day before each session and must be submitted via moodle)
4) Submit a written assignment to a topic related to the proseminar (10 pages, excluding bibliography) (Date of submission: September 30th, 2019)

All three requirements must be fulfilled in order to positively complete the proseminar.
Assessment system: concept including presentation in a session = 25 %, written assessment of around 10 pages = 50%, summaries = 25 %

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

All four requirements must be fulfilled in order to positively complete the proseminar.
Assessment system: attendance and participation in class: 15%; presentation of concept in a session = 20 %, written assessment of around 10 pages = 45%, summaries = 20 %

Examination topics

no extra exam at the end of the course, requirements see above

Reading list

Texts to be discussed during the course as well as further literature are provided on moodle.

Provisory literature:

Adi, Hakim (2018): Pan-Africanism. A History. London et al.: Bloomsbury Academic.

Anthias, Floya. 1998. Evaluating „Diaspora“: Beyond Ethnicity? In: Sociology Vol. 32/3, 557-580.

Brah, Avtar (1996): Catographies of diaspora. Contesting identities. London/New York: Routledge.

Clark Hine, Alison/Keaton, Trica Danielle/Small, Stephen (eds., 2009): Black Europe and the African Diaspora. New Black Studies Series. Chicag: University of Illinois Press.

Dorsch, Hauke (2000): Afrikanische Diaspora und Black Atlantic: Einführung in Geschichte und aktuelle Diskussion. Münster: LIT Verlag.

El-Tayeb, Fatima (2011): Introduction: Theorizing Urban Minority Communities in Postnational Europe. In: ibid.: European others : queering ethnicity in postnational Europe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Gilroy, Paul (1993): The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. London, New York: Verso Books.

Hall, Stuart (1990): Cultural Identity and Diaspora. In: Rutherford, Jonathan (ed.): Identity:
Community, Culture, Difference. London: Lawrence & Wishart, 222-237.

Keaton, Trica Danielle/Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean/Stovall, Tyler (eds., 2012): Black France/ France Noire. The History and Politics of Blackness. Durham/London: Duke University Press.

Malisa, Mark/Nhengeze, Phillipa (2018): Pan-Africanism: A Quest for Liberation and the Pursuit of a United Africa. In: Genealogy, vol. 2(28), 2018: 1-15.

Mayer, Ruth (2005): Diaspora. Eine kritische Begriffsbestimmung. Bielefeld: transkript verlag.

Pitts, Johnny (2014): An Afropean Travel Narrative. In: Transition, vol. 113, 2014: 44-51.

Association in the course directory

PAG 1, PAG 2

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