Universität Wien

140356 VO Global history or just area studies? (2013W)

Tensions and Dynamics between African historiography and more recent approaches to global history?

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 08.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 15.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 22.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 29.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 05.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 12.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 19.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 26.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 03.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 10.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 17.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 07.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 14.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 21.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Tuesday 28.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Inhalt: More recently, primarily as a response to a felt push in 'globalisation', historians have started to think anew about approaches to post-colonial and post-national history. In this context 'global history' has re-emerged as a field of interest. From the point of view of African history it is often surprising where about the history of African societies is included in these new approaches. The lecture course attempts to situate the writing of African history in the context of these more recent efforts to provide readers with narratives of global history. It will pursue different agendas of global history and the place of Africa within it. And it will use African history to challenge, and reflect on, some of the basic agendas in writing different kinds of global history.

The lecture course will be provided in both English and German. If there are students among you who ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH please indicate this to me (kirsten.ruether@univie.ac.at) as early as possible as in that case we will switch to English only approach.

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be a 'Klausur' at the end of the course which you will pass if you have attended the lecture course regularly.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will be acquainted with different kinds of writing global and African history. They will learn to think conceptionally of the art they are pursuing.

Examination topics

Lectures including classroom discussions

Reading list

Association in the course directory

GA.VO.1, GA.VO.2, GA.VO.3
IE: VM 5;VM6; T II

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