Universität Wien

141085 SE Seminar Queer Studies in Afrika (2023W)

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

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Start: 04.10.2023

Wednesday 04.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 11.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 18.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 25.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 08.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 15.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 22.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 29.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 06.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 13.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 10.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 17.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 24.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Wednesday 31.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this seminar, we engage with critical research on queer culture and queer activism in the African context; critical research on homophobia and transphobia in the African context; and decolonial approaches to queer and feminist theory (coloniality of gender, critique of Western dominance in global LGBTIQ+ discourse; indigenous concepts of same-sex desire and non-binary identity).
In addition to research in cultural, social, and historical studies, narratives of queer experience and conceptualization of queer identity in African literature and film are used as a major source of knowledge.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Preparatory reading of texts in group work
- Group presentation of texts
- Written short concept for seminar paper until November 29, 2023
- Oral presentation on the topic of the seminar paper
- Seminar paper of 6,000-8,000 words (15-20 pages). Timeline: March 31, 2024

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

All performances must be completed for positive assessment. Attendance is compulsory, excused absences for three units are allowed. The seminar paper accounts for 50% of the course evaluation, and the partial performances during the semester total 50%. Each partial performance will be evaluated independently.

Examination topics

No exam

Reading list

Basic literature (more literature will be announced in the seminar)

Abbas, Hakima, und Sokari Ekine, Hrsg. 2013. Queer African Reader. Nairobi: Pambazuka Press.
Baderoon, Gabeba. 2011. „‚Gender within Gender‘: Zanele Muholi’s Images of Trans Being and Becoming“. Feminist Studies 37 (2): 390–416.
Epprecht, Marc. 2013. Sexuality and Social Justice in Africa: Rethinking Homophobia and Forging Resistance, “Introduction”. London: Zed Books, 1-35.
Klinken, Adriaan van. 2021. Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Religion, LGBT Activism, and Arts of Resistance in Africa. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press.
Macharia, Keguro. 2016. „On Being Area-Studied: A Litany of Complaint“. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies 22 (2): 183–89. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-3428711.
Matebeni, Zethu. 2021. „The State of LGBT Rights in Africa“. In The Palgrave Handbook of African Women’s Studies, herausgegeben von Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso und Toyin Falola, 465–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28099-4_79.
Matebeni, Zethu, Surya Monro, und Vasu Reddy, Hrsg. 2018. Queer in Africa: LGBTQ Identities, Citizenship, and Activism. New York: Routledge.
Morgan, Ruth und Wieringa, Saskia. Hrsg. 2005. Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men and Ancestral Wives. Johannesburg: Jacana.
Nyanzi, Stella. 2015. „When the State Produces Hate: Re-thinking the Global Queer Movement through Silence in The Gambia“. In The Global Trajectories of Queerness, herausgegeben von Ashley Tellis und Sruti Bala, 179–93. Brill | Rodopi. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004217942_013.
Nyeck, Sybille Ngo. 2020. Routledge Handbook of Queer African Studies. Routledge Handbooks. London New York: Routledge.
Okech, Awino. 2013. “’In Sisterhood and Solidarity’: Queering African Feminist Spaces.” In Sokari und Abbas, Hrsg. Queer African Reader. Oxford: Pambazuka Press, 9-31.
Spronk, Rachel, und Thomas Hendriks, Hrsg. 2020. Readings in Sexualities from Africa. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press.
Tamale, Sylvia, Hrsg. 2011. African Sexualities: A Reader. Oxford, UK: Pambazuka Press.

Association in the course directory

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