143108 SE Decolonial Thought in Africa: Feminist Perspectives (2022W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 29.08.2022 08:00 to We 28.09.2022 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2022 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 06.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 13.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 20.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 27.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 03.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 10.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 17.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 24.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 01.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 15.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 12.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 19.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
- Thursday 26.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-12
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Aims, contents and method of the course
By analyzing and critiquing continued colonizing relations of power in Africa and what South African theorist Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni describes as the coloniality of power in postcolonial Africa, African researchers and intellectuals have created essential insights into relations of global inequality and means to overcome them. Well-known representatives of postcolonial and decolonial approaches in Africa - such as Ndlovu-Gatsheni and Achille Mbembe - created an almost exclusively male genealogy of critical thinking. In Ndlovu-Gatsheni's case, this ranges from Frantz Fanon, to Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Julius Nyerere, Walter Rodney, and Latin American theorists, but lacks engagement with African feminist thinkers such as Chikwenye Ogunyemi, Oyeronke Oyewumi, Molara Ogundipe, Amina Mama, Sylvia Tamale, and others who, since the 1980s, have combined reflection on social transformation and decolonization in Africa with a gender perspective. Building on a shared reading of Sylvia Tamale's (2020) book Decolonization and Afro-Feminism, students will elaborate and reflect on intersectional approaches to decolonization in the African context.
Assessment and permitted materials
- Preparatory reading of one text for each seminar unit
- Group presentation on one text
- Writing a summary of the presented text. Deadline: On the day of the presentation.
- Written short concept for seminar paper. Deadline: January 6, 2023
- Seminar paper on a text or topic. Length: 6,000-8,000 words (15-20 pages). Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Group presentation on one text
- Writing a summary of the presented text. Deadline: On the day of the presentation.
- Written short concept for seminar paper. Deadline: January 6, 2023
- Seminar paper on a text or topic. Length: 6,000-8,000 words (15-20 pages). Deadline: March 31, 2023
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The minimum requirement for a positive assessment is the writing of a seminar paper and the completion of partial work during the semester. Attendance is compulsory; an unexcused absence from three units is allowed. Each partial performance is evaluated independently. The seminar paper is 60% of the course grade, the partial performances (participation, presentation and written summary of one research article) a total of 40%.
Examination topics
See "Art der Leistungskontrolle"
Reading list
Course literature will follow
Association in the course directory
SAG.SE.1, SAG.SE.2
SAL.SE.1, SAL.SE.2
SAL.SE.1, SAL.SE.2
Last modified: Su 02.07.2023 20:47