240020 VS Environm. Justice, Species Protect. & Biodiversity Conservation in Central & Southern Africa (3.2.6) (2021S)
Debating TV-Documentaries on the Subject
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 for courses with continuous assessment.
Registration/Deregistration
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 01.02.2021 00:01 to Tu 23.02.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 15.03.2021 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 24.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
- Wednesday 21.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
- Wednesday 05.05. 13:15 - 18:15 Digital
- Wednesday 26.05. 13:15 - 18:15 Digital
- Wednesday 16.06. 13:15 - 18:15 Digital
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The Course presents film examples from South Africa for discussion (especially on Kruger National Park, and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi National Park, the Madikwe, Tembe, Kwandwe Game Reserves, the Wetland Park of iSimangaliso, and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Parks), Botswana (especially the Central Kalahari Game Reserve), Namibia (especially the Community Conservancies), as well as comparisons to West and Central Africa (especially Gabun). The main focus lies on the perspectives of empowerment, participation, social transformation and discourse ethics. They are to be critically debated on the basis of the conservation literature.
Assessment and permitted materials
1. Group Presentations of key conservation problems and questions of environmental justice2. Powerpoint PrŠsentationen on the films uploaded on Moodle against the backdrop of the literature.Bzw. alternativ: Active Participation in online discussions and/or hybrid teaching sessions and Seminar-Paper of 12 pages including literature
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
50 % Group Presentations
50 % Powerpoint Presentations
50 % Powerpoint Presentations
Examination topics
Content of Seminar
Reading list
Werner Zips and Manuela Zips-Mairitsch (eds.): Bewildering Borders. The Economy of Conservation in Africa (Lit 2019).Adams, William M. (2004): Against Extinction. The Story of Conservation. London: Earthscan.Theoriekapitel: Werner Zips (2017)Die Macht ist wie ein Ei. Theorie einer gerechten Praxis, 3. verbesserte und erweiterte Auflage, (Anthropologie der Gerechtigkeit Band 3). Wien: Facultas, Wiener UniversitŠtsverlag.Schlosberg, David. (2007)Defining Environmental Justice: Theories, Movements, and Nature. Oxford University Press.
Association in the course directory
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