240088 SE The Commodification of Nature (P4) (2015S)

Conservation, Ecotourism and Ethnotourism in Southern Africa

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!

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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 Su 01.02.2015 00:01 to Su 22.02.2015 23:59
Deregistration possible until Su 15.03.2015 23:59

Details

max. 40 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Monday
    23.03.
    15:00 - 18:15
    Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
    
    Monday
    20.04.
    15:00 - 18:15
    Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
    
    Monday
    11.05.
    15:00 - 18:15
    Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
    
    Monday
    22.06.
    13:15 - 20:00
    Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
    
    Monday
    29.06.
    13:15 - 20:00
    Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Seminar wants to look into the possible benefits of Conservation for local communities. Ecotourism and Ethnotourism (cultural marketing) will attract special attention. The various papers should focus on concrete examples in Southern Africa, particularly Conservancies in Namibia and the TFC of Isimangaliso in South Africa. Partcipants will be able to use research material from both cases. Other topics are also possible (as for instance the largest conservation area of KAZA (the Kavango Zambezi TF Park).

Assessment and permitted materials

Papers shall be presented in the Seminar with a length of 15 pages.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Conservation once thought of as a self-evident category has proven a quite slippery paradigm when actually applied in the political agenda of social change. Conflicting views of various stakeholders on conservation range from benign concepts of an ultimate global saviour to a neo-colonial land-grabber. Arguably, far-ranging plans for Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) have further contributed to a ‘bewildering kaleidoscope’ of multi-legal fields and intertwined legalities within and across national boundaries (cf. F. von Benda-Beckmann 2001: 129).

Examination topics

Reading list

To be announced at the seminar.

Association in the course directory

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