240143 SE VM4 / VM6 - Development theory and critique in Africa (2023W)
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 We 20.09.2023 10:00 to Mo 02.10.2023 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.10.2023 09:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 05.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Thursday 19.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Thursday 16.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Thursday 30.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Thursday 14.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Thursday 18.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Partial performance during the semester:
- Attendance and participation in the seminar units (excused absence for max. one of six blocks are allowed).
- Preparatory reading of texts for each seminar unit and submission of a written commentary for the respective basic text two days before the block.
- Group presentation on one of the unit texts.
- Writing a protocol on one of the blocks
- Submission of a short concept for the seminar paper by 11.1.2024Seminar paper
- Writing of a seminar paper on a topic and a question related to the contents of the seminar. Length: 5000 words. Deadline: March 31, 2024Grade-relevant discussion of written work: to ensure good academic practice, the lecturer may require an oral reflection on the submitted seminar paper, which must be successfully completed.
- Attendance and participation in the seminar units (excused absence for max. one of six blocks are allowed).
- Preparatory reading of texts for each seminar unit and submission of a written commentary for the respective basic text two days before the block.
- Group presentation on one of the unit texts.
- Writing a protocol on one of the blocks
- Submission of a short concept for the seminar paper by 11.1.2024Seminar paper
- Writing of a seminar paper on a topic and a question related to the contents of the seminar. Length: 5000 words. Deadline: March 31, 2024Grade-relevant discussion of written work: to ensure good academic practice, the lecturer may require an oral reflection on the submitted seminar paper, which must be successfully completed.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
For a positive assessment, all course works must be met during the semester and a seminar paper must be submitted.
Grading key:
Seminar paper: 50 %
Group presentation: 20 %
Written summaries: 25 %
Minutes: 5 %
Grading key:
Seminar paper: 50 %
Group presentation: 20 %
Written summaries: 25 %
Minutes: 5 %
Examination topics
No exam
Reading list
Ake, Claude. 1988. "The Political Economy of Development: Does It Have a Future?" International Social Science Journal 40.4: 485-97.
Anyidoho, Nana Akua. 2020. “Women, Gender, and Development in Africa”. In: Yacob-Haliso O., Falola T. (Hg.) The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77030-7_63-1
Emeagwali, Gloria. 2011. “The Neo-Liberal Agenda and the IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Programs with Reference to Africa.” In Dip Kapoor (Hg.) Critical Perspectives on Neoliberal Globalization, Development and Education in Africa and Asia, 3-14. Rotterdam: Sense Publ.
Lewis, Desiree. 2004. “African Gender Research and Postcoloniality: Legacies and Challenges”. In: African Gender Scholarship. Concepts, Methodology and Paradigms. CODESRIA Gender Series 1, Dakar, 27-41.
Maathai, Wangari. 2009. “Deficits: Indebtedness and Unfair Trade.” In The Challenge for Africa, 83-110. London: Arrow Books.
Maathai, Wangari. 2010. “Culture: The Missing Link.” Chap. 8 in The Challenge for Africa, 160-183. New York: Pantheon Books.
Mama, Amina. 1998. “Khaki in the Family: Gender Discourses and Militarism in Nigeria.” African Studies Review 41 (2): 1-17.
Manji, Firoze. 2008. “The Depoliticisation of Poverty.” In Rasna Warah (Hg.) Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits: An Anthology, 173–89. Author House.
Mbembe, Achille. 2016. Postkolonie: Zur Politischen Vorstellungskraft im zeitgenössischen Afrika. Wien Berlin: Verlag Turia Kant.
McFadden, Patricia. 2007. “African Feminist Perspectives of Post-Coloniality,” The Black
Scholar 37(1): 36-42.
Moyo, Dambisa. 2011. Dead Aid: Warum Entwicklungshilfe nicht funktioniert und was Afrika besser machen kann. Berlin: Haffmans & Tolkemitt.
Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. 2013. “Coloniality of Power and African Development.” Chap. 3 in Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity, 75–98. New York: Berghahn Books.
Nnaemeka, Obioma. 2004. “Nego-Feminism: Theorizing, Practicing, and Pruning Africa’s Way.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 29 (2), 357-385.
Odhiambo, E. S. Atieno. 2002. “The Cultural Dimensions of Development in Africa.” African Studies Review 45 (3): 1-16.
Oruka, Henry Odera. 1989. "The Philosophy of Foreign Aid: A Question of the Right to a Human Minimum." Praxis International 8 (4): 465-75.
Oyèwùmí, Oyèrónké (2015): “Kolonialisierte Körper und Köpfe: Gender und Kolonialismus.“ In Franziska Dübgen und Stefan Skupien (Hg.) Afrikanische politische Philosophie. Berlin: Suhrkamp, 218-259.
Rodney, Walter. 2012 [1972] How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Cape Town [u.a.]: Pambazuka.
Sarr, Felwine. 2019. Afrotopia. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Berlin.
Shivji, Issa G. 2009. Accumulation in an African Periphery: A Theoretical Framework. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers.
Shivji, Issa G. 2019. “Good Governance, Bad Governance and the Quest for Democracy in Africa: An Alternative Perspective,” Working Paper No. 8, available at: http://www.hakielimu.org/files/publications/document67good_bad_governance_en.pdf
Tamale, Sylvia (2020) Decolonization and Afro-Feminism. Ottawa: Daraja Press.
wa Thiong’o, Ngugi (2008) Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature. Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer
Anyidoho, Nana Akua. 2020. “Women, Gender, and Development in Africa”. In: Yacob-Haliso O., Falola T. (Hg.) The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77030-7_63-1
Emeagwali, Gloria. 2011. “The Neo-Liberal Agenda and the IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Programs with Reference to Africa.” In Dip Kapoor (Hg.) Critical Perspectives on Neoliberal Globalization, Development and Education in Africa and Asia, 3-14. Rotterdam: Sense Publ.
Lewis, Desiree. 2004. “African Gender Research and Postcoloniality: Legacies and Challenges”. In: African Gender Scholarship. Concepts, Methodology and Paradigms. CODESRIA Gender Series 1, Dakar, 27-41.
Maathai, Wangari. 2009. “Deficits: Indebtedness and Unfair Trade.” In The Challenge for Africa, 83-110. London: Arrow Books.
Maathai, Wangari. 2010. “Culture: The Missing Link.” Chap. 8 in The Challenge for Africa, 160-183. New York: Pantheon Books.
Mama, Amina. 1998. “Khaki in the Family: Gender Discourses and Militarism in Nigeria.” African Studies Review 41 (2): 1-17.
Manji, Firoze. 2008. “The Depoliticisation of Poverty.” In Rasna Warah (Hg.) Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits: An Anthology, 173–89. Author House.
Mbembe, Achille. 2016. Postkolonie: Zur Politischen Vorstellungskraft im zeitgenössischen Afrika. Wien Berlin: Verlag Turia Kant.
McFadden, Patricia. 2007. “African Feminist Perspectives of Post-Coloniality,” The Black
Scholar 37(1): 36-42.
Moyo, Dambisa. 2011. Dead Aid: Warum Entwicklungshilfe nicht funktioniert und was Afrika besser machen kann. Berlin: Haffmans & Tolkemitt.
Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. 2013. “Coloniality of Power and African Development.” Chap. 3 in Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity, 75–98. New York: Berghahn Books.
Nnaemeka, Obioma. 2004. “Nego-Feminism: Theorizing, Practicing, and Pruning Africa’s Way.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 29 (2), 357-385.
Odhiambo, E. S. Atieno. 2002. “The Cultural Dimensions of Development in Africa.” African Studies Review 45 (3): 1-16.
Oruka, Henry Odera. 1989. "The Philosophy of Foreign Aid: A Question of the Right to a Human Minimum." Praxis International 8 (4): 465-75.
Oyèwùmí, Oyèrónké (2015): “Kolonialisierte Körper und Köpfe: Gender und Kolonialismus.“ In Franziska Dübgen und Stefan Skupien (Hg.) Afrikanische politische Philosophie. Berlin: Suhrkamp, 218-259.
Rodney, Walter. 2012 [1972] How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Cape Town [u.a.]: Pambazuka.
Sarr, Felwine. 2019. Afrotopia. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Berlin.
Shivji, Issa G. 2009. Accumulation in an African Periphery: A Theoretical Framework. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers.
Shivji, Issa G. 2019. “Good Governance, Bad Governance and the Quest for Democracy in Africa: An Alternative Perspective,” Working Paper No. 8, available at: http://www.hakielimu.org/files/publications/document67good_bad_governance_en.pdf
Tamale, Sylvia (2020) Decolonization and Afro-Feminism. Ottawa: Daraja Press.
wa Thiong’o, Ngugi (2008) Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature. Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer
Association in the course directory
VM4 / VM6
SAG.SE2
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SAG.SE2
SAL.SE2
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- Indigenous Concepts: Utu / Ubuntu
- Democratization and Human Rights
- Critique of neoliberal globalization and humanitarianism
- Coloniality of gender and feminist theory in Africa
- Decolonization of knowledge