Universität Wien
Course Exam

143522 VO African Women's Writing and Feminism in the 21st Century (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikawissenschaften, Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismusk

Monday 23.06.2025 15:15 - 16:45 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03

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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).

Examiners

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Examination topics

-Anglophone African women's writing in the context of Anglophone women's literary tradition
-21st-century African feminist writing in English
-21st-century African women's writing in the context of transnational feminism
-African women's human rights, sexuality and feminism in 21st-century African women's writing
-human rights, decolonization and modernity in 21st-century African women's writing
-the politics of representation in 21st-century African women's writing
-21st-century African women's writing and the material culture of publishing

Assessment and permitted materials

4 dates for the exam will be scheduled: on the last day of the course and at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the following semester.
OPTION 1: Exam written in class. The exam will consist of mini-essay questions based on texts analysed in the lectures. Approximately 20 mini-essay topics will be given. Minimum requirement: 3 mini-essays, 250 words each

OPTION 2: Argumentative essay (2,500-3,000 words) written at home and submitted on a chosen exam date. Topics will be given to choose from.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria for the exam:

3 mini-essays, 250 words each

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria for the final paper:

1) Contents (in particular detection of the central points; clear formulation, structure and organization of the argument, supported with evidence from primary and secondary sources; the ability to read text closely and interpret both form, content and context; the ability to reflect critically on the relations between primary and relevant secondary texts, instead of just citing secondary texts as a source of authority and interpretation; correctness of methodology; originality; creativity 60%

2) Format (esp. layout, formatting, and citation practice): 20%

3) Language (particularly scholarly terminology and correct use of technical terms; clear and understandable language; correct spelling, grammar, and sentence composition; style): 20%

In all three areas at least 50% of the points must be achieved in order to obtain credit. The mark breakdown is as follows:

(1) 90-100 %
(2) 80-89 %
(3) 65-79 %
(4) 50-64 %
(5) 49 -0 %

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