African Studies

Bachelor’s programme in African Studies (697 [3] - Version 2018)

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

EAS Basics of African Studies - Linguistics (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Sprachwissenschaft
• 143240 VO+UE 5 ECTS ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics
  Waldburger, Tu 13:00-15:00 (9×)

EAL Basics of African Studies - Literatures (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Literaturwissenschaft
• 143239 VO+UE 5 ECTS ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Literatures - Einführung in die afrikanischen Literaturwissenschaften
  Tchokothe, Th 13:00-15:00 (8×)

EAG Basics of African Studies - History (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
• 143233 VO+UE 5 ECTS ( OV STEOP ) Introduction to African History and Societies: Connecting History and the Present - Geschichte und Gegenwart zusammendenken zusammendenken
  Englert, We 11:00-13:00 (10×)

Emphasis Phase (15 ECTS)

WG/VAS/VAL/VAG Emphasis Module (15 ECTS)

• 143244 VU 4 ECTS Advanced Course African Linguistics
  Ziegelmeyer, Th 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 143309 VU 4 ECTS Advanced Course African Literature
  Kopf, Fr 11:00-13:00 (15×)
• 143321 VU 4 ECTS Advanced Course African History: - Researching the Past, Writing History
  Sonderegger, Fr 09:00-11:00 (15×)
• 143338 VU 3 ECTS Knowledge about /in / with Africa: Reflect and Produce
  Rüther, Th 09:00-11:00 (13×)

Linguistics Alternative 1: Basis and Perfection of one African Language (44 ECTS)

SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 143293 VU 7 ECTS Hausa: Grammar 2
  Ziegelmeyer, Tu 13:00-15:00 (14×), Th 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 143311 VU 4 ECTS Hausa: Exercises 2
  Ziegelmeyer, Fr 13:00-15:00 (16×)

SB1B Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 143295 KU 4 ECTS [ en ] Hausa: Texts 2
  Alhaji-Shehu, Tu 17:00-19:00 (14×)
• 143319 KU 4 ECTS Hausa: Grammar 4
  Ziegelmeyer, Tu 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143329 KU 3 ECTS [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 2
  Alhaji-Shehu, Th 17:00-19:00 (13×)

SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 143271 VU 4 ECTS Swahili: Exercises 2 / Kiswahili: Mazoezi 2
  Waldburger, Tu 15:00-17:00 (14×)
• 143313 VU 7 ECTS Swahili: Grammar 2 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 2
  Waldburger, Mo 09:00-11:00 (14×), We 09:00-11:00 (14×)

SB2B Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 143182 KU 3 ECTS Swahili: Conversation 2
  Nyalusi, We 17:00-19:00 (14×)
• 143333 KU 4 ECTS Swahili Grammar 4 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 4
  Waldburger, Mo 13:00-15:00 (14×)
• 143334 KU 4 ECTS Swahili: Texts 2
  Waldburger, We 11:00-13:00 (14×)

SB3A Zulu (22 ECTS)

• 141049 VU 7 ECTS Uhlelo: The Buildung Blocks of isiZulu 2
  Mörth, Mo 17:00-19:00 (14×), Tu 17:00-19:00 (14×)
• 141050 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Uqeqesho: Training Workshop in isiZulu 2
  Dlamini, We 17:00-19:00 (14×)

SB3B Zulu (22 ECTS)

• 140230 KU 4 ECTS Uhlelo: The Building Blocks of isiZulu 4
  Mörth, We 17:00-19:00 (14×)
• 143034 KU 4 ECTS [ en ] Imibhalo: The Art of isiZulu Reading and Writing 2
  Dlamini, Mo 15:00-17:00 (14×)
• 143035 KU 3 ECTS [ en ] Ukuxhumana: The Art of isiZulu/ isiZulu: Conversation 2
  Dlamini, Tu 15:00-17:00 (14×)

Linguistics Alternative 2: Basis of two African Languages (44 ECTS)

SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 143293 VU 7 ECTS Hausa: Grammar 2
  Ziegelmeyer, Tu 13:00-15:00 (14×), Th 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 143311 VU 4 ECTS Hausa: Exercises 2
  Ziegelmeyer, Fr 13:00-15:00 (16×)

SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 143271 VU 4 ECTS Swahili: Exercises 2 / Kiswahili: Mazoezi 2
  Waldburger, Tu 15:00-17:00 (14×)
• 143313 VU 7 ECTS Swahili: Grammar 2 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 2
  Waldburger, Mo 09:00-11:00 (14×), We 09:00-11:00 (14×)

SB3A Bambara (22 ECTS)

• 141049 VU 7 ECTS Uhlelo: The Buildung Blocks of isiZulu 2
  Mörth, Mo 17:00-19:00 (14×), Tu 17:00-19:00 (14×)
• 141050 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Uqeqesho: Training Workshop in isiZulu 2
  Dlamini, We 17:00-19:00 (14×)

Specialisation African Linguistics (46 ECTS)

AWL/ÜAS/PAS Overview 1 (14 ECTS)

• 141057 PS 4 ECTS [ en ] Language Diversity in Africa
  Angsongna, Mo 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143116 VO 3 ECTS Typological Features in African Languages
  Ziegelmeyer, Fr 11:00-13:00 (14×)

ÜAS/PAS Overview 2 (10 ECTS)

• 141057 PS 4 ECTS [ en ] Language Diversity in Africa
  Angsongna, Mo 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143116 VO 3 ECTS Typological Features in African Languages
  Ziegelmeyer, Fr 11:00-13:00 (14×)

SAS Focus Module (6 ECTS)

• 141054 VO 3 ECTS Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
  Gajdos, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 141175 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
  Prischnegg, Th 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 141272 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
  Prischnegg, Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 143211 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
  Bodomo, Tu 13:00-15:00 (13×)

BAS Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)

• 143340 SE 8 ECTS Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
  Waldburger, We 15:00-17:00 (14×)

Specialisation African Literatures (46 ECTS)

AWL/ÜAL/PAL Overview 1 (14 ECTS)

• 141059 PS 4 ECTS [ en ] An Introduction to South African Theatre and Performance
  Knittelfelder, Th 15:00-17:00 (13×)
• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)

ÜAL/PAL Overview 2 (10 ECTS)

• 141059 PS 4 ECTS [ en ] An Introduction to South African Theatre and Performance
  Knittelfelder, Th 15:00-17:00 (13×)
• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)

SAL Focus Module (6 ECTS)

• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 143223 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] African Poetry Workshop
  Bodomo, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)

BAL Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)

• 135114 SE 7.5 ECTS [ en ] BA-SE: "Cats, Dogs, Chameleons"? Mapping Literature Nobel Laureates from 'Africa'
  Tchokothe, Th 16:45-18:15 (13×)
• 143340 SE 8 ECTS Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
  Waldburger, We 15:00-17:00 (14×)

Specialisation African History (46 ECTS)

AWL/ÜAG/PAG Overview 1 (14 ECTS)

• 141060 VO 3 ECTS Postcolonial African History
  Sonderegger, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141061 VO 3 ECTS From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
  Zach, Tu 09:30-11:00 (13×)
• 141062 VO 3 ECTS History of Central Africa 2
  Sonderegger, We 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141063 VO 3 ECTS Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
  Rüther, Tu 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141069 PS 4 ECTS 30 years into South African Majority Rule: Transformation, Twists and Turns
  Rüther, Tu 13:00-15:00 (14×)

ÜAG/PAG Overview 2 (10 ECTS)

• 141060 VO 3 ECTS Postcolonial African History
  Sonderegger, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141061 VO 3 ECTS From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
  Zach, Tu 09:30-11:00 (13×)
• 141062 VO 3 ECTS History of Central Africa 2
  Sonderegger, We 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141063 VO 3 ECTS Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
  Rüther, Tu 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141069 PS 4 ECTS 30 years into South African Majority Rule: Transformation, Twists and Turns
  Rüther, Tu 13:00-15:00 (14×)

SAG Focus Module (6 ECTS)

• 140232 VO+UE 4 ECTS ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
  Englert, Tu 15:15-16:45 (14×)
• 141061 VO 3 ECTS From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
  Zach, Tu 09:30-11:00 (13×)
• 141062 VO 3 ECTS History of Central Africa 2
  Sonderegger, We 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141063 VO 3 ECTS Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
  Rüther, Tu 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141064 VO 3 ECTS Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
  Sonderegger, Mo 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141065 VO 3 ECTS In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
  Zach, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)

BAG Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)

• 141079 SE 8 ECTS BASE African History and Societies
  Englert, Fr 09:30-13:00 (8×)

Master African Studies (897 [2] - Version 2016)

Basic Module (28 ECTS)

GM Basic Module (28 ECTS)

• 141077 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] The State, Epistemology and Economy: Environmental History of Southern and Central Africa
  Murata, Mo 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143108 SE 8 ECTS Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
  Zach, We 06.03. 13:00-15:00, Mo 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 143209 KU 7 ECTS Scientific Texts: Preparation and Performance
  Spitzl, Th 16:30-19:45 (7×)
• 143220 KU 7 ECTS [ en ] Current Research Trends and Concepts in African Studies
  Bodomo, Tu 09:00-11:00 (14×)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Studies (58 ECTS)

• 143371 SE 10 ECTS Master Coaching Seminar
  Englert, Fr 09:30-13:00 (7×)

SAS A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)

• 141054 VO 3 ECTS Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
  Gajdos, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 141071 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Language and Politics in Africa
  Angsongna, Mo 15:00-17:00 (14×)
• 141175 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
  Prischnegg, Th 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 141272 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
  Prischnegg, Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 143211 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
  Bodomo, Tu 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 143230 KU 6 ECTS From Senegal to the Sudan Advanced Course in Fulfulde Part 2
  Gajdos, Th 09:00-11:00 (13×)

SAS B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)

• 141054 VO 3 ECTS Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
  Gajdos, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 141071 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Language and Politics in Africa
  Angsongna, Mo 15:00-17:00 (14×)
• 141175 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
  Prischnegg, Th 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 143211 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
  Bodomo, Tu 13:00-15:00 (13×)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Literatures (58 ECTS)

• 143371 SE 10 ECTS Master Coaching Seminar
  Englert, Fr 09:30-13:00 (7×)

SAL A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)

• 060021 VO 5 ECTS Storytelling
  Moers, We 18:30-20:00 (13×)
• 141058 VO 4 ECTS Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
  Adeaga, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 141072 KU 6 ECTS Alternative Literary Geographies in Short Stories on African Metropoles
  Kopf, We 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 141076 KU 6 ECTS Guided Reading: - Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage - Critical Readings in Response to the ANC, The Struggle and the Images of Two All-Too Well-Known Heroic Characters
  Rüther, Th 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 240143 SE 7 ECTS [ en ] VM4 / VM6 - Cultures and politics of memory 30 years after the genocide in Rwanda
  Kopf, Th 09:00-12:00 (7×)

SAL B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)

• 060021 VO 5 ECTS Storytelling
  Moers, We 18:30-20:00 (13×)
• 141058 VO 4 ECTS Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
  Adeaga, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 141072 KU 6 ECTS Alternative Literary Geographies in Short Stories on African Metropoles
  Kopf, We 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 240009 VO+UE 4 ECTS VM3 / VM4 - Inclusion, Diversity and the critique of racism at the University - Evaluierung digitaler Lehrinhalte aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
  Segarra, Tu 11:15-12:45 (14×)
• 240143 SE 7 ECTS [ en ] VM4 / VM6 - Cultures and politics of memory 30 years after the genocide in Rwanda
  Kopf, Th 09:00-12:00 (7×)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African History and Societies (58 ECTS)

• 143371 SE 10 ECTS Master Coaching Seminar
  Englert, Fr 09:30-13:00 (7×)

SAG A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)

• 140232 VO+UE 4 ECTS ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
  Englert, Tu 15:15-16:45 (14×)
• 141064 VO 3 ECTS Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
  Sonderegger, Mo 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141065 VO 3 ECTS In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
  Zach, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141075 KU 6 ECTS Are Anarchist African Studies an Option? - Anthropological, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives
  Sonderegger, We 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 141076 KU 6 ECTS Guided Reading: - Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage - Critical Readings in Response to the ANC, The Struggle and the Images of Two All-Too Well-Known Heroic Characters
  Rüther, Th 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141077 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] The State, Epistemology and Economy: Environmental History of Southern and Central Africa
  Murata, Mo 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143043 VO 4 ECTS The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: History and Chronology of the Kingdom of Kush
  Zach, Tu 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 143082 KU 6 ECTS Guided Reading: Africa since 1940 by Frederick Cooper
  Sonderegger, Fr 11:00-13:00 (15×)
• 143108 SE 8 ECTS Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
  Zach, We 06.03. 13:00-15:00, Mo 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 240012 SE 7 ECTS VM1 / VM5 - Frantz Fanon and Fanonism - Colonialism, theories of political liberation and emancipation movements
  Sarr, Tu 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 240143 SE 7 ECTS [ en ] VM4 / VM6 - Cultures and politics of memory 30 years after the genocide in Rwanda
  Kopf, Th 09:00-12:00 (7×)
• 420002 SE 8 ECTS "aus-ein-an-der-setzen" - Current German-language debates on cultures of remembrance in a global perspective
  Englert

SAB B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)

• 140232 VO+UE 4 ECTS ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
  Englert, Tu 15:15-16:45 (14×)
• 141064 VO 3 ECTS Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
  Sonderegger, Mo 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141065 VO 3 ECTS In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
  Zach, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141075 KU 6 ECTS Are Anarchist African Studies an Option? - Anthropological, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives
  Sonderegger, We 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 141076 KU 6 ECTS Guided Reading: - Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage - Critical Readings in Response to the ANC, The Struggle and the Images of Two All-Too Well-Known Heroic Characters
  Rüther, Th 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141077 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] The State, Epistemology and Economy: Environmental History of Southern and Central Africa
  Murata, Mo 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143043 VO 4 ECTS The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: History and Chronology of the Kingdom of Kush
  Zach, Tu 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 143082 KU 6 ECTS Guided Reading: Africa since 1940 by Frederick Cooper
  Sonderegger, Fr 11:00-13:00 (15×)
• 143108 SE 8 ECTS Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
  Zach, We 06.03. 13:00-15:00, Mo 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 240009 VO+UE 4 ECTS VM3 / VM4 - Inclusion, Diversity and the critique of racism at the University - Evaluierung digitaler Lehrinhalte aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
  Segarra, Tu 11:15-12:45 (14×)
• 240012 SE 7 ECTS VM1 / VM5 - Frantz Fanon and Fanonism - Colonialism, theories of political liberation and emancipation movements
  Sarr, Tu 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 240120 SE 7 ECTS [ en ] VM7 / VM3 - Gender, Culture and Development - Women, Work, and Development; The Ethiopian Experience
  Eresso, Mo 02.09. 10:00-12:00, Mo 02.09. 13:00-15:00, Tu 03.09. 10:00-12:00, Tu 03.09. 13:00-15:00, We 04.09. 10:00-12:00, We 04.09. 13:00-15:00, Th 05.09. 10:00-12:00, Th 05.09. 13:00-15:00, Fr 06.09. 10:00-12:00, Fr 06.09. 13:00-15:00
• 420002 SE 8 ECTS "aus-ein-an-der-setzen" - Current German-language debates on cultures of remembrance in a global perspective
  Englert

Extension Curriculum African Languages and Literatures (...)

African Languages and Literatures (15 ECTS)

• 141054 VO 3 ECTS Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
  Gajdos, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 141058 VO 4 ECTS Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
  Adeaga, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 141175 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
  Prischnegg, Th 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 141272 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
  Prischnegg, Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 143116 VO 3 ECTS Typological Features in African Languages
  Ziegelmeyer, Fr 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 143211 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
  Bodomo, Tu 13:00-15:00 (13×)
• 143223 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] African Poetry Workshop
  Bodomo, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 143230 KU 6 ECTS From Senegal to the Sudan Advanced Course in Fulfulde Part 2
  Gajdos, Th 09:00-11:00 (13×)

Extension Curriculum Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (148)

Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (15 ECTS)

• 140232 VO+UE 4 ECTS ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
  Englert, Tu 15:15-16:45 (14×)
• 141058 VO 4 ECTS Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
  Adeaga, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 141060 VO 3 ECTS Postcolonial African History
  Sonderegger, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141061 VO 3 ECTS From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
  Zach, Tu 09:30-11:00 (13×)
• 141063 VO 3 ECTS Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
  Rüther, Tu 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 141064 VO 3 ECTS Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
  Sonderegger, Mo 09:00-11:00 (13×)
• 141065 VO 3 ECTS In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
  Zach, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×)
• 143201 VO 3 ECTS Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
  Kopf, Fr 09:00-11:00 (14×)
• 143223 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] African Poetry Workshop
  Bodomo, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)