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 ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics

EAL Basics of African Studies - Literatures (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Literaturwissenschaft
• 143239 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Literatures - Einführung in die afrikanischen Literaturwissenschaften

EAG Basics of African Studies - History (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
• 143233 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction to African History and Societies: Connecting History and the Present - Geschichte und Gegenwart zusammendenken zusammendenken

Emphasis Phase (15 ECTS)

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

• 143244 VU Advanced Course African Linguistics
• 143309 VU Advanced Course African Literature
• 143321 VU Advanced Course African History: - Researching the Past, Writing History
• 143338 VU Knowledge about /in / with Africa: Reflect and Produce

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

SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 143293 VU Hausa: Grammar 2
• 143311 VU Hausa: Exercises 2

SB1B Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 143295 KU [ en ] Hausa: Texts 2
• 143319 KU Hausa: Grammar 4
• 143329 KU [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 2

SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 143271 VU Swahili: Exercises 2 / Kiswahili: Mazoezi 2
• 143313 VU Swahili: Grammar 2 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 2

SB2B Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 143182 KU Swahili: Conversation 2
• 143333 KU Swahili Grammar 4 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 4
• 143334 KU Swahili: Texts 2

SB3A Zulu (22 ECTS)

• 141049 VU Uhlelo: The Buildung Blocks of isiZulu 2
• 141050 VU [ en ] Uqeqesho: Training Workshop in isiZulu 2

SB3B Zulu (22 ECTS)

• 140230 KU Uhlelo: The Building Blocks of isiZulu 4
• 143034 KU [ en ] Imibhalo: The Art of isiZulu Reading and Writing 2
• 143035 KU [ en ] Ukuxhumana: The Art of isiZulu/ isiZulu: Conversation 2

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

SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 143293 VU Hausa: Grammar 2
• 143311 VU Hausa: Exercises 2

SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 143271 VU Swahili: Exercises 2 / Kiswahili: Mazoezi 2
• 143313 VU Swahili: Grammar 2 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 2

SB3A Bambara (22 ECTS)

• 141049 VU Uhlelo: The Buildung Blocks of isiZulu 2
• 141050 VU [ en ] Uqeqesho: Training Workshop in isiZulu 2

Specialisation African Linguistics (46 ECTS)

AWL/ÜAS/PAS Overview 1 (14 ECTS)

• 141057 PS [ en ] Language Diversity in Africa
• 143116 VO Typological Features in African Languages

ÜAS/PAS Overview 2 (10 ECTS)

• 141057 PS [ en ] Language Diversity in Africa
• 143116 VO Typological Features in African Languages

SAS Focus Module (6 ECTS)

• 141054 VO Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
• 141175 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
• 141272 VO ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
• 143211 VO [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond

BAS Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)

• 143340 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature

Specialisation African Literatures (46 ECTS)

AWL/ÜAL/PAL Overview 1 (14 ECTS)

• 141059 PS [ en ] An Introduction to South African Theatre and Performance
• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa

ÜAL/PAL Overview 2 (10 ECTS)

• 141059 PS [ en ] An Introduction to South African Theatre and Performance
• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa

SAL Focus Module (6 ECTS)

• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
• 143223 VO [ en ] African Poetry Workshop

BAL Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)

• 135114 SE [ en ] BA-SE: "Cats, Dogs, Chameleons"? Mapping Literature Nobel Laureates from 'Africa'
• 143340 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature

Specialisation African History (46 ECTS)

AWL/ÜAG/PAG Overview 1 (14 ECTS)

• 141060 VO Postcolonial African History
• 141061 VO From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
• 141062 VO History of Central Africa 2
• 141063 VO Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
• 141069 PS 30 years into South African Majority Rule: Transformation, Twists and Turns

ÜAG/PAG Overview 2 (10 ECTS)

• 141060 VO Postcolonial African History
• 141061 VO From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
• 141062 VO History of Central Africa 2
• 141063 VO Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
• 141069 PS 30 years into South African Majority Rule: Transformation, Twists and Turns

SAG Focus Module (6 ECTS)

• 140232 VO+UE ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
• 141061 VO From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
• 141062 VO History of Central Africa 2
• 141063 VO Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
• 141064 VO Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
• 141065 VO In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present

BAG Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)

• 141079 SE BASE African History and Societies

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

Basic Module (28 ECTS)

GM Basic Module (28 ECTS)

• 141077 SE [ en ] The State, Epistemology and Economy: Environmental History of Southern and Central Africa
• 143108 SE Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
• 143209 KU Scientific Texts: Preparation and Performance
• 143220 KU [ en ] Current Research Trends and Concepts in African Studies

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

• 143371 SE Master Coaching Seminar

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

• 141054 VO Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
• 141071 SE [ en ] Language and Politics in Africa
• 141175 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
• 141272 VO ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
• 143211 VO [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
• 143230 KU From Senegal to the Sudan Advanced Course in Fulfulde Part 2

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

• 141054 VO Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
• 141071 SE [ en ] Language and Politics in Africa
• 141175 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
• 143211 VO [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond

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

• 143371 SE Master Coaching Seminar

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

• 060021 VO Storytelling
• 141058 VO Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
• 141072 KU Alternative Literary Geographies in Short Stories on African Metropoles
• 141076 KU 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
• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
• 240143 SE [ en ] VM4 / VM6 - Cultures and politics of memory 30 years after the genocide in Rwanda

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

• 060021 VO Storytelling
• 141058 VO Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
• 141072 KU Alternative Literary Geographies in Short Stories on African Metropoles
• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
• 240009 VO+UE VM3 / VM4 - Inclusion, Diversity and the critique of racism at the University - Evaluierung digitaler Lehrinhalte aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
• 240143 SE [ en ] VM4 / VM6 - Cultures and politics of memory 30 years after the genocide in Rwanda

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

• 143371 SE Master Coaching Seminar

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

• 140232 VO+UE ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
• 141064 VO Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
• 141065 VO In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
• 141075 KU Are Anarchist African Studies an Option? - Anthropological, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives
• 141076 KU 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
• 141077 SE [ en ] The State, Epistemology and Economy: Environmental History of Southern and Central Africa
• 143043 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: History and Chronology of the Kingdom of Kush
• 143082 KU Guided Reading: Africa since 1940 by Frederick Cooper
• 143108 SE Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
• 240012 SE VM1 / VM5 - Frantz Fanon and Fanonism - Colonialism, theories of political liberation and emancipation movements
• 240143 SE [ en ] VM4 / VM6 - Cultures and politics of memory 30 years after the genocide in Rwanda
• 420002 SE "aus-ein-an-der-setzen" - Current German-language debates on cultures of remembrance in a global perspective

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

• 140232 VO+UE ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
• 141064 VO Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
• 141065 VO In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
• 141075 KU Are Anarchist African Studies an Option? - Anthropological, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives
• 141076 KU 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
• 141077 SE [ en ] The State, Epistemology and Economy: Environmental History of Southern and Central Africa
• 143043 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: History and Chronology of the Kingdom of Kush
• 143082 KU Guided Reading: Africa since 1940 by Frederick Cooper
• 143108 SE Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
• 240009 VO+UE VM3 / VM4 - Inclusion, Diversity and the critique of racism at the University - Evaluierung digitaler Lehrinhalte aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
• 240012 SE VM1 / VM5 - Frantz Fanon and Fanonism - Colonialism, theories of political liberation and emancipation movements
• 240120 SE [ en ] VM7 / VM3 - Gender, Culture and Development - Women, Work, and Development; The Ethiopian Experience
• 420002 SE "aus-ein-an-der-setzen" - Current German-language debates on cultures of remembrance in a global perspective

Extension Curriculum African Languages and Literatures (...)

African Languages and Literatures (15 ECTS)

• 141054 VO Words are Clear, but the Meaning ...? About Conflicts and Speech
• 141058 VO Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
• 141175 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
• 141272 VO ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
• 143116 VO Typological Features in African Languages
• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
• 143211 VO [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
• 143223 VO [ en ] African Poetry Workshop
• 143230 KU From Senegal to the Sudan Advanced Course in Fulfulde Part 2

Extension Curriculum Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (148)

Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (15 ECTS)

• 140232 VO+UE ( MIXED ) South Africa and Palestine - intertwined stories of solidarity
• 141058 VO Identity, Sexuality, and Positionality in African Literatures
• 141060 VO Postcolonial African History
• 141061 VO From the Nubian Kingdoms to the Republic of Sudan: History of Northeast Africa 2
• 141063 VO Southern Africa 2 - New Historiographical Orientations in 30 Years of South African Majority Democrac
• 141064 VO Between the Local and the Global: West African Oral Traditions and Oral History
• 141065 VO In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present
• 143201 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary East Africa
• 143223 VO [ en ] African Poetry Workshop