03-AFR-2101.SE01 Key Questions in African Studies

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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar

Event type: Seminar

Org-unit: 03-African Studies

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Hours per week: 4

Language of instruction: English

Official course description:
This reading course will start with a critical overview of the development of African Studies, its positioning and current role. Following this, in the main body of the course we will introduce in historical and contemporary perspective an exemplary selection of important topics, debates and authors relevant for the field of African Studies. We will approach the literature from the perspective of Five General Questions about Africa. We will critically examine the topics and perspectives implied in these questions, and the diverse answers provided by authors working in various disciplines within African Studies.

Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Th, 17. Oct. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
2 Th, 24. Oct. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
3 Th, 7. Nov. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
4 Th, 14. Nov. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
5 Th, 21. Nov. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
6 Th, 28. Nov. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
7 Th, 5. Dec. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
8 Th, 12. Dec. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
9 Th, 19. Dec. 2019 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
10 Th, 9. Jan. 2020 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
11 Th, 16. Jan. 2020 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
12 Th, 23. Jan. 2020 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
13 Th, 30. Jan. 2020 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
14 Th, 6. Feb. 2020 09:15 12:45 Seminarraum R 2216 Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar
Contained in modules
Module
03-AFR-2101 Introduction to African Studies (WiSe 2019/20)
06-008-GS-0910 Regions in Globalisation Processes: Africa and the Near East II (WiSe 2019/20, WiSe 2019/20)
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Instructors
Prof. Dr. Dmitri van den Bersselaar