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140248 VO Literature in the Field: The Work of African Writers' Organisations (2015W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Moodle

Details

Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Martina Kopf

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Donnerstag 15.10. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag 29.10. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag 12.11. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag 26.11. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag 14.01. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag 21.01. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
Donnerstag 28.01. 11:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The last two decades have seen the emergence of writers’ collectives and initiatives in a number of African countries. These 'literary NGOs' as termed by Doreen Strauhs cover a range of activities in the fields of cultural production and activism from creating publishing opportunities to organizing writing workshops in African and European languages, collecting life histories and testimonies or integrating digital and social media into the field of cultural production. Organizations such as FEMRITE in Uganda, KWANI Trust in Kenya, Youth Literacy in Rwanda, or the Zimbabwe Women Writers are thus bringing new dynamics into African cultural and intellectual life and contribute to a popularization of writing and reading cultures.
This course will take a look at this cultural activism and analyze it against the backdrop of frameworks of literacy education, multilingualism and language politics, gender politics and cultural funding at national and international levels.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Written summaries of research articles and book chapters; participation in class discussions; final essay (approx. 8 pages).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Critical understanding of social, political and cultural dimensions of writing and publishing in contemporary African societies.

Prüfungsstoff

After a general introduction each session takes up one particular organisation whose work will be portrayed and discussed in its national context.

Literatur

Arndt, Susan and Katrin Berndt (eds.) Words and Worlds: African Writing, Theatre, and Society. Trenton, NJ et al.: Africa World Press, 2007.
Larson, Charles R. The Ordeal of the African Writer. London: Zed Books, 2001.
Strauhs, Doreen. African Literary NGOs: Power, Politics, and Participation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Further material, weblinks and critical essays will be available on Moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

SAL, EC-148;
SPL 13: BA-5
SPL 12: MA 844 M-07

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:34