14.01. African Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in African Studies

1. Orientatation Period - Basics of African Studies

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
• 140077 VO+UE ( STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics
• 140062 VO+UE ( STEOP ) Introduction into African Literature
• 140083 VO+UE ( STEOP ) Introduction into African History

2. Linguistics - Alternative Required Modules

2.1. Basic Level - African Language

APM Bambara

• 140209 VO+UE Bambara: Grammar 1
• 140093 VO+UE Bambara: Tutorial 1

APM Hausa

• 140207 VO+UE Hausa: Grammar 1
• 140278 VO+UE Hausa: Tutorial 1

APM Swahili

• 140205 VO+UE Swahili: Grammar 1
• 140204 VO+UE Swahili: Tutorial 1

2.2. Advanced Level - African Language

APM Bambara

• 140216 SK Bambara: Grammar 3
• 140210 SK Bambara: Texts 1
• 140075 SK Bambara: Conversation 1

APM Hausa

• 140208 SK Hausa: Grammar 3
• 140092 SK Hausa: Texts 1
• 140177 SK [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 1

APM Swahili

• 140212 SK Swahili: Grammar 3 / Kiswahili Sarufi 3
• 140206 SK [ en ] Swahili: Texts 1
• 140279 SK [ en ] Swahili: Conversation 1 / Kiswahili cha mazungumzo 1

3. Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

3.1. African Linguistics

• 140098 VO Introduction to Syntax of African Languages
• 140059 PS Introductory Seminar: African Linguistics
• 140198 VO Pluricetric Languages in Africa - "Dominance, Power and Politics"
• 140119 VO [ en ] Fundamentals of Grammatical Analysis
• 140084 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature

3.2. African Literature

• 140133 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
• 140066 VO [ en ] Contemporary African Literature: Resistance and Social Engagement
• 140117 PS Introductory Seminar African Literatures
• 140248 VO [ en ] Literature in the Field: The Work of African Writers' Organisations
• 140084 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature

3.3. African History

• 140178 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism
• 140072 PS Gender and Race in Africa
• 140071 VO History of Northeast Africa 1
• 140218 VO History of East Africa 1
• 140219 VO Christianisation and Colonial Transformation in 19th- Century African Societies
• 010324 VO African Religions
• 140087 SE Bachelor Seminar: African History
• 140063 SE Bachelor Seminar: Social Developments in Africa and its Diasporas - Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen im postkolonialen Afrika und in der Diaspora

B. Master Degree Programme in African Studies

1. Basic Module - Required Module

• 140179 KU Methods: Data Collection and Data Processing 1
• 140078 KU Scientific Texts: Writing and Editing

2. Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

2.1. African Linguistics

• 140058 VO Linguistic Categories and Linguistic Relativity. What is the Benefit of this Discussion?
• 140064 VO The Languages of Africa I: "Click Languages"
• 140100 VO Language Relations in the Prehistoric Area Eurafrica
• 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language I: Somali
• 140255 KU [ en ] Dagaare and the Mabia Languages
• 140184 KU Interpretation of Language Internal Categories
• 140121 MAKU Master Course
• 140220 KU [ en ] Interdisciplinary Research Methods in the Humanities

2.2. African History

• 140060 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Topgraphy and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
• 140356 VO The Sudan in the 19th Century - Hegemonial Intentions, European Colonialism and the "Discovery" of Africa
• 140010 VO Sudan: Historical and cultural perspectives
• 140082 VO Who is allowed to speak about Africa? Dealing with Privilege and Inequality in African Studies
• 140061 KU Violence and Crime in South Africa in Historical Perspective
• 140161 KU Political Intellectual History of Africa (Nigeria)
• 140169 KU Interpretative and Comparative Historical Anthropology: Reading Clifford Geertz (1926-2006)
• 140090 SE Photography and (Post)-Apartheid
• 140384 SE VM5 / VM6 - The other side of development - History of racism and colonialism
• 140121 MAKU Master Course
• 140221 KU Writing Skills for Doctoral Students
• 160068 VO+UE Audio and video recordings in African studies and musicology - Historical, methodological and technical aspects

CSP African Studies

1. EC Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (15 ECTS)

• 140133 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
• 140066 VO [ en ] Contemporary African Literature: Resistance and Social Engagement
• 140248 VO [ en ] Literature in the Field: The Work of African Writers' Organisations
• 140178 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism
• 140071 VO History of Northeast Africa 1
• 140218 VO History of East Africa 1
• 140219 VO Christianisation and Colonial Transformation in 19th- Century African Societies