Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Jonas Bens
Veranstaltungsart: Vertiefungsseminar
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Credits: 5,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
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Kommentare/ Inhalte: The political history of East Africa is usually presented as divided in a precolonial, a colonial, and a postcolonial period. This kind of writing implies, first, that colonial governance was in some ways fundamentally different from earlier ‘traditional’ forms of African political organization and, second, that national independence marks a fundamental break with colonial forms of governance. In this seminar, we will critically examine these assumptions. In conversation with leading works in the field we will discuss questions such as: How did colonialism change precolonial forms of politics and in what respects did it leave them intact? In which ways did national independence break with colonial power relations and what remains of colonial governance in today’s politics in East Africa?
Vorgehen: In this course, which requires substantial close reading, students discuss classical conceptual texts on colonialism and politics in Africa as well as ethnographic books that critically examine political dynamics in their (post-)colonial entanglements in East Africa from an anthropological perspective.
Modulkürzel: Bachelor FSB 16/17: ETH-V1, ETH-NF-V, ETH-WB-FV (Fachliche Vertiefung), SG, WB-Kultur FSB 16/17: ETH-V1, ETH-NF-V, ETH-WB-FV (Fachliche Vertiefung), SG, WB-Kultur FSB 12/13: ETH (FSB 12-13)-V1, ETH-NF-V FSB 12/13: ETH (FSB 12-13)-V1, ETH-NF-V Master FSB neu (20/21): ETH-MA-FWB FSB neu (20/21): ETH-MA-FWB FSB alt (10/12): ETH-MA-FWB FSB alt (10/12): ETH-MA-FWB
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