Course: Anthropology of Africa: Colonialism and Postcolonialism

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Course title Anthropology of Africa: Colonialism and Postcolonialism
Course code KSKA/AAKP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horáková Hana, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Readings for seminars (12 weeks): 1. Kwame Anthony Appiah: African Identities. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 2. James G. Ferguson: Global Disconnect: Abjection and the Aftermath of Modernism. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 3. S. N. Eisenstadt: Excerpts from Modernization: Protest and Change. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 4. J.- P. Olivier de Sardan: Excerpts from Anthropology and Development. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 5. Kwame Anthony Appiah: African Identities. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 6. Achille Mbembe: The New Africans: Between Nativism and Cosmopolitanism. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 7. Isak A. Niehaus: Witch-hunting and Political Legitimacy. Antropologie moderní Afriky, studijní texty. Sestavila Hana Horáková. Univerzita Pardubice 2011. 8. Engels, Bettina. Beyond scarcity: Conflicts over land and social relations in south- western Burkina Faso. Modern Africa, Vol. 2, No. 1. 2015. 9. Chabal, Patrick. Making Sense of Democracy in Africa: How It All Began and Where It Is Going. Modern Africa, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2013. pdf k dispozici na http://modernafricajournal.org/category/issues/ 10. Nyamnjoh, F. Chieftaincy and democracy in Cameroon and Botswana. Modern Africa, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2014. 11. Smolinská, Lenka. Kibera, Make Yourself at Home! Researching the Community Development in Nairobi's Informal Settlement of Kibera. Modern Africa, Vol. 1., No. 1, 2013, pdf k dispozici na http://modernafricajournal.org/category/issues/ 12. Šváblová, Alžběta. Dealing with the Violent Past. Transitional Justice and Political Culture in Liberia and Czech Republic in a Comparative Perspective. Modern Africa, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2016, pp. 65-90.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • unspecified - 30 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 24 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 70 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the topics of contemporary Subsaharian Africa from the perspective of social anthropology. The presence is defined by two major periods, colonialism and postcolonialism. Therefore, the core concepts, theories and terms of colonialism and postcolonialism will be also discussed.

Prerequisites
The course is not determined by previous anthropological education.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Creative work analysis

1) Active participation in lectures and seminars 2) Final essay on selected topic (selection of 3 topics)
Recommended literature
  • Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society. FF UHK.
  • Hana Horáková. Antropologie moderní Afriky. Pardubice, 2011.
  • Horáková, H.; Nugent, P.; Skalník, P. eds. Africa: Power and Powerlessness. Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2016) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter