Postcolonial perspectives in African Studies 3600-AF-PPAS-OG

Colonial period in African history had immense impact on the continent. Nowadays, decolonizing of African studies is one of the leading directions in research on Africa's cultures and history. European intellectual hegemony over Africa’s political, economical, historical and cultural ways has been strictly related with colonial oppression and now provokes researchers in African studies to confront Western-constructed visions of Africa with attempts of African intellectuals, researchers and politicians to decolonise African studies and especially African history. The aim of the course is to present different perspectives of postcolonial research on contemporary African studies.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Remote learning
Classroom

Course coordinators

Izabela Romańczuk

Learning outcomes

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands
* to an in-depth degree selected problems and foundations of the trends in postcolonial perspectives in research on contemporary Africa including terminology

* to an in-depth degree selected problems of cultures and societies in a selected region of Africa (in the field of ideology, culture and religion)

Skills: the graduate is able to
* analyze and evaluate the importance of postcolonial perspectives in contemporary cultural studies and history with impact on Africa
* apply detailed knowledge about the state of postcolonial research in the field of African studies and to seek solutions to specific research problems
* apply methods of analysis, interpretation and evaluation within spectrum of postcolonial studies concentrated on Africa

Social competencies: the graduate is ready to
* critically evaluate the content resulting from cultural and linguistic diversity and its influence on the shaping of social and political attitudes and economic processes
* initiate activities for the public interest and to think and act in an entrepreneurial way using knowledge in the field of cultural diversity

Assessment criteria

The assesment will be based on written test and participation during classes.

Additional information

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