anth326/2aa meeting 1 (draft)
DESCRIPTION
Draft version of slides for my first class meeting in ANTH326 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa, Concordia University (H-411), September 8, 2010, 18:00-20:15.TRANSCRIPT
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ANTH326 – Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa•Meeting 1, September 8, 2010
•Alex Enkerli [email protected]
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Outsiders
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Today
•Know what to expect•Start thinking about Africa
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Office Hours
•Thursdays 20:15 to 21:45•Wednesdays 16:15 to 17:45•By appointment
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Taught Similar Classes
•IUSB: ANTH E310 Introduction to Cultures of Africa
•Tufts: ANTH 118 Culture and Power in Africa
•Concordia: ANTH326, Fall 2007▫New Coursepack
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Theme: Learning from Africa
•Anthropological part: Africa at ethnographic core
•Lesson: What Can Africa Teach Us?•Main issue: thinking about Africa in an
open way
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This Course
•Mid- to Upper-level•Bigger class•Seminar-like
▫Semi-open▫Active reading
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Exercise
•Think up issues and concepts related to Africa
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African Studies
•Area Studies•African Studies Association
▫http://www.africanstudies.org/•Pluridisciplinary•Anthro-heavy
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African Ethnography
•Ethnographic societies•Long scholarly tradition•Insider/outsider
▫Owusu's critique•Micros (-sociology, -history, -economics...)•Macros (e.g. World-Systems Theory)
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Course Logistics
•As Explicit As Possible•Longer Outline•Possible Changes
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Readings
•Reading load•How to work with texts•Additional readings•Make way to literature on Africa
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Coursepack
•Old and new texts•Case studies and conceptual/theoretical•African scholars•From colonialism to modernity•Relationships with rest of the World•Orality•Left out history•Some social problems
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Course Requirements
•Course Engagement, 10% •Final Project, 25% •Project Plan, 5% •Critical Reviews, 30% •Media Critique, 5%•Exam, 25%
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Final Exam
•Open-ended•Answer five out of seven•Understanding, not memory
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Critical Reviews
•Not summary•Active reading•Work with material•Making links•Conversation starter•Can be short
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Media Critique
•Similar to critical reviews•Non-academic representations of Africa•Bring media items next week
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Final Project
•Learning from Africa•Insight•Integrate Issues
▫Readings▫Class
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Project Rules
•Project Plan October 13•Due December 10•Open Format•No Encyclopedia•No History•Teamwork allowed
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Topics Covered
•Diversity•Representations•Misconceptions•Modernity•Tradition•Ethnicity•Identities•Economy•Geography
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Topics Covered
•Belief systems•Social structure•Music•Arts•Politics•Kinship•Health•Terror•Slavery•War
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Other Possible Topics
•Globalization▫World Cup in South Africa▫"BRICSA"▫Asia-Africa relations▫Global inequalities
•Postcolonialism▫Neocolonialism
•Tech in Africa▫Initiatives▫OLPC▫Geek Corps▫Engineers without borders
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Policies
•No Extra Credit•“Prewrite”•Late Assignment Penalty•Online Submission•Reasonable Attendance
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Online
•Moodle and BuddyPress Courseware•Forums•Assignments•Podcast•Journals•Blogs•Communication•Content
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Project Topic and Format
•Open•Essay•Reaction paper•Critical bibliography•Local ethnography
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Grades
A+ 90-100 C 63- 66
A 85- 89 C- 60-62
A- 80- 84 D+ 57-59
B+ 77- 79 D 53-56
B 73- 76 D- 50-52
B- 70- 72 F/FNS 40
C+ 67- 69 R 20
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Marks
•IF: Insightful•OC: Original and Creative•HP: Honest and Personal•TR: Thoughtful and Reflective•EX: Appropriate Examples•ED: Elaborate and Detailed•CSF: Concise and Straightforward