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Afropolitanism and Afropolitan Literature: the New Voices of Africa- Dozent/in
- Touhid Chowdhury, M.A.
- Angaben
- Übung
Rein Präsenz
2 SWS
Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Erweiterungsbereich, Modulstudium
Zeit und Ort: Mi 12:00 - 14:00, KR14/00.06
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
- 1. Module Allocation:
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
MA English and American Studies
MA WiPäd
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
open for Consolidation Module Literature (Übung)
NOT open for Ergänzungsmodul Literature
2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.03.2022, 10:00 – 07.05.2022, 23:59
guest auditors: please contact lecturer
- Inhalt
- In her article “Bye-Bye, Babar” (2005), Taiye Selasi coined the word “Afropolitans.” She argues for a new identity for Africans living in the global north. She defines them as Africans of the world, who are not attached to any specific African language, mother tongue, religion, or culture. So, Afropolitanism is the phenomenon of celebrating Africanness, which Simon Gikandi articulates as “a way of being African in the world.”
In this course, we will discuss the history and ideologies of Afropolitanism and how it has been reflected in Teju Cole, Chimamanda Adichie, Yaa Gyasi, and Taye Selasi’s writings. In addition, this course will provide the space to explore Afropolitanism in relation to African identities, cosmopolitanism, diaspora, migration, and transnationalism. Moreover, we will read and look at the texts of this new generation of writers as a critique of western global power.
- Empfohlene Literatur
- Obligatory reading:
Students are advised to buy and start reading the following books BEFORE the start of the semester.
Chimamanda Adichie, Americanah (2013)
Teju Cole, Open City (2011)
Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (2016)
Taiya Selasi, Ghana Must Go (2013)
A list with secondary reading material will be provided during the semester.
- Englischsprachige Informationen:
- Title:
- Afropolitanism and Afropolitan Literature: the New Voices of Africa
- Credits: 4
- Prerequisites
- 1. Module Allocation:
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
MA English and American Studies
MA WiPäd
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
open for Consolidation Module Literature (Übung)
NOT open for Ergänzungsmodul Literature
2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.03.2022, 10:00 – 07.05.2022, 23:59
guest auditors: please contact lecturer
- Contents
- In her article “Bye-Bye, Babar” (2005), Taiye Selasi coined the word “Afropolitans.” She argues for a new identity for Africans living in the global north. She defines them as Africans of the world, who are not attached to any specific African language, mother tongue, religion, or culture. So, Afropolitanism is the phenomenon of celebrating Africanness, which Simon Gikandi articulates as “a way of being African in the world.”
In this course, we will discuss the history and ideologies of Afropolitanism and how it has been reflected in Teju Cole, Chimamanda Adichie, Yaa Gyasi, and Taye Selasi’s writings. In addition, this course will provide the space to explore Afropolitanism in relation to African identities, cosmopolitanism, diaspora, migration, and transnationalism. Moreover, we will read and look at the texts of this new generation of writers as a critique of western global power.
- Literature
- Obligatory reading:
Students are advised to buy and start reading the following books BEFORE the start of the semester.
Chimamanda Adichie, Americanah (2013)
Teju Cole, Open City (2011)
Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (2016)
Taiya Selasi, Ghana Must Go (2013)
A list with secondary reading material will be provided during the semester.
- Zusätzliche Informationen
- Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 15
- Institution: Lehrstuhl für Englische Literaturwissenschaft
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