Centro de Investigaciones de Relaciones Internacionales y Desarrollo
Selector de idioma: Castellano Català
The Africa World
The African World. Black African Societies in the Global Time
Director: Ferran Iniesta ( ferran.iniesta@ub.edu )
This course is designed as an elective module in the Master’s programmes in Development Studies and International Studies. These classes will be taught by specialists in sub-Saharan societies and will have as a fundamental goal that of giving a critical view of the most characteristic African traits and the most important problems of black Africa in the past few years. All of the instructors have been selected due to their recognised specialisation and to their ability to go outside of the most frequent hypotheses in the media.
During this module, the dynamic structures and the perspectives that are present in Africa, such as history, economics, anthropology, politics and currents of thought, will be dealt with and given priority. The module will be supported with audio-visual materials (the projection of which will be done outside of the syllabus), the newspaper and periodicals library and the general library. The dossier of work will be short and focused: the readings will be individualised and not general, since the objective is a personalised reflection in accordance with the interests and scientific curiosity of each participant. The detailed syllabus of the course, with partial bibliographies for each topic, will be essential for following the course and deciding on subjects to work on. The system of evaluation will be based on class attendance, the readings and the presentation of a paper agreed upon with the instructors of this module. In no case will it be possible to do papers of a general nature that do not deal with Africa in its specificities in the global context.
- Tuition: 300 €
- Starting date: 19/11/2007
- Ending date: 15/01/2008
Calendar and timetable
November 19, 20, 26 and 28;
December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18;
January 7, 8, 14 and 15;
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Duration
40 hours
Place
CIDOB Foundation
C/ Elisabets, 10. 08001 Barcelona
Tel. 93-302-6495
Fax 93-302-2118
Limited places. Pre-registration, 5-12 November, 2007.
Pre-registration
Fill out this form (pdf 22kB) and send it in by e-mail: docencia@cidob.org or by fax: 93-304-0071
Programme
1. The society (12h)
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1.1. The old models
- Present-day humanity and theories of dispersion
- Clans and classical empires before the Europeans
- Enslaving powers in the modern era
Professor: Ferran Iniesta. University of Barcelona
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1.2. The current models
- Conquest and colonial administration
- Structural problems of the independent State
- Market and bazaar logic south of the Sahara
Professor: Albert Roca. University of Lleida
Audio-visual support: Africa before Colonisation (the date for showing the film/documentary is still to be determined)
2. The Economy (6h)
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2.1. Macroeconomic projects
- Local processes: agrarian reform?
- The debate on the function of NEPAD
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2.2. The popular economy
- "Informal” processes: the redistribution function
- Money and honorability: derem ak ngerem
Professor: Antonio Santamaría (Universidad Complutense)
Audio-visual support: Africa’s Triple Inheritance (the date for showing the film/documentary is still to be determined)
3. Politics (6h)
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3.1. The colonial model
- Indirect colonisations and theoretical legalities
- The return of the “mambos” or former kings: Mozambique
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3.2. State and institutional relations
- From colonisation to co-operation
- Good governance: the case of Guinea
Professor: Alicia Campos. Autonomous University of Madrid
Audio-visual support: “La victòria cantant” (the date for showing the film/documentary is still to be determined)
4. Ideology (6h)
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4.1. Traditional society
- The old African conception
- Traditional hierarchies
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4.2. Ethnic identity
- The political reasons for criticism of “tribalism”
- Between ethnic group and tradition: current state policies
Professor: Alfred Bosch. Pompeu Fabra University
Audio-visual support: “The Swenkas” (the date for showing the film/documentary is still to be determined)
5. The challenges (10h)
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5.1. The feminine universe and diasporas
- Women in pre-colonial societies
- The migration phenomenon: families and networks
- Rural and urban perspective under debate
Professor: Yolanda Aixelà. University of Alacant
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5.2. Human rights, war and conflict resolution
- Criminalisation of the African State and war
- Ruptures during the nineties: Liberia, Angola, Rwanda and Congo
- State and traditional conflict resolution formulas
Professor: Jean-Bosco Botsho. UNESCO Centre of Catalonia
Audio-visual support: Hotel Rwanda (the date for showing the film/documentary is still to be determined)
>> basic and module-specific bibliography (pdf 30kB)
>> whole programme (pdf 33kB)
Those interested in this course are invited to ask for more information about these studies.
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