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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2012 |
| ECTS points: |
10/15 ECTS (the difference between 10 and 15 ECTS lies in the examination form and the scope of the syllabus - see exam form and the study curriculum) |
Semester: |
Autumn 2012 |
| Institutter: |
Centre of African Studies, Købmagergade 46, 4., 1150 Copenhagen K. |
| Studieordning: |
2005 curriculum, revised version 1 Sep 2012 (www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/study_curricula) |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Julie Oxenvad, Centre of African Studies, e-mail: cas@teol.ku.dk, tel: 35 32 25 86 |
| Andre undervisere: |
Lecturers: Amanda Hammar and Jacob Rasmussen |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for det Interdisciplinære kursusudbud Efterår 2012 |
| Indhold: |
Background and motivation of course
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Africa is the last continent to become predominately urban, but it is happening at a high speed as Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing the fastest urban growth rate in the world. These developments in the demographic distribution of people in Africa have social, economic, and political consequences that have initiated a new interest in the urban setting in Africa.
In contrast to urbanisation patterns in the rest of the world, urbanisation in Africa is taking place against a backdrop of poverty, social dislocation, and in many places political crisis or conflict. Given these socio-political circumstances and the colonial past of many African cities they face different challenges than cities in the rest of the world, or the challenges take on different expressions.
The images of African cities are often associated with decay, chaos, disorderliness and isolation from the rest of the world. The course focuses on the contemporary African city and everyday life, but rather than reiterating the notion of cities as replete with problems, it will encourage debate about how cities and urban residents engage with these challenges and how life is actually lived in the contemporary African city.
In short, the course focuses on the people inhabiting African cities, and on how they make their cities work despite the challenges. It addresses questions relating to the place of African cities in the world, and how African cities are represented and theorised. It investigates city politics and urban governance, as well as looking at urban infrastructure and service delivery, and a range of other critical questions.
Form and content of course
The course has an interdisciplinary approach, combining readings from anthropology, sociology, urban geography and development studies. The readings will represent a broad range of Sub-Saharan African cities. The course will combine theoretical literature addressing broad-based urban phenomena and case studies of specific cities to give insights into both general and particular problems, and the ways in which these are addressed conceptually, methodologically and practically.
The course combines lectures and classroom discussions, requiring participation and active engagement, including student presentations. This will be supplemented by a few guest lectures. If available, ethnographic and documentary films giving a visual aspect to some of the themes in the course will be screened.
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| Eksamensform: |
10 ECTS: Written paper
15 ECTS: Oral examination with synopsis
Please see www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/exams and the study curriculum |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/courses |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
3/5-2012 |