Discipline ID
51014742-2282-4ae4-803e-fc0fbff3c1c1
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POLITICS OF SOUTH AFRICA
Country
Botswana
Host Institution
University of Botswana
Program(s)
Community Public Health, Gaborone
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
African Studies
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POLITICS OF SOUTH AFRICA
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLI SOUTH AFRICA
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course examines the political economy of South Africa; how it evolved into a dominant player in the Southern African region, and a significant actor in world politics. Beginning with a historical account of the emergence of racism and its institutionalization through the creation of the apartheid state in 1948, the course proceeds to discuss the rise of African nationalism, the advent of liberation politics, and the mass democratic movement leading to the first all-race elections in 1994. The central feature of the course is to deepen the understanding of the post-apartheid state in South Africa by discussing key topics such as nation-building in a racially divided society, a transition to a non-racial democratic society, democratization in a dominant party system, black economic empowerment, redistribution of wealth, and economic development. The course concludes with an examination of South Africa's role in SADC, AU, and BRICS.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POL302
Host Institution Course Title
POLITICS OF SOUTH AFRICA
Host Institution Campus
University of Botswana
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
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AFRICA AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
International Studies
African Studies
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
AFRICA AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD
UCEAP Transcript Title
AFRICA CENTER WORLD
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course focuses on the economic growth and innovation in Africa. Students consider if Africa will emerge and re-take its role a the center of the world. It is in Africa that the stakes of mobility, ecology, and democracy discourses find their expression most called to question. It is in this vein that the course analyzes the civil contestations related to democracy, monetary sovereignty, language, military, or humanitarian interventions, as well as the persistence of the old pan-African dream. Africa is changing its alliances to favor new partners who are major players on the world market. Multilateralism is reappearing in Africa, borne on the pan African organizations' dynamic. This is not the only never-seen-before scenario which is unfolding on the African continent: The North African (Magreb) countries are seeing their diaspora population coming back to their roots---at least symbolically for now. Faced with these changes, the European powers, former teaching models, are trying to adapt as Africa is appearing to be the area where contestation of their influence is the most pronounced, through wildcat wars that they can no longer win, the demystification of humanitarian efforts, indeed the rights of man and of course migration politics that transform the Mediterranean frontier from a meeting space to a house in conflict.
Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
CAFF 25F00
Host Institution Course Title
L'AFRIQUE AU CENTRE DU MONDE
Host Institution Campus
French Seminar
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
International Relations
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THE HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING AFRICA FROM 1960 TO THE PRESENT
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
King's College London
Program(s)
King's College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
African Studies
UCEAP Course Number
155
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING AFRICA FROM 1960 TO THE PRESENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
PORT-SPEAKNG AFRICA
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course explores the political, economic, and social history of Portuguese-speaking Africa from 1960, when most of Africa became independent and anti-colonial wars broke out in the Portuguese colonies, to the present. The course places the modern history of Lusophone Africa within the larger context of the history of the Portuguese presence on the continent, and relates the history of Portuguese-speaking Africa to the history of the rest of Black Africa. Students examine decolonization and the transition to post-colonial politics in the five former Portuguese colonies. Topics include the roots and nature of nationalism, the impact of armed struggle, the consequences of the 1974 revolution in Lisbon, the impact of decolonization of the post-colonial governments, the relevance of socialist policies, the failures of development, the curse of civil war and other forms of violence, the involvement of outside powers in southern Africa, the importance of oil to politics, the transition to multiparty politics, and the prospects for development.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5AAH1024
Host Institution Course Title
THE HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING AFRICA 1960 TO THE PRESENT
Host Institution Campus
King's College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History
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BIRTH OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN CINEMA
Country
France
Host Institution
Sciences Po Reims
Program(s)
Sciences Po Reims
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
African Studies
UCEAP Course Number
100
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BIRTH OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN CINEMA
UCEAP Transcript Title
AFRICAN CINEMA
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course is to traces and contextualizes the birth and development of post-Independence sub-Saharan African cinema in the 1960s-70s. From both a historical and cinematic perspective, it examines the ways in which this key period shaped emerging filmmaking trends in Africa, foregrounding the questions of identity and representation. Alternating the viewing and analysis of a corpus of six emblematic 60s and 70s feature films, the course studies the socio-political and cultural contexts of this postcolonial cinema, its influences, themes, and aesthetics. The films studied in this course are: AFRIQUE SUR SEINE by Paulin S Vieyra (1955), BOROM SARRET by Ousmane Sembe`ne (Senegal, 1963), XALA by Ousmane Sembe`ne (Senegal, 1974), BAARA by Souleymane Cisse´ (Mali, 1977), KADDU BEYKAT (LETTRE PAYSANNE) by Safi Faye (Senegal, 1975), MUNA MOTO by Jean-Pierre Dikongue Pipa (Cameroon, 1975), TOUKI-BOUKI by Djibril Diop Mambety (Senegal, 1973).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
17673
Host Institution Course Title
BIRTH OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN CINEMA
Host Institution Campus
Seminar
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
International Affairs & Strategy
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AFRICA AND GLOBALIZATION: LINKING AND DELINKING PRACTICES IN PERSPECTIVE
Country
Denmark
Host Institution
University of Copenhagen
Program(s)
University of Copenhagen
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
African Studies
UCEAP Course Number
151
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
AFRICA AND GLOBALIZATION: LINKING AND DELINKING PRACTICES IN PERSPECTIVE
UCEAP Transcript Title
AFRICA & GLOBALIZTN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the meaning of globalization and its potential benefits and risks for Africa and Africans. The primary objectives of this course are to debate globalization and its implications for Africa, develop understanding of key concepts and theories related to globalization, and discuss specific cases from Africa related to globalization. Some key elements explored in this course are the role of African actors and institutions in linking or delinking from globalization, the relationship between globalization and natural resources with respect to cost/benefit sharing, and conflicts related to scarcity and abundance. Students also examine globalization as it relates to the role of state, migration both within and outside of Africa, and the impact of climate change. Students gain knowledge about perspectives on and implications of globalization in relation to a range of key actors, processes, relationships, and practices in Africa. Students choose a sub-topic to focus on and select relevant literature to independently and critically analyze the sub-topic in question and place it within the overall context of globalization.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
TAFAAAG75U
Host Institution Course Title
THEMATIC COURSE: AFRICA AND GLOBALISATION: LINKING AND DELINKING PRACTICES IN PERSPECTIVE
Host Institution Campus
Theology
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Theology
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STRATEGIC ISSUES IN THE SAHEL REGION
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
African Studies
UCEAP Course Number
148
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
STRATEGIC ISSUES IN THE SAHEL REGION
UCEAP Transcript Title
STRATEGIC ISS SAHEL
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course introduces the Sahel region, whose strategic importance is expected to rise in the next decades. Located between the Maghreb and the Gulf of Guinea, the Sahel region is at the crossroads of many strategic issues. The course analyzes security threats (socioeconomic difficulties, cross-border trafficking, ethnic tensions, etc.) and terrorist threats as a result of the numerous cross-border and rural spaces characterized by a security vacuum that contributes to criminal and terrorist groups' activities. It examines the states’ structural weaknesses and political tensions that have jeopardized the region’s stability, as well as the rapid demographic growth and urbanization that could lead to new socioeconomic prospects or increased instability.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DAFF 25A75
Host Institution Course Title
STRATEGIC ISSUES IN THE SAHEL REGION
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
International Relations