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The year is 2020, and one of its more enduring slogans is: "BLM!". We will be asking ourselves why this is so, given that the world seems to have moved ahead. Human rights seem to be affirmed on a daily basis, while reparations for the ravages of colonization, and slavery in particular, are being addressed at last. And yet, the aftermath of the enforced 'globalization' of the world as practised by the European powers that be, from as early as the fifteenth century onwards, is especially visible to the peoples who bear the brunt of this undertaking.
Since, as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie argues in her talk, "The Danger of a Single Story": "Show a people as one thing – as only one thing – over and over again, and that is what they become", we will be looking at a diverse range of materials relevant to our transcultural analysis of the topic of "BLM!".
Participation: Course material will be made available online; regular participation in the full lecture series, which will be held via MS Teams. Examination: Short tests, a portfolio or a synopsis. Please check the TAS website under "Your Studies" for some useful advice, especially on note-taking during a lecture series. |
