Tutorial: Claudia Kilian. Do. 13-14, (exact time of tutorial to be decided at the beginning of the seminar)
How is the continent presented in ethnographic museums, in novels about Africa, and in the film adaptations made of these? Which aspects are chosen for display/treatment, and what strategies can be discerned in these choices?
In addressing these questions we will be a) reading a selection of novels dealing with Africa as a place of enslavement; b) looking closely at treatment of the topic in film adaptations; c) continuing the TAS focus of museology by on-site survey of museums dedicated to 'exhibiting' Africa where meetings with the curators are being scheduled for the end of June; and, d) interacting with visiting experts on representations of Africa as also topics like the process of turning of a novel into a film during the workshop sessions scheduled for the last part of the semester.
Please make sure to email me on registration at m.ghosh@mx.uni-saarland.de to confirm your participation in the seminar so that the various aspects mentioned above can best be coordinated.
TEXTS:
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. London, 1899. Print.
Chatwin, Bruce. The Viceroy of Ouidah. 1980. Print.
Coppola, Francis Ford. Apocalypse Now. 1979. Film.
Herzog, Werner. Cobra Verde. 1988. Film.
Participation
Regular attendance and active participation in all sessions and activities; thorough acquaintance with all the material listed above before the first session; individual research on a relevant topic of your choice for short oral presentations / group work, followed by a term paper (7500 words, in MLA format) on a larger research topic. Please check the TAS website under "Your Studies" for further details about oral presentation and essay writing modalities. |
