29643
Seminar
SoSe 17: Religion and Education in Postcolonial Africa
Kristina Franziska Dohrn
Information for students
This seminar is offered in blocks: 28.4. 14-16h (Boltzmannstr.20/K019); 5.5. 9-18h (Boltzmannstr.20/K019) 6.5.9-18h (Habelschw. Allee 45, J32/102); 12.5.14-18:00 (Boltzmannstr. 20/K0219)
Comments
For a long time, religious networks and groups have played a central role in providing education in colonial and postcolonial Africa. Yet, liberalization and privatization policies since the 1980s have opened up new opportunities for an educational engagement of religious groups – Christian as well as Muslim –, which led to an unprecedented social presence and influence of religious educational institutions in many African countries. Especially, transnational religious networks that became increasingly present in the field of education, today actively shape educational landscapes, institutions and the new generations emerging from them.
This seminar explores the implications of recent Christian and Muslim engagements in the field of formal education and schooling in postcolonial Africa. By engaging with anthropological theories on education and schooling as well as with ethnographic case studies, we will examine the diverse institutional setups, pedagogies, and practices of religious educational institutions in diverse African countries.
The seminar will be hold as a block seminar. Students are asked to participate actively in discussions and group tasks in class. Furthermore, they will have the possibility to improve their writing and presentation skills through response papers and critical inputs. close
This seminar explores the implications of recent Christian and Muslim engagements in the field of formal education and schooling in postcolonial Africa. By engaging with anthropological theories on education and schooling as well as with ethnographic case studies, we will examine the diverse institutional setups, pedagogies, and practices of religious educational institutions in diverse African countries.
The seminar will be hold as a block seminar. Students are asked to participate actively in discussions and group tasks in class. Furthermore, they will have the possibility to improve their writing and presentation skills through response papers and critical inputs. close
Suggested reading
Literature (Selection):
- Dilger, H. and Schulz, D., (2013). Politics of Religious Schooling: Christian and Muslim Engagements with Education in Africa. Journal of Religion in Africa, 43 (4): 365-378.
- Dohrn, K. (2014). Translocal Ethics: Hizmet Teachers and the Formation of Gülen-inspired Schools in Urban Tanzania. Sociology of Islam, 1 (3-4): 233-256.
- Stambach, A., (2010). Faith in Schools. Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.
. Simpson, A. (2003). 'Half-London' in Zambia: Contested Identities in a Catholic Mission School. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. close
- Dilger, H. and Schulz, D., (2013). Politics of Religious Schooling: Christian and Muslim Engagements with Education in Africa. Journal of Religion in Africa, 43 (4): 365-378.
- Dohrn, K. (2014). Translocal Ethics: Hizmet Teachers and the Formation of Gülen-inspired Schools in Urban Tanzania. Sociology of Islam, 1 (3-4): 233-256.
- Stambach, A., (2010). Faith in Schools. Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.
. Simpson, A. (2003). 'Half-London' in Zambia: Contested Identities in a Catholic Mission School. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. close
Additional appointments
Fri, 2017-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 Fri, 2017-05-05 09:00 - 18:00 Sat, 2017-05-06 09:00 - 18:00 Fri, 2017-05-12 14:00 - 18:00