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Course Description
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Course Name
Problematising the City in Africa
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Host University
University of the Western Cape
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Location
Cape Town, South Africa
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Area of Study
Environmental Studies, Geography, Tourism
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Host University Units
10 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4.5
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Main Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Comprehend the complex issues at play in debates around cities on the African continent.
- Identify and understand different concepts in the local dynamics of South Africa urban studies.
- Interpret key literatures, including visual and other sources; assess the value of conflicting interpretations.
- Develop and structure sustained academic arguments through essay writing.
Main Content
- African cities? Modernity, modernism and marginality
- Thinking through South African urban history
- Repositioning the rural/urban divide
- The shaping of South African ‘urban areas’
- Event cities
- Space, spatiality, and representations of African space
- Contested sites and geographies
- Space, memory, and identity in the post post-apartheid
- Case studies
Notes regarding credits:
Contact with lecturer/tutor: 24 Lectures p.w. 1
Assignments & tasks: 32 Practicals p.w. 0
Practicals: 0 Tutorials p.w. 1
Assessments: 4
Selfstudy: 40
Other: 0
Total Learning Time 100
Course Disclaimer
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.