Inhalte

• Introduction into environmental history; environment in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Africa • Mobility in Africa. Environment as push – and pull factors (‚voluntary‘ and ‚non-voluntary‘ migrations); refugees; urbanization/megacities • Anthropogenic environmental problems and attempts to solve them (waste disposal; waste exports/imports; contamination; soil degradation) • Oil in Africa: blessing or curse ? (Examples from various countries) • Challenges of the West African coasts • Climate Change and Africa Optional: Gwynne Dyer, Schlachtfeld Erde. Klimakriege im 21. Jahrhundert. (Summarizing and commenting) • Natural parks: from foreign hunters‘ paradise to ecological nature reserves • Special subjects: ‚chickens of death‘ (imported meat products); land grabbing – the new colonization? • Search for historical and environmental identity: museums in Africa • African Responses and initiatives – consequences of an unbalanced world economic order

Lernziele

Environment – not only a technical topic. Understanding of social, ethical and political connections in so-called development countries; facilitating decision making (for future work and research); introduction to basic facts, ideas and problems of Africa

Prüfungsleistung

Prerequisite: • one essay (8-12 pages) or • one presentation (15 minutes) or • one lecture minutes (2-3 pages) Final module examination: • written examination, 180 min. The form of the prerequesite will be announced in the first lesson.

Literatur (6)

Slides (via beamer)
Films
Presentations
Lectures (inputs)
Selected books, articles etc.
Role plays

Bemerkungen

Complementary module ERM Bachelor in summer semester 2017 Module with limited number of participants - Registration two weeks prior to the commencement of lectures!