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Nigeria - more than a single story (Eksamensemne B
Aktivering af forforståelse af Afrika:
Forskellige bogforsider fra afrikanske bøger deles ud – hurtigskrivning, umiddelbart indtryk.
Artikel: Silverberg: The reason every book about Africa has the same cover—and it’s not pretty, qz.com
http://qz.com/207527/the-reason-every-book-about-africa-has-the-same-cover-and-its-not-pretty/
Stereotypes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXzSZajPWE
Begreber: stereotypes, prejudice, cultural icons, dignity, condescending
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Recap. of Adichie's Ted talk "The Danger of a Single Story"
http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
Begreber: “Single story”, post-colonialism, xenophobic, otherness, offensive
Recap. of Adichie's short story "My Mother the Crazy African" – focus on Nigerian culture
Begreber: hybrid identity, condescending, moonlighting, Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, promiscuous, inferior, superior,
Pre-watching: Background research of Biafra War --> share in pairs
Film: Half of a Yellow Sun (dir. Bandele, 2013) (based on Adichie's novel)
Uddrag fra Adichie's roman: Half of a Yellow Sun (s. 10-15) + (s. 100-105 i antologien Africa Unfold)
Litteratur-analyse: Point of view. Relation between characters. Danger of a single story.
Begreber: Social classes, exploitation, imperialism.
Diskussion om filmen + novellen tilsammen (gruppearbejde)
GROUP PROJECTS/Study Circles:
På baggrund af antologien Africa Unfold (Anne Hess Thaysen and Lise Debel Christensen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2015) og andre selvvalgte tekster studerer klassen i grupper bestemte emneområder (varighed: 5 dobbelt-moduler):
Colonialism/History: Vilma, Tim, Daniel, Jørgen - (“A Poem on the British.” http://sites.bu.edu/nehajami/the-four-languages/hausa/hausa-manuscripts/falke-1569-wakar-nasara/)
Nigerian Economy: Liva, Magnus, Taima, Olivia - (Oil on Water, Helon Habila (fra s. 116))
Religion: Eline, Freja, Gabriella, Cristina - (Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram islamists?, pp. 107-109)
Politics: Rose, Jasmin, Ylva, Laura - (Oil on Water (sm m Gr 2))
Football: Alen, Caroline, Kristian, Noah - (World Cup 2010/Football nationalism, pp. 41-44)
Music: Gustav. Liv, Sofie, Anna (Fela Kuti: Zombie (1976); Falz: This is Nigeria (2018); uddrag af Fela Kuti: Coffin for Head of State)
Hver gruppe fremlægger deres emne for klassen, og vælger en tekst (i parentes ovenfor) som hele klassen skal læse om emnet. Gruppen styrer gennemgang/analyse af denne tekst i klassen.
Afrunding:
"The Role of the Writer in Africa" (Chinua Achebe), pp. 177-179
"How To Write About Africa" (Binyavanga Wainaina), pp. 172-175
Supplerende (frivillig):
Black Snow: Nigeria’s Oil Catastrophe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Vg4OOMW0Q
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