UGRC 233 — Introduction to African Studies/Our African Heritage through
University-Wide Required Courses (UGRC) · University of Ghana
Literature Course Description: Africa as a cultural space reflects an intriguing unity in diversity. Word smithery is a vital element of the cultural life of the region. Literature as a performance art takes a central role in a range of contexts formal, sacred, popular and profane and therefore permeates the rich ceremonial life of African peoples. A functional analysis of the literature will demonstrate the extent to which it reveals notions of gender and leadership in African society. This course also intends to explore the creative ways in which primary values have been, and continue to be expressed, explored and contested in African societies. The course seeks to introduce students to the notion of a living literary culture in Africa, discussing issues such as values and worldviews, writing, performance, context and keys to informed literary analysis. Case studies will mainly be drawn from performance and writing traditions of societies in West, East and Southern Africa. In addition, the more recent domination of Africans by Arabs and Europeans has occasioned the evolution of a significant body of written literature with powerful artistic and political significance. The course will also discuss the thematic concerns of literary artists putting works into social and political perspective from a local and global point of view.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- UGRC 221 — Introduction to African Studies/African Art, its Philosophy and
- UGRC 222 — Introduction to African Studies/ Africa in the Contemporary World
- UGRC 223 — Introduction to African Studies/ Africa and the Diaspora
- UGRC 224 — Introduction to African Studies/African Popular Culture: Traditional
- UGRC 225 — Introduction to African Studies/African Dance
- UGRC 226 — Introduction to African Studies/African Drama
- UGRC 227 — Introduction to African Studies/African Music
- UGRC 228 — Introduction to African Studies/Chieftaincy and Development
- UGRC 229 — Introduction to African Studies/ Culture and Development
- UGRC 230 — Introduction to African Studies/ Gender and Culture in Africa
- UGRC 231 — Introduction to African Studies/Gender and Development
- UGRC 232 — Introduction to African Studies/Issues in Africa’s Population
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).