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African societies and cultures today
From May 04, 2015 until May 26, 2015The course will be taking place from Monday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. through Friday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m.
SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL
The course will be taking place from Monday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. through Friday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m.
You may now register. Scholarship applications must be submitted by May 26.
List of prices for these courses available here.
List of prices for these courses available here.
You may now apply for scholarships for this summer course offered by the
UCM in the month of July in El Escorial with the cooperation of Casa
Árabe.
You may now register for the summer course titled “African Societies and Cultures Today,” which will be held from July 20-24 as art of the series of Summer Courses organized by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in El Escorial each year.
The course syllabus can be found by following this link. The deadline to apply for scholarships is May 26.
Possessing knowledge about the relationship between societies and cultures in Africa is an essential tool for reflection upon the future of that continent. This course will allow both students and scholars to get an introduction to topics such as the concept of the person in Africa, oral culture and the importance of words as a medium for memory and social regulation (a reality often modified during the colonial period), as well as approaching forms of artistic expression and music in the West.
The borders which divide countries and cultures, in which the constant search for identity is translated into claims for a unity of identity through primary and secondary oral culture, create cultural area divisions that go beyond just territory, with spaces that have become necessary objects of study, which is also true of the exogenous cultural assimilation of African elites and the non-assimilation of dynamic energy entailed by the written code.
Society and culture form the common thread that will allow students to consider Africa’s reality more closely, gaining knowledge of the strategies of political domination under post-colonialism, with social imbalances and processes of exclusion, with a review of approaches from the West. The course will contribute proposals like that of a human-focused model based on the African culture and conception of development.
The course syllabus can be found by following this link. The deadline to apply for scholarships is May 26.
Possessing knowledge about the relationship between societies and cultures in Africa is an essential tool for reflection upon the future of that continent. This course will allow both students and scholars to get an introduction to topics such as the concept of the person in Africa, oral culture and the importance of words as a medium for memory and social regulation (a reality often modified during the colonial period), as well as approaching forms of artistic expression and music in the West.
The borders which divide countries and cultures, in which the constant search for identity is translated into claims for a unity of identity through primary and secondary oral culture, create cultural area divisions that go beyond just territory, with spaces that have become necessary objects of study, which is also true of the exogenous cultural assimilation of African elites and the non-assimilation of dynamic energy entailed by the written code.
Society and culture form the common thread that will allow students to consider Africa’s reality more closely, gaining knowledge of the strategies of political domination under post-colonialism, with social imbalances and processes of exclusion, with a review of approaches from the West. The course will contribute proposals like that of a human-focused model based on the African culture and conception of development.
