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J32<br />
This course examines the extractive industry-driven changes in Africa’s political economy as<br />
well as in the continent’s foreign relations. Students are encouraged to examine the institutional<br />
mechanisms under which the expansion of the industry is taking place in Africa. The course,<br />
thus, involves an extensive discussion of the institutional characteristics of Africa, including<br />
issues of land tenure and property rights laws. It examines how the institutional mechanisms are<br />
changing in order to facilitate the industry’s expansion and the repercussions of these<br />
institutional changes on society. The course also analyzes the industry’s impacts on Africa’s<br />
socioeconomic development and global relations.<br />
*AFR 536- Kinship and Social Practices in Africa (3)<br />
The course analyses different kinship theories and how they may enable us to enhance our<br />
understanding of the different dimensions of African social practices in historical and<br />
contemporary Africa. It examines theories of kinship and social formations in order to interpret<br />
the relevance of traditional formations in historical and contemporary African development. It<br />
also examines the implications of social formations for political change (example,<br />
democratization), social (example, corruption and institutional failures) and cultural (ethnicity<br />
and religion) for shaping change in contemporary Africa.<br />
*AFR/WS 537-Gender, Sexuality and Islam in Africa (3)<br />
This course focuses on the intersection of Feminist Studies, African Studies and Religious<br />
Studies. It offers students an advanced level of reading, analysis and discussion about discourses<br />
of sexuality and gender in studies of Islam in Africa. It discusses key African and feminist<br />
theoretical concepts in the study of gender and Islam and also engages discussions of religion,<br />
gender and sexuality. Building on these foundations, the course examines the historical, literary<br />
and visual representation of gender, sexuality and Islam in South Africa as case study. The latter<br />
section includes discussions of recent theoretical debates about sexual diversity in Islam as well<br />
as the impact of activism, political representation and artistic, literary and autobiographical<br />
representations by gay and lesbian Muslims in South Africa.<br />
The core courses listed above provide the opportunity to pursue, in greater detail, one of the three<br />
key themes covered in AFR 501: history and culture (536 or 537); political economy (527, 530,<br />
534); human-environment interaction (527, 532, 534).<br />
For the availability of other Africa-related courses, students should consult their advisors,<br />
the <strong>Graduate</strong> Bulletin, and the Schedule of Courses.