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70204 - Ethiopian Languages and Cultures (1)

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Docente: Irma Taddia
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: L-OR/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)

    Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in History and Oriental Studies (cod. 8845)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will have a basic knowledge of the Ethiopian culture, as well as of the fundamentals of the Ethiopian languages. The student will be able to discuss the  subjects examined during the classes and contextualize them with reference to the assigned texts.

Course contents

The first part (30 hours) will be devoted to a general analysis of the languages of the Horn of Africa and the problems related to their classification and  provides a basic knowledge of the Amharic language (Ethiopia), mainly alphetization and conversation skills. During the course, we will also discuss the main aspects of Ethiopian political, social and cultural history. This will give the students a general understanding of the history and cultures of the country.


Readings/Bibliography

Students who will attend the course:

Zeleke Eresso, Amarico per chi parla italiano, Emil Editore, 2016

T. Negash, L'Etiopia entra nel terzo millennio,  Aracne editore, 2009

I. Taddia, Etiopia 1800-1900. Le strategie del potere tra l'Africa e l'Italia, Milano, FAngeli, 2013.

 

Gli studenti non frequentanti leggeranno anche:

D. N. Levine, Greater Ethiopia: the Evolution of a Multiethnic Society, University of Chicago Press (2nd. ed.), 2000

 

 

 

Teaching methods

Lectures, written works in class

Assessment methods

An oral exam, during which the student will be evaluated according to the linguistic abilities he/she has acquired during the course. The students not attending the course will be evaluated through an oral exam covering all the assigned texts. To obtain the maximum evaluation, you will have to show that you are familiar with the main events of the history of Ethiopia. And that you have reached a basic knowledge of the Amharic language. 

For the Integrated Course, the final grade is the average of the two votes obtained in the two modules (1A and 1B). 

Teaching tools

Lectures, written works in class

Office hours

See the website of Irma Taddia