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OSPCPTWN 16: South Africa Sites of Memory

Required Course. Relation between conventional histories and different kinds of individual and collective memory that are focused on places and spaces, testing the relation between grand narratives and more particularized pasts. Questions of cultural heritage, in particular its contestations among individual, familial, local, national, and international interests.
Terms: Win | Units: 2
Instructors: Stanton, T. (PI)

OSPCPTWN 17: Western Cape Sites of Memory

Required Course. Relation between conventional histories and different kinds of individual and collective memory that are focused on places and spaces, testing the relation between grand narratives and more particularized pasts. Questions of cultural heritage, in particular its contestations among individual, familial, local, national, and international interests.
Terms: Spr | Units: 1
Instructors: Stanton, T. (PI)

OSPCPTWN 18: Xhosa Language and Culture

History of the Xhosa language; understanding Xhosa culture and way of life. Listening, speaking, reading and writing, combined with the social uses of the language in everyday conversations and interactions. Intercultural communication. Content drawn from the students¿ experiences in local communities through their service learning/volunteer activities to support the building of the relationships in these communities. How language shapes communication and interaction strategies.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 2 | Repeatable 3 times (up to 6 units total)

OSPCPTWN 22: Preparation for Community-Based Research in Community Health and Development

For students intending to engage in community-based research in South Africa in the summer following spring study quarter in Cape Town. Approaches and methods of collaborative, community-based research; qualitative data gathering and analysis methods in community-based research; effective collaboration with community partners and data sources; race and privilege in community-based research. Identifying research partners and sponsors; articulating potential research questions; and planning research projects.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: Stanton, T. (PI)

OSPCPTWN 24A: Targeted Research Project in Community Health and Development

Two-quarter sequence for students engaging in Cape Town-sponsored community based research. Introduction to approaches, methods and critical issues of partnership-based, community-engaged research and to the community-based research partners. Qualitative data gathering and analysis methods in community-based research; effective collaboration with community partners and data sources; race and privilege in community-based research. Preparation of research proposals and plans for research carried out during spring quarter through OSPCPTWN 24B.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: Stanton, T. (PI)

OSPCPTWN 24B: Targeted Research Project in Community Health and Development

Two-quarter sequence for students engaging in Cape Town-sponsored community-based research. Substantive community health or development investigations in collaboration with the Stanford Centre's community partners: Western Cape NGOs or government agencies, or community-based organizations or groups. Students' research supported through methods workshops, sharing of progress and problems, and data and findings presentations. Prerequisite: OSPCPTWN 24A.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5
Instructors: Stanton, T. (PI)

OSPCPTWN 31: Theory and Politics of Foreign Aid

Political economy approach to foreign aid. Context of debate on development: differences between developed and less developed countries, concept of poverty, how to measure development. History of foreign aid; main actors and characteristics of official development assistance. Theoretical and empirical impact of aid with regard to economic growth and governance. Benefits and problems associated with aid.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI, GER:EC-GlobalCom

OSPCPTWN 32: Learning, Development, and Social Change: Service Learning in the Contemporary South African Contex-

Adult learning and its role in community social action; development; service learning. Micro contexts of people's daily lives and experiences in the context of an emergent democracy; understanding possibilities of community action and mobilisation for social change. Service in a historically marginalised community near Cape Town to understand realities of everyday life in informal settlements, to engage with education in a developmental context, and to gain insight into sociopolitical factors that shape social action and learning.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP
Instructors: McMillan, J. (PI)

OSPCPTWN 33: From Apartheid to Democracy: Namibia and South Africa

Comparison of the transition from apartheid to democracy in Namibia and South Africa. Focus on peaceful process involving negotiated settlement in South Africa. Significance of democracy in Namibia post 1990 and in South Africa post 1994; South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission and post-1994 economic policy.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

OSPCPTWN 36: The Archaeology of Southern African Hunter Gatherers

Archaeology, history and ethnography of the aboriginal hunter gatherers of southern Africa, the San people. Formative development of early modern humans and prehistory of hunters in southern Africa before the advent of herding societies; rock paintings and engravings of the subcontinent as situated in this history. Spread of pastoralism throughout Africa. Problems facing the descendants of recent hunter gatherers and herders in southern Africa, the Khoisan people.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI, GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-SocSci
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