South Africa: A Social and Political Salad Bowl? (U02524)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-3-STHAFRIC

This course will consider South Africa as a country in the midst of transition from a legally, racially segregated society to a democracy at the forefront of African development. To this end, the evolving socio-political environment of the South African state will be related to major developments in the social and political geography of both the state and the region. The definition of belonging and identity, of who is South African, will form the key structure of the course - from the denial of citizenship and alienation of land from the KhoiSan, through centuries of racial (and spatial) oppression, to Desmond Tutu's 'Rainbow Nation'. Movements of population, migrant workforces, and shifting demographics linked to the emergence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic pose a series of geographical concerns facing the new South African state.

Entry Requirements

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Requests for registration must be made by email to Shiela.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
Availability to Visiting Undergraduates may be dependent on demand from internal students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	11:10	13:00	Room 2.13, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To explore the social transition from apartheid to democracy and explore its socio-economic consequences
To consider how concepts of 'race', 'ethnicity' and 'nation' have been used in defining the new South Africa
To identify and problematise key legislation and turning points and their relation to political development
To consider the practical issues and consequences facing developing states balancing economic and social demands.