ANALYSING RELIGION IN AFRICAN LITERARY WRITINGS, AUDIO & VISUAL MEDIA
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Third-Year Undergraduate Course
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• Critical • Decolonial • Contemporary
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Reading religion through stories, sound, and screen.
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Dear Student,
How is religion represented in African narratives and media today?
RST3713 explores how religion in Africa is depicted, perceived, and contested through postcolonial literature, audio forms, and visual media, with a strong emphasis on critical analysis and media interpretation.
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Explore religion in African postcolonial narratives through themes of:
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- religion and identity
- colonialism, resistance, and power
- tradition, memory, and cultural meaning
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Analyse religion as it is shaped through sound and performance:
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Critically assess how African religion appears on screen:
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- films
- ritual, symbolism, and religious authority
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⭐ Decolonisation + African Digital Humanities
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This course brings a contemporary lens to religion and representation by engaging:
✅ Decolonial Approaches — challenging colonial portrayals and misrepresentations of African religion
✅ African Digital Humanities — analysing religion through digital media forms Religion is not only lived — it is also narrated, recorded, shared, and debated through media.
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By the end of RST3713 you will be able to:
🔍 Analyse religion across texts,
sound, and video
🧠 Apply critical and decolonial
tools to interpretation
📌 Evaluate how media shapes
religious meaning and perception
✍️ Present strong arguments using
African examples and academic
frameworks
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Perfect for students interested in:
⭐ Religion & society in Africa
⭐ Literature & postcolonial studies
⭐ Media, culture & identity
⭐ Digital religion & contemporary
African narratives
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Analyse religion through African literature, audio, and visual media. Course Code: RST3713 | Level: 3rd Year Undergraduate
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Online content, live webinars, invited guest speakers local and international to enhance the course.
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