HIST295 — History of Colonialism in Africa
HIST 295 - History of Colonialism in Africa HIST 295 - History of Colonialism in Africa Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 This course focuses on African social history in the face of European colonialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It particularly examines the ways in which ordinary people accepted, adjusted to, or contested the changes that colonialism brought to their work, family, and community lives. In this course, we will explore what defines colonialism generally, and specifically in the African context. We will consider two major methods of colonization: extraction and settlement. We will continuously explore three main influences on African colonialism: migration, identity, and resources. Students will be asked to learn the role of colonialism in influencing Africa’s development in the late nineteenth- and twentieth- centuries. They will need to demonstrate an understanding of the links between identity, resources, and migration in shaping African communities across the continent. They will also be asked to demonstrate critical analytical skills in their analysis of the regional histories of African colonization, and to tie them back to the core themes of the course: migration, contact, and resources. Students must also demonstrably link the history of African colonization to perceptions of continental Africa in the world, today. Is course repeatable for credit? No Variable Hour Exist No Mode of Delivery Traditional Is this a Human Relations/Diversity Course? Yes Is t