49-1002 African History and Culture Since 1600

This course investigates Africa from 1600 to the present. Key topics include, slavery, abolition colonialism, nationalism, liberation movements and modernity. We will emphasize African interaction with these wide ranging historical processes. European and Atlantic legacies in Africa are also examined. Within indigenous, colonial and post-colonial “spaces” we consider intersections of globalization and local and regional culture and history.

3 Credits
GA HI