2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

CHIST 3360 Africa Since 1800

The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to the wide spectrum of the history of Africa from 1800 through the end of the millennium. It will pay special attention to some of the decisive changes in African social and cultural lives caused by colonial intervention, and the impact of those changes on nation building in the post-independence decades. The course will also explore crucial historiographical questions.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CLITR 1100, OR one 1000- or 2000-level CHIST or CHUMS course. Fulfills Global Perspectives requirement

Offered

every odd Fall