MethodsHist: AfricanDiasporas

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course explores the varied histories of diaspora rooted in Africa. We will consider both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean diasporas as well as the value of the concept of ‘diaspora’ within the continent itself. Critically, our readings compare efforts to situate the study of diasporas within the field of African History as opposed to approaches with a footing in related fields, like European, South Asian, or Latin American history. We will attend to diaspora (and mobility more generally) as both theory and practice. Finally, we explore the wide variety of methods historians can use to reconstruct and rewrite histories of diaspora. This course supplements other offerings in the department, such as HIST 5501 , 6002, 6205, 6808, 7605.