Black and White and Colourful all over: Africa in the World from 1800

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course will examine societies in modern Africa. Western histories of this period will be weighed alongside a more Afrocentric perspective, examining a selection of social systems, economic organization, political institutions, religious beliefs and life patterns, and the impact of the outside world on them. Topics to be addressed include gender, culture, belief and identity, European imperialisms, contested nationalisms, independence movements, and the nature and experience of the African diaspora. Credit will be granted for only one of HIST 223, HIST 297 (2016-2017) or ART 223. Cross-listed as ART 223. Three credits. Not offered 2026- 2027.