History, Anthropology, Religions

The History of Africa from 1700 to the present This survey course is meant to introduce students to the key dynamics of sub-Saharan African history during the past three centuries. The module covers three different but closely related chronological periods: the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras. In their study of the pre-colonial period, students will familiarize themselves with the changing nature of African internal slavery before and after Abolition and the nineteenth-century reconstruction of political authority in the face of economic and military challenges. The colonial period forms the second section of the course. Here, students will gain an understanding of the modalities of the colonial conquest, African resistance, the creation and operations of colonial economies and the socio-cultural transformations brought about by European rule. The study of the colonial period will end with an analysis of African nationalisms and decolonisation. In the final part of the course, students will develop an understanding of the challenges faced by independent African nations. The nature of the post-colonial African state will be explored alongside such topical issues as the end of Apartheid in South Africa, the Rwandan Genocide, the Great Lakes Crisis and the African AIDS epidemic.

Not applicable

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Optional, but recommended

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