HIS 254 - HISTORY OF COLONIAL AND POSTCOLONIAL AFRICA

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course is a survey of the history of Africa from the onset of colonial rule in the 1880s to the present. Its main objective is to introduce students to some of the major socio-political and economic developments that made Africa what it is today. The course will explore themes such as the European conquest of Africa and Africans’ responses, African nationalism and struggles for independence, as well as post- colonial African politics and economic (under)development.

Meets UK Core: Global Dynamics. Meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in Humanities.
Crosslisted with: AAS 254