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Academic Year 2001/2002

Comparative Emancipation
HIST 352 SP
Crosslistings:
AFAM 351

We explore the unmaking of New World slavery during the 19th century. We begin with the slave revolt in Haiti and trace abolitionism through the British West Indies colonies, the American South, Cuba and Brazil. We then turn to postemancipation developments in these former slave societies. Our central concern is with the various roles played by slaves/freedpeople in these emancipatory processes. We shall, furthermore, attempt to excavate transnational currents of freedom. Key questions include, Who freed the slaves? What did freedom mean? What was emancipation's legacy?

MAJOR READINGS

Rebecca Scott, SLAVE EMANCIPATION IN CUBA and ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN BRAZIL
Eric Foner, NOTHING BUT FREEDOM
Carolyn Fick, MAKING OF HAITI
Ira Berlin, SLAVES NO MORE
Robin Blackburn, THE OVERTHROW OF COLONIAL SLAVERY

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Course requirements include weekly readings of 200 paes; active participation in class discussion; seminar leadership and related paper; and 10-15 page final research paper.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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