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Academic Year 2004/2005

Imperial Ideas: Africans, Europeans and the Transformation of Ideologies
HIST 353 SP

Clusters: African Studies

European colonial rule did not automatically transform Africans into Christians, Western-style liberals, or housewives. Nevertheless, over the course of the twentieth century, many Africans converted to Christianity, some Africans actively fought for forms of political independence, and others modified their ideas about the meaning of marriage and family. In this process, Africans and people of African descent exposed the contradictions within certain European ideas about labor, democracy, Christianity, and gender, for example. As a result, rather than only look at how Europeans transformed Africa, this upper level seminar also asks how African women and men altered European ideas in African contexts. Case studies and themes include South Africa, Senegal, Pan-Africanism, independence, economic development, and globalization.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Semley,Lorelle D.   

Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: PAC411;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major: 4   Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 1   Jr. non-major: 2   SO: 0   FR: 0

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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