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Comparative Emancipation
HIST352 SP

Crosslistings: AFAM351

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 W ho freed the slaves? What did freedom mean? What was emancipation's legacy?

MAJOR READINGS

The books below are required and are available from Atticus.
Robin Blackburn, THE OVERTHROW OF COLONIAL SLAVERY
Carolyn Fick, THE MAKING OF HAITI
Ira Berlin et al., eds., FREE AT LAST
Rebecca Scott, SLAVE EMANCIPATION IN CUBA
Eric Foner, RECONSTRUCTION
_________, NOTHING BUT FREEDOM
Arna Bontemps, BLACK THUNDER

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

1. You are expected to complete weekly readings of 100+ pages. None are difficult, but all require CLOSE attention, especially the primary sources, You are expected to regularly participate in discussions. This is 1/4 of the grade. 2. Each student will lead one seminar session. The presenter(s) will meet with me on the Monday preceding class during my office hours and discuss the topic for the following evening. The presenter(s) will hand in a five page paper on the topic the following class. This is 1/4 of the grade. 3. You will have two short assignments concerning documentary analysis. This is 1/4 of your grade. 4. Each student will write a ten page final research paper. It must be different from the presentation topic and will draw upon both documentary and secondary sources. This is 1/4 of the grade.

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

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Kerr-Ritchie,Jeffrey R.   
Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-10:00PM;     Location: PAC413
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 15)
SR. major: 3   Jr. major: 2
SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO: 5   FR: 5

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Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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