2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 0283 - Modern Africa


Credits: 3

Major themes include: slavery; colonialism; Islam in Africa; modernization theory; resistance and independence movements; women’s experiences; U. S. foreign policy; and Africa in the 21st century. These themes are explored in comparative context using select countries in southern Africa, west Africa, central and east Africa as case studies. Through historical documents, literature, maps, oral histories, and film, students acquire a grounding in African history.