African American History, 1444-1877
AFAM 203
Fall 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 213 |
In 1482 Portuguese colonists erected Elmina Castle in present day Ghana. Ten years later, Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Caribbean in 1492. This course will examine the global consequences of what these two events held for people of African descent. Focusing on a period from the 15th to the late 19th centuries, we will explore how black people in the Americas and Africa, how people of African descent in the Americas and Africa have experienced and responded to colonialism. Through a comparative framework holding the United States, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Europe in concert, we will analyze how debates concerning enslavement and freedom, indigeneity and civilization, and pan-Africanism and national citizenship played out in different contexts. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(AFST-MN)(AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Michael A. Gomez - EXCHANGING OUR COUNTRY MARKS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN IDENTITIES IN THE COLONIAL AND ANTEBELLUM SOUTH
Richard Price - MAROON SOCIETIES: REBEL SLAVE COMMUNITIES IN THE AMERICAS
Marcus Rediker - THE SLAVE SHIP: A HUMAN HISTORY
Shona N. Jackson - CREOLE INDIGENEITY: BETWEEN MYTH AND NATION IN THE CARIBBEAN
Jennifer L. Morgan - LABORING WOMEN: REPRODUCTION AND GENDER IN NEW WORLD SLAVERY
Vincent Carretta - UNCHAINED VOICES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK AUTHORS IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short essays, in-class writing exercises, and one 8-10 page final essay |
| Instructor(s): Johnson,Khalil Anthony Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: PAC125; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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