African American History, 1444-1877
AFAM 203
Spring 2027
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This course examines the historical interactions between peoples on three continents--Africa, Europe, and the Americas--and the consequences of European colonization, trans-Atlantic slavery, and racial capitalism. Focusing on a period from the Antiquity to the late 19th centuries, we will explore how European notions concerning Africa its peoples evolved over millennia in response to shifting political, economic, and demographic circumstances. We will chart how Africans and their descendants in the Americas experienced and responded to colonialism. And we will analyze how debates concerning enslavement and freedom, indigeneity and civilization, and pan-Africanism and national citizenship played out across the African Diaspora and in the United States. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| 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
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Johnson,Khalil Anthony Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 19 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 6 | FR: 6 |
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