Junior History Tutorial: Post-Imperial History, 1945-1990
CSS 340
Spring 2024
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This tutorial will survey selected themes and subjects in the postwar history of former European colonies and imperial possessions, focusing specifically on the process of decolonization and nation building in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia. The tutorial will consider the legacy of imperialism, the development of nationalism and independence movements, and the challenges posed to newly independent states in the context of the Cold War. It will also analyze the problems of trade relations with the West and the challenge of sustained economic development. The tutorial aims to compliment the sophomore history tutorial (CSS 240) by building on its methods and foundations to broaden the horizon in order to consider the processes of modernization in a non-European setting. Throughout we will be testing the possibilities and limits of post-colonial theory as a tool for analyzing the postwar history of select countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and former Indochina. The tutorial aims to impart a basic understanding of the postwar history of former European colonies and develop some of the skills needed to write longer research papers. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - 3rd Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Chinua Achebe, THINGS FALL APART (New York: Anchor, 1994). ISBN-13: 978-0385474542 (or any other edition)
2. Robert H. Bates, PROSPERITY AND VIOLENCE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT (New York and London: Norton, 2001). ISBN-13: 978-0393933833
3. Frederick Cooper, AFRICA SINCE 1940: THE PAST OF THE PRESENT (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002). ISBN-13: 978-0521776004
4. Andrew X. Pham, THE EAVES OF HEAVEN: A LIFE IN THREE WARS (New York: Harmony, 2008) ISBN-13: 978-0307381217
5. Salman Rushdie, MIDNIGHT¿S CHILDREN: A NOVEL (New York: Penguin, 1980). ISBN-13: 978-0812976533 (or any other edition)
6. Tayeb Salih, SEASON OF MIGRATION TO THE NORTH, trans. Laila Lalami (New York: NYRB, 2009 [1969]). ISBN-13: 978-1590173022 (or any other edition)
7. Readings available as PDF files from the course Moodle page.
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Examinations and Assignments:
The grade in this tutorial is comprised of three components:
1) Participation, including three questions posted to Moodle each week: 20%
2) Two 5-page response papers (20% each): 40%
3) A research prospectus (5¿7 pages) and in-class presentation: 40% |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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Open to CSS Juniors Only |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC108; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 - 4th Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as section 01 above |
Examinations and Assignments:
Same as section 01 above |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Same as section 01 above |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC108; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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