HIST 334
Spring 2014 not offered
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| Course Cluster: African Studies |
The history of Islam in Africa spans 14 centuries, and Islam continues to play a central role in shaping contemporary African societies. In this course, we will examine the long social history of Islam on the continent. Islamic expression in Africa is diverse. We will explore the dynamic ways in which Islam has influenced local cultures and politics as well as the various ways in which individual Africans and African communities have made Islam their own. Topics of discussion include early trade and state formation; Islamic education, literacy and conversion; the role of women in Muslim societies; Islamic cultural productions; Muslim responses to colonialism; and the contemporary development of political Islam. We will end the course by reflecting on the responses of Africans to contemporary changes in the wider Muslim world. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFST-MN)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(MUST-MN) |
Major Readings:
David Robinson, MUSLIM SOCIETIES IN AFRICAN HISTORY
Sean Hanretta, ISLAM AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN FRENCH WEST AFRICA: HISTORY OF AN EMANCIPATORY COMMUNITY
Beverly B. Mack and Jean Boyd, ONE WOMAN'S JIHAD: NANA ASMA'U, SCHOLAR AND SCRIBE
Emily Reute, MEMOIRS OF AN ARABIAN PRINCESS FROM ZANZIBAR
Cheikh Hamidou Kane, AMBIGUOUS ADVENTURE
Additional Readings TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Examinations and Assignments:
4 Response Papers
1 Short Historical Biography
1 Short Paper
Final Paper |
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