Courses with African Content in Other Units
a) Undergraduate
Fall 2017
ANTH 3020 A, Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Prof. Amina Mire, Fall Term (0.5 credits). Also listed as SOCI 3020
ANTH 4215A/5809, Selected Topics in Anthropology. Title: Anthropology of Natural Resources in the Global South, Prof. Blair Rutherford, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
This course examines the political economies, political ecologies, cultural politics, and/or governmentalities shaping access towards and uses of “natural resources.” Although the readings will be focused more on mining and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, topics will include forests, oil, wildlife, etc. in the Global South.
ANTH 4730 A, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism, Prof. TBA, Fall Term (0.5 credits). Also listed as SOCI 4730
ENGL 3940 A, Studies in Diaspora Literature, Prof. TBA, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
HIST 2710 O, Introduction to Caribbean History, Prof. Audra Diptee, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
Introduction to the history of the Caribbean that examines the indigenous populations, the role of colonialism and slavery in the construction of plantation societies, the impact of emancipation, and the social, cultural, economic, and political dynamics of the Caribbean in the post-emancipation period.
HIST 3813A: Problems in Global and Transnational Histories Prof. Dominique Marshall, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
HIST 4400A, Slavery and Abolition in the United States of America, Prof. James Miller, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
Our seminar will examine the role of slavery in the making of the United States of America. We will focus on topics such as the transatlantic slave trade, the rise of plantation system, the westward expansion of slavery. We will explore how slavery shaped economic, political, and social changes from the colonial era to the Civil War. We will also examine opposition to slavery—from the resistance and revolts of the enslaved to the rise of antislavery and abolition movements. As well as examining various subjects and events (the growth and expansion of the plantation system, for example), we will pay close attention to the various arguments put forward in defence of slavery and in opposition to it. While our focus will be on the United States, throughout we will keep in mind the wider contexts of slavery in the Americas as a whole, and the foundational role of slavery in the making, not only of the United States, but of the modern, globalized, world.
HIST 2312A, History of the Indian Ocean World, Prof. Chinnaiah Jangam, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
MGDS 2000, Migration and Diaspora Studies, Prof. Daniel McNeil, Fall Term (0.5 credits)
Introduction to the social, cultural, economic and political implications of the movement of people with a multidisciplinary and multiscale approach to topics such as migration and immigration, diaspora identities, global culture, and transnationalism. Introduction to basic research and academic writing skills.
Winter 2018
ANTH 2850, Development and Underdevelopment, Prof. Louise de la Gorgendiere, Winter term (0.5 credits)
International development and its socio-cultural practices with consequences at local, national and international levels. Topics may include modernization, dependency, globalization, and development as discourse, political ecology, gender, indigenous knowledge, social movements, and non-governmental organizations.