ClassInfo - Spring 2013 African Amer & African Studies Classes

Spring 2013 | AFRO 3910 Section 001: Topics in the African Diaspora. -- Conflict & Peace in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia (68756)

Instructor(s): Semhar Araia
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Delivery Medium
Meets With:: AFRO 5910 Section 002
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013

Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 220

Course Catalog Description:: How Black Studies evolved to become Africana Studies in 1960s and an academic field in major universities. How Africana Studies became a discipline that encompassed both Africa and Africans in Diaspora [African American Studies].
Class Description:: The Horn of Africa is a diverse, complex region whose topography, natural resources, multi-ethnic groups and varied interests all too often lead to armed conflict and regional wars. Over the last fifty years, the Horn has undergone massive transformation through successive interstate and intrastate wars between armed groups and state authorities. Systematic and ongoing conflicts continue to plague the region, existing in low-level, high-intensity and highly militarized environments. These conflicts are exacerbated and often intensified due to reoccurring natural disasters, foreign intervention and geopolitical threats and interests. This course will introduce students to the modern political history of the Horn of Africa and examine the nature of conflict and peace in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. The specific themes that will be covered include post-colonization independence, reoccurring and systematic conflict, humanitarian crises, and the role of foreign aid, development and peacemaking. The course will also focus on the Horn's relations with the international community with emphasis on US foreign policy, conflict resolution, security, and development in the region.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68756/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 22 January 2013

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