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Fall 2017 | HIST 3436 Section 001: Contemporary African Conflicts: From Somalia to South Africa (17745)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
AFRO 3436 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Historical contexts in which specific contemporary political conflicts developed. Slave trade, colonial conquest, indirect rule, forced labor, discretionary justice, other historical issues. Patterns of human rights violations/ socio-political conflict. Cases studies might include Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?isaac001+HIST3436+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- This course explores the historical roots of contemporary conflicts in Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda, Liberia and Mozambique. The course begins by examining the context in which Europeans colonized the African continent, resistance to European imperialism and the factors that made the conquest possible. Next we look at the complex and varied ways that colonialism precipitated or heightened ethnic, racial, religious and class divisions in Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda, Liberia and Mozambique as well as the underdevelopment and impoverishment of these five countries. Then we examine the emergence of African resistance and the struggle for liberation from the colonial powers after World War II. The second half of the course explores the problematic history of Africa's transition to independence and the predicament of the post-colonial era as new African nations grapple with neo-colonialism, economic dependency, political and ethnic conflict, and inequality on various scales. We also explore the possibilities for and the problems facing a non-racial democratic order in the new South Africa. In addition to reading primary sources and secondary historical accounts, students will read novels and view several films, including Tsotsi and Blood Diamonds
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
- Workload:
- 75-100 Pages Reading Per Week
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17745/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 April 2014
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2017 History Classes