HIST 106: An Intro to the African Past

Course Description

Survey of the social, economic, political, intellectual and cultural heritage of the African peoples from prehistory to the present. Emphasis on internal dynamics of African society through five millennia, as well as the impact of external forces on African life. Themes of particular interest: the roots of African culture, the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the African diaspora in the New World, the European Conquest, and the character of the colonial order and the ongoing struggle to end the legacy of alien domination. (YR).