AFR 483
African Political Thought
Last Offered Spring 2011
Division II Writing Skills
Cross-listed HIST 483
This course is not offered in the current catalog

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This course examines the ideas of major figures in the progressive tradition of African political thought. This emancipatory tradition emerged in societies shaped by racial, cultural, and economic exploitation, forcing both African men and women to address questions of identity and political action. Most members of this tradition also considered the ways in which uneven power relations within African communities shaped the personal and political landscapes. The Africans we will examine in this course drew on resources as varied as Pan-Africanism, Nationalism, Classical Liberalism, Social Democracy, Marxism, Black Consciousness, Negritude and Gender theory, yet each participated, at least implicitly, in a common African intellectual project: the meaning of Africa and of being African.
The Class: Format: tutorial; students will meet with the instructor in pairs for an hour each week; a student either will write & present orally a 5- to 7-page essay on the assigned readings or be responsible for offering an oral critique of their partner's work each week
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3830
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on the quality of the biweekly papers and oral critiques and a final writing exercise
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Enrollment Preferences: History majors
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AFR 483 Division II HIST 483 Division II
Attributes: AFR Interdepartmental Electives
AMST Critical and Cultural Theory Electives
HIST Group A Electives - Africa
INST African Studies Electives

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