HIST 381 History of Africa

This course introduces students to the richness and diversity of African history from earliest times to the present. From ancient Egypt to the post-colonial states; from medieval Islamic and Christian kingdoms to the modern missionary movement; from the Atlantic slave trade to the effects of European colonialism; from the involvement of medieval Swahili city-states in the world economy to the international debt crisis of African countries today; from the nationalist movements that won independence from European rule to the struggles of black South Africans against the apartheid regime, this course examines key themes and topics in the history of the enormous continent we call Africa.