2021-2022 Pitzer Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Pitzer Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HIST 024A PZ -Colonialism in Africa


Institution: Pitzer

Description: This course will provide an introduction to the history of Africa from the build-up to European conquest in the late nineteenth century through decolonization in the twentieth century. Students will explore African experiences of colonization and decolonization though a range of themes and case studies, including: African societies and cultures on the eve of conquest; European imperial ideologies, explorers, and missionaries; African responses to colonial projects; strategies of colonial rule; colonial education; capitalism, cash-cropping, and food production; African workers in colonial cities; gender, sexuality, religion, and family life; race, class, citizenship, and apartheid; development, nationalism, and decolonization.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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