African Diasporas, German Encounters: Histories, Conflicts and Movements

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Provides new perspectives on African Diasporas and Germany by exploring how Germans interacted with and impacted the lives of African Americans in North America and indigenous peoples on the African continent and how, in turn, African Americans and Africans in the German lands profoundly reshaped things German since the eighteenth century. The course will examine these complex histories with a particular emphasis on the Black Atlantic, migration and labor, cultural practice and political activism, gender relations, racism, violence, war, and genocide. Satisfies a major or minor requirement in History. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Africa). Satisfies Historical Thought requirement. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.