Imperialism, Anticolonialism, Decolonization

Catalog description

This course will investigate foundational texts that analyze colonial and imperialist political formations, as well the movements that resist and combat them. The texts will consider coloniality in a wide range of geographical contest and spanning time periods from early modernity until the present. Topics will include racial forms of domination, economic exploitation, resource extraction, and political control. Evaluation will be based on class participation, short papers, and exams.