Graduate Seminar in African History I to 1877

Catalog description

History 5318 is a graduate level course providing an in-depth analysis of topics in the African past prior to 1877 and immediately beyond. Particular attention is paid to the development of African political structures, religious concepts/institutions, and socio-economic patterns and how they impacted the developments of African societies studied here as well as other major historic contacts including Arabian and European spheres. The methodological approach is multi-disciplinary and thematic. Graduate students will execute a professional level of original research and present it to undergraduate students in an effective pedagogical format.