Cultures of Africa

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The course is an introduction to the peoples and cultures of Africa, and to significant issues in cultural anthropology scholarship. Students investigate major events and processes in the history of the continent and examine some principles of African social, religious, political and economic organization. The course addresses themes including gender and family relations, increasing socio-economic inequality, conflict structured by ethnic and religious identifications, political and economic instability, migration, refugee settlement, urban settlement, ecological crisis, health challenges and globalization.