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History 255-3 Winter2016
Background to African Civilizations and Cultures:Sub-Saharan
Africa in the Twentieth Century
Instructor:Jonathon Glassman T.A.:Will Fitzsimons316 Harris
Hall, T. 491-8963 [email protected]!st!rn.!"u
#-$lassman@north!st!rn.!"u
Themes: %ont!m&orar' ()ri*a+s so*ial an" &oliti*al
&rol!ms ar! o)t!n &ortra'!" as hol"o!rs)rom a
Atra"itional@&ast. Th! *ontin!nt=s &o!rt' is usuall'
!&lain!" as th! as!n*! o)/mo"!rnit'@ !thni* t!nsions ar!
assum!" to ! a *ontinuation o) an*i!nt trialism )amin!s ar!sai" to
! similar to thos! in th! il!. n *ontrast, this *ours! ill )o*us on
th! &ro*!ss!s o)mo"!rn histor' that ha! sha&!" th!
*ontin!nt, !m&hasizin$ thos! that )irst !m!r$!" "urin$
th!&!rio" o) *olonial rul! *a. 1890 to *a. 1960. (lthou$h ! ill
not minimiz! th! si$ni)i*an*! o)
()ri*a=s ol"!r histori*al inh!ritan*!s, &arti*ularl' in th!
r!alms o) r!li$ion, )amil' institutions,an" &oliti*al *ultur!,
! ill s!! that th! &r!s!n*! o) su*h lon$-stan"in$ *ultural
tra"itions "o!s
not im&l' th! as!n*! o) *han$!. 5n th! *ontrar', on! o) our
*!ntral th!m!s ill ! hotra"itions ha! !!n a"a&t!", trans)orm!",
an" innoat!" o!r th! *ours! o) th! *!ntur'.Throu$hout th! *ours! !
ill tr' to )o*us on ho or"inar' m!n an" om!n ha! stru$$l!"
tosha&! th!ir li!s. To that !n", th! ima$inati! insi$hts
&roi"!" ' thr!! ()ri*an no!lists ar!im&ortant
*om&l!m!nts to th! roa"!r histori*al tr!n"s outlin!" in th!
oth!r t!ts an" th!l!*tur!s.
Evaluation: iscussion sectionsar! man"ator'. 7arti*i&ation,
in*lu"in$ &!r)orman*! in quizzes, ill
*onstitut! a&&roimat!l' 20 o) th! )inal $ra"!. !our
"a"ers:to short thou$ht-&i!*!s, "u! Jan. 1 an" F!. 3, an" to
!ssa's, "u!
F!. 12 an" F!. 29. :!! !lo )or "!tails. To$!th!r th!s! )our
&a&!rs ill *ount )or
a&&roimat!l' 0 o) th! )inal $ra"!. !inal
e#am,a&&ro. 30 o) th! )inal $ra"!. (ll stu"!nts must ta;!
th! !am at th!
s*h!"ul!" tim!< 9 a.m., =on"a' 14 =ar*h. $o early e#am will
be given.
%eadings: Th! assi$n!" r!a"in$s ar! list!" !lo to$!th!r ith th!
l!*tur! )or hi*h th!' ar!most r!l!ant. Ho!!r, 'ou shoul"
*om&l!t! all o) a $i!n !!;+s r!a"in$s =on"a' throu$hFri"a' in
tim! )or that !!;+s "is*ussion s!*tion.
Th! )olloin$ oo;s ar! aailal! )or &ur*has! at th! >orris
%!nt!r oo;stor! th!' ar! alsoon r!s!r!
