Courses
Fall 2009
Locating Africa
| Department | MELAC |
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| Course # | G4052 |
| Time | Tuesdays 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Location | 467 Schmerhorn |
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Mamadou Diouf / Professor Diouf Office Location: 623 Kent Hall Office Hours: TBD |
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Jinny Prais / Professor Prais Office Location: TBD Office Hours: TBD |
During the early twentieth century the meaning of Africa and its location within the universal historical narrative was a source of discussion and debate among western and African elites.
In this seminar, we will study the ways that African and people of African descent participated in this discussion. Through primary and secondary readings, we will learn how African, African American and European writers, artists and activists engaged and (re) interpreted imperial and international resources (including the insights of the new sciences of Man) to (re)imagine their political and social situations, and to participate in various political expressions , including pan-Africanism, communism, feminism, black internationalism, and anti-imperialism.
We will also engage critically debates (e.g., Egyptianisms and Ethiopianisms) and theoretical developments in African, imperial, transnational, international and global scholarship that seeks to understand the complex flows of people and ideas across national and imperial boundaries.
