HIST 322L - Decolonization in West and Southern Africa

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course examines the growth and anti-colonial nationalism, the end of colonial rule, and post-independence in West and Southern Africa. It also identifies and illustrates the complex and contested claims of decolonization in these two regions. We will examine the different ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and gender shaped the African nationalist movements strategies and agendas, and how these identities continued to shape post-colonial state politics and societies. The course reviews these topics within specific African countries’ contexts, including Southern Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Ghana. We will also review these topics within specific non-African contexts, including the United Kingdom, United States, Portugal, and Soviet Union/Russia.