History 258 - MODERN AFRCA SINCE 1800

This course provides an introductory survey of African history since 1800. In doing so, the course offers students a framework for understanding the political, social and economic history of modern Africa by foregrounding the strategies African peoples employed as they made sense of, accommodated themselves to and confronted their changing historical landscapes. Key subjects include the construction of ethnic identities, abolition and enslavement, African experiences with colonial rule, the dilemmas of decolonization and life in an independent Africa.