printer friendly pageAFRICAAM 47: History of South Africa (HISTORY 47)
(Same as
HISTORY 147. History majors and others taking 5 units, register for 147.) Introduction, focusing particularly on the modern era. Topics include: precolonial African societies; European colonization; the impact of the mineral revolution; the evolution of African and Afrikaner nationalism; the rise and fall of the apartheid state; the politics of post-apartheid transformation; and the AIDS crisis.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Campbell, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 48Q: South Africa: Contested Transitions (HISTORY 48Q)
Preference to sophomores. The inauguration of Nelson Mandela as president in May 1994 marked the end of an era and a way of life for S. Africa. The changes have been dramatic, yet the legacies of racism and inequality persist. Focus: overlapping and sharply contested transitions. Who advocates and opposes change? Why? What are their historical and social roots and strategies? How do people reconstruct their society? Historical and current sources, including films, novels, and the Internet.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Samoff, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 107C: The Black Mediterranean: Greece, Rome and Antiquity (CLASSGEN 107, CSRE 107)
Explore problems of race and ethnicity as viable criteria in studying ancient societies and consider the question, What is the Mediterranean?, in relation to premodern evidence. Investigate the role of blackness as a marker of ethnicity; the demography of slavery and its roles in forming social identities; and environmental determinism as a factor in ethnic and racial thinking. Consider Greek and Roman perspectives and behavior, and their impact on later theories of race and ethnicity as well as the Mediterranean as a whole.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Parker, G. (PI)
AFRICAAM 147: History of South Africa (HISTORY 147)
(Same as
HISTORY 47. History majors and others taking 5 units, register for 147.) Introduction, focusing particularly on the modern era. Topics include: precolonial African societies; European colonization; the impact of the mineral revolution; the evolution of African and Afrikaner nationalism; the rise and fall of the apartheid state; the politics of post-apartheid transformation; and the AIDS crisis.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Campbell, J. (PI)
AFRICAST 111: Education for All? The Global and Local in Public Policy Making in Africa (AFRICAST 211)
Policy making in Africa and the intersection of policy processes and their political and economic dimensions. The failure to implement agreements by international institutions, national governments, and nongovernmental organizations to promote education. Case studies of crowded and poorly equipped schools, overburdened and underprepared teachers, and underfunded education systems.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Samoff, J. (PI)
AFRICAST 112: AIDS, Literacy, and Land: Foreign Aid and Development in Africa (AFRICAST 212)
Public policy issues, their roots, and the conflicts they engender. The policy making process: who participates, how, why, and with what results? Innovative approaches to contested policy issues. Foreign roles and their consequences. Case studies such as: a clinic in Uganda that addresses AIDS as a family and community problem; and strategies in Tanzania to increase girls' schooling.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Samoff, J. (PI)
AMELANG 31: The Contemporary Arab World and Culture through Literature
(Formerly
AMELANG 161.) Readings from prominent authors dealing with topics such as gender and women, kinship and social concepts, nationalism, and religion. Texts delineating the cultural uniqueness of the Arab world include works by Naguib Mahfouz, Nawal El-Saadawi, Ghassan Kanafani, Tayyeb Salih, Etel Adnan, and short stories and poetry. All texts in English. No knowledge of Arabic required. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Barhoum, K. (PI)
AMELANG 33: The Arab World through Travel Literature
(Formerly
AMELANG 163.) Popular colonialist and postcolonialist portrayals of Arab culture and Islam. Recent Western depictions of Arabs and Muslims in travel literature. Readings include
Flaubert in Egypt, Guests of the Sheik, Justine, Covering Islam, Nine Parts of Desire, and
Motoring with Mohammed. All texts in English. No knowledge of Arabic required; extra unit for readings in Arabic. Limited enrollment.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom
AMELANG 127: Land and Literature (JEWISHST 102)
Israel has captured the imagination of writers throughout the generations. It has been portrayed as promised land, holy land, homeland, empty land, occupied land, and land of dreams. Ideological views and political events have shaped writers' conception of Israel. Readings include poems, prose, and theoretical texts about place and literature. No knowledge of Hebrew required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Shemtov, V. (PI)
AMELANG 35: The West through Arab Eyes
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom
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