New Introductory Courses in History (200-0-23)
Topic
Global History of Slavery
Instructors
Marcos Abreu Leitao De Almeida
Marcos L. de Almeida is a historian of Early Africa, Slavery and Atlantic History. His research has been supported by the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard, Social Science Research Council, American Council of Learned Societies, and the Society of Presidential Fellows at Northwestern University, among others. His work has appeared in the Journal of African History, Azania, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History.
Meeting Info
Harris Hall L06: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM
Overview of class
Slavery has been around for millennia but it has meant very different things in different societies. We will look at different examples in different times and places, such as slavery systems in Greece, Rome, Northeastern Africa and West African kingdoms, to ask: What is slavery, and how did very different societies create the status of the enslaved? And how did enslaved men and women experience, and sometimes resist, their condition? From discussions over the legal status of "slave" to the social condition of the enslaved, we will debate the making of a key category of human experience.
Learning Objectives
1) Learning how to think historically about a key category of human experience. 2) Assessing the relationships among slavery and economic and political systems in different times and regions of the globe. 3) Reading primary and secondary historical sources for argument and evidence. 4) Developing your writing style, drawing on reliable evidence and building a coherent argument. 5) Discussing complex, and sometimes polemical, topics in a collegial and precise manner.
Evaluation Method
Learning how to think historically about a key category of human experience.
Assessing the relationships among slavery and economic and political systems in different times and regions of the globe.
Reading primary and secondary historical sources for argument and evidence.
Developing your writing style, drawing on reliable evidence and building a coherent argument.
Discussing complex, and sometimes polemical, topics in a collegial and precise manner.
Class Materials (Required)
All the assigned readings will be uploaded on Canvas
Class Notes
Concentration: Global
Class Attributes
Historical Studies Distro Area