Sources in African History (465-0-20)

Topic

History Without Documents: Africa and the Americas

Instructors

David Lee Schoenbrun
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Harris Hall - Room 303

Meeting Info

University Library 5322: Wed 9:30AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

What counts as evidence in the history of Africa and Its Diasporas? Why has the answer to that question changed over time? In what ways have those changes altered the scope of the questions their historians ask? In what new—or not so new—ways might scholars push past these answers? This course introduces you to the history and politics of constituting archives for writing histories of Africa with Its Diasporas. We will engage the constitution of archives through pairing a monograph rooted in Africa with one rooted in a connected Diaspora.

Learning Objectives

Analysis and interpretation of primary historical evidence; historiography

Evaluation Method

Participation in Seminar discussions, leading discussions, critical reviews of monographs