General Field Seminar in African History (450-2-20)

Instructors

Akin Ogundiran

Meeting Info

Harris Hall room 101: Wed 9:30AM - 12:15PM

Overview of class

This course introduces students to the debates and ideas about political culture and modalities of governance in early African history. We will read literature that examines how gender, technology, knowledge systems, environment, belonging, migration, subsistence, and trade are implicated in the modalities of governance. These readings will draw from the eclectic disciplines, methods, and sources that have defined the field of early African history, including archaeology, language and historical linguistics, oral textualities, art history, materiality, and written documents.

Learning Objectives

Mastery of the historiography of governance in early Africa.

Class Notes

History Major Concentration(s): Africa/Middle East