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Topic

African Liberation Struggles

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 3-216: Thurs 8:30AM - 11:50AM (AST)

Overview of class

This course concerns key theoretical issues relating to colonialism, decolonization, and liberation and situates these discussions in case studies from the around the African continent. Key case studies include Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau. Key theoretical concerns include European orientalism and anti-black racism, colonial development policies, Nègritude and other liberatory ideologies, post-colonial balkanization and nationalism, pan-Africanism, African political complexities, and neocolonialism.

Registration Requirements

• Prerequisites: None


• Open to sophomores and above


• Open for cross-registration


• Satisfies Africana Studies Minor

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only.