ANT 2020 - PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA

credits: 3.0
Ethnographic survey of the contemporary peoples and cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. Particular attention will be paid to interrelationships of foragers, pastoral herders and farmers; to the role of western colonialism; to tensions between rural and urban life; to Africa’s place in the world-system, and to social cultural change in the region. Objectives: To acquaint the student with the range of cultures and societies in sub-Saharan Africa from an anthropological perspective. Method of Instruction: Lecture, discussions, videos, and group projects. Method of Evaluation: Three exams (10% each), three book reviews (10% each), research paper (25%), presentation (5%), course participation (10%). Meets *NWP Distribution Requirements.