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Spring 14 Page 1 of 9 Lewis-Clark State College, Spring 2016 HIST 333: Africa and the World Prof. Eric Martin 310 Spalding Hall Phone: (208) 792-2281 Email: Please use course message function within Blackboard Course Website: Blackboard Facebook = LCSC Social Science Division; Twitter@ericlanemartin Course Description: This course is a survey of African history from the times of the earliest hominids to the present. In addition to regional specifics, this course will examine the connections that link Africa to broader global processes. This course will also introduce some of the important historical issues, debates, and scholarship related to Africa such as: the Atlantic slave trade, the problems of colonialism, and issues of modernization and globalization. I assume that you have successfully completed Eng. 102 and the Social Science portion of your Gen. Ed core. Don't be afraid to build upon this previous knowledge, utilize the relevant books and notes from previous classes. Objectives/Goals: It is my intention that you leave this course with an intellectual tool that you can utilize (and customize) to better understand the dynamics of the world around you. By the end of this course you will strengthen/develop your ability to: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • educate yourself formulate relevant and productive questions relating to the world around you independently research topics of interest/concern to you analyze information presented to you in written, oral, and visual forms identify the strengths/weaknesses of an argument and its supporting sources write brief analytical essays formally and informally present your ideas orally lead intellectual discussions support your ideas with evidence engage in informed debate understand how to approach issues from from multiple perspectives understand the basic terms, concepts and issues connected to African history conceptualize African geography understand connections between at the local level and the global level apply historical knowledge of Africa to better understand the present discuss Africa with classmates, friends, family in an informed and meaningful way Required Readings • Ibn Battuta in Black Africa Author: Ibn Battuta Editors: Said Hamdun and Noel Quinton King Publisher: Markus Wiener Pub; Expanded edition edition (March 2005) ISBN-13: 978-1558763364 • D.T. Niane, Sundiata: An Epic Tale of Old Mali. Publisher: Pearson; Revised Edition edition (August 17, 2006) ISBN-13: 978-1405849425 • David Northrup, editor, The Atlantic Slave Trade. Publisher: Cengage Learning; 3 edition (January 1, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0618643561 • Trevor Getz, Abina and the Important Men Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 2, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0199844395 file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 2 of 9 • A. Adu Boahen. African Perspectives on Colonialism Publisher: Diasporic Africa Press (September 1, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0966020144 • Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers; 2 edition (October 10, 2004) ISBN-13: 978-0954702335 • • • • x Selected Online Videos From Bridging World History BBC Africa Today Podcast How Jamaica Conquered the World Podcast Occasional Class Handouts and Internet Readings. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database: (http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces) Grading and Evaluation • Required appointment with LCSC Writing Center. • Required Research Appointment with LCSC Librarian. (Set up your appointments here) • • • • • • • • • • 10% 2 Geography Quizzes 20% Class Participation 5% Ibn Battuta in Black Africa Essay 5% Sundiata Essay 10% The Atlantic Slave Trade panel discussion #1; #2 10% Abina and the Important Men Book Analysis 10% African Perspectives on Colonialism Book Analysis 5% Nervous Conditions Outline 20% End of Term Essay 5% Research, Prepare, and Present African Food [The standard grading scale will be used in this course. 90 and above = A: Excellent Work; 80-89 = B: Above Average Work; 70-79 = C: Average Work; 60-69 = D: Below Average Work; 59 and below = F: Fail. +'s and -'s will also be used. = _0-_2, + = _7-_9] Course Requirements • Classroom Participation: This course is heavily based on discussion and depends upon your active participation. Our discussions will be student led. You are expected to be in class, on time and prepared. Details forthcoming. An undetermined number of pop quizzes over the assigned material will be included in this portion of your grade. • 2 Geography Quizzes (10% of overall grade): Details forthcoming • Ibn Battuta in West Africa: Answer one of the following questions In 750 words. 1) (Pick one) Describe either the cultural, economic, political, or social characteristics of Medieval West Africa based on this text. How do you account for the author's biases in your reading? 2) Describe the type of Islam ibn Battuta encountered in West Africa based on this account. How is it different than what he was used to and what do these differences tell you about both the adaptation of religion and the author. file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 3 of 9 • Sundiata: Answer the following question In 750words. 1) (Pick one) Describe either the cultural, economic, political, and social characteristics of Medieval West Africa based on this text. • The Atlantic Slave Trade panel discussion #1 and #2 (10% overall, 5% each): These will be short, group and individual oral presentations on an assigned historiographic issue in the history of the Atlantic slave trade. More details in the near future. • Abina and the Important Men Book Analysis • African Perspectives on Colonialism Book Analysis • Nervous Conditions Outline for Discussion • End of Term Essay: This _____ page essays will be evaluated as formal pieces of analytical writing and will be based on a set of questions that we will develop as a group. However the main point of your essay will be to describe, analyze, and make a statement about the slice of African Historiography you have been exposed to through the assigned class materials. You will be required to utilize both our class materials and a relevant outside sources to support your positions. You will receive more details on this assignment in the near future. • African Food Presentation Attendance Policy: Excessive unexcused absences (more than two) will have a detrimental impact on your final grade at the rate of one grading increment (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, F) for every unexcused absence beyond two. It is your responsibility to make arrangements if an emergency prevents you from turning in an assignment on time or requires you to be away from class for an extended period. Get any missed notes from a classmate. No assignment will be accepted late without a previous arrangement or a paperwork trail as indicated in the LCSC handbook. You are expected to be prepared for class and on time. Academic Honesty: You are on your honor at all times and my presumption is that each of you is honest. However, the College does not tolerate academic dishonesty of any sort. All written work that you hand in -- essays and examinations -must be exclusively your work. Contact me if you are not clear on this point. Schedule Schedule is subject to frequent change. Week One 1/19 & 1/21 (T) Intro to class and each other; (Th) #1: Different But Equal (in class) Joseph Miller “History of Africa/Africa and History” Presidential Address to the American Historical Association January 8, 1999. Week Two 1/26 & 1/28 (T) #2: Mastering a Continent; #3: Caravans of Gold (on your own; one page “Learning Through Discussion Outline” for each episode) (Th) Guest Speaker: Harold Crook – African Linguistics #4: Kings and Cities (on your own; one page “Learning Through Discussion Outline”) file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 4 of 9 Week Three 2/2 & 2/4 Discussion: Ibn Battuta in Black Africa (T) Ibn Battuta Essay Due / Questions for Discussion Due (Th) Researching African History at the LCSC Library Week Four 2/9 & 2/11 Discussion: Keita, Heritage of the Griot • Background resources for understanding Sundiata • Sundiata and Mana Musa on the Web (T). Film: Keita, Heritage of the Griot Readings: Sundiata p.1-26 (Th) (continued) Week Five 2/16 & 2/18 Discussion: Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (T) (Th) Week Six 2/23 & 2/25 (LCSC Black History Month: TBA) (T) (#5: The Bible and the Gun -- on your own. One page outline for discussion. You would be smart to refresh your memory by going over the appropriate chapters from your HIST 102 materials) (Th) Student Panel Discussion: Readings: The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 1: Why Were Africans Enslaved? Group: Williams: Jordan: Davis: Eltis: Student Panel Discussion: Readings: The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 2: The Slave Trade Within Africa Group: Park: Hair: Miller: Inikori: Thornton Week Seven 3/1 & 3/3 file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 5 of 9 (T) Student Panel Discussion: Readings: The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 3: The Middle Passage Group: Equiano: Buxton : Curtin: Klein: Eltis and Richardson: Student Panel Discussion: Readings: The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 4, Effects in Africa Group: Hawkins: Rodney: Manning: Thorton: (TH) Map Quiz #2, Tying Up Loose Ends, Reorganizing, Etc... Week Eight 3/8 & 3/10 (Online) (T) You are expected to make at least TWO formal, detailed, postings that help your group cover ALL the documents by 1:15 pm 3/11 Student Panel Discussion: The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 5, Effects in Europe and the Americas Group: Williams: Drecher: Hall: Morgan: Student Panel Discussion: The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 6, Abolition Group: Hastings: Bonsu and Honesty II: Temperley: Craton: (TH) Using your groups from 3/11 you are to develop some kind of conclusion in our online discussion boards that makes a statement concerning what you learned about the various historical interpretations concerning the Atlantic Slave Trade by 1:15pm 3/13. • Group #1: • Group #2: Week Nine 3/15 & 3/17 (WSU & PPSEL Spring Break) file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 6 of 9 T) First posting in Abina and the Important Men discussion must be up TH) Second Posting in Abina and the Important Men discussion must be up Week Ten 3/22 & 3/24 Discussion: Abina and the Important Men (T) Abina and the Important Men Book Analysis Due #6 "This Magnificent African Cake" (on your own, DETAILED single-space one page outline for discussion. Consult your HIST 102 notes) (Th) Spring Break 3/29 & 3/31 Week Eleven 4/8 & 4/10 Discussion: African Perspectives on Colonialism (T) Chapter One: "The Eve of the Colonial Conquest and Occupation" Presentation/Discussion Leaders: (Th) Chapter Two: "The Imposition of the Colonial System: Initiatives and Responses" Presentation/Discussion Leaders: Week Twelve 4/12 & 4/14 Discussion: African Perspectives on Colonialism (T) Chapter Three: "The Operation of the Colonial System" Presentation/Discussion Leaders: (Th) Chapter Four: "The Colonial Impact" Presentation/Discussion Leaders: Week Thirteen 4/19 & 4/21 (T) African Perspectives on Colonialism Book Analysis DUE #7 "The Rise of Nationalism" (on your own, DETAILED single-space one page outline for discussion. Consult your HIST 102 notes) (Th) #7 "The Legacy" (on your own, DETAILED single-space one page outline for discussion. Consult your HIST 102 notes) Week Fourteen 4/26 & 4/28 Discussion: Nervous Conditions and OUTLINE DUE (T) (Th) Week Fifteen 5/3 & 5/5 [NO FINAL EXAM WEEK] (T) Second African Food Presentation/Discussion (Th) End of Term Essay Due file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 7 of 9 LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE Syllabus Addendum Consumer Information In 2008, the federal government required all post-secondary institutions offering federal financial aid programs to provide key data to both prospective and current students. 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Approved by VP for Student Affairs& Provost 7/07/2015 Bridging World History xUNIT 3: Human Migrations VIDEO SEGMENT: Out of Africa; xUNIT 3: Human Migrations VIDEO SEGMENT: Linguistic Clues: Bantu Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa xUNIT 6: Order and Early Societies VIDEO SEGMENT: Igbo-Ukwu: Archaeology and Early States xUNIT 7: The Spread of Religions VIDEO SEGMENT: Islam x UNIT 9: Connections Across Land VIDEO SEGMENT: The Gold Roads xUNIT 10: Connections Across Water VIDEO SEGMENT: The Indian Ocean World xUNIT 11: Early Empires VIDEO SEGMENT: The Mali Empire xUNIT 12: Transmission of Traditions VIDEO SEGMENT: Oral Traditions in West Africa xUNIT 13: Family and Household VIDEO SEGMENT: The Early Islamic Family and Household xUNIT 14: Land and Labor Relationships VIDEO SEGMENT: Slavery and Serfdom: From the Ancient World to Tsarist Russia xUNIT 14: Land and Labor Relationships VIDEO SEGMENT: Islamic Southeast Asia xUNIT 14: Land and Labor Relationships VIDEO SEGMENT: The Americas and the Globalization of Labor: Slavery and Resistance UNIT 15: Early Global Commodities VIDEO SEGMENT: Silver Connects the World: Europe, East Asia, and West Africa UNIT 16: Food, Demographics, and Culture VIDEO SEGMENT: Food and the Columbian Exchange: The Atlantic Voyages UNIT 16: Food, Demographics, and Culture VIDEO SEGMENT: Food and the Columbian Exchange: The Caribbean Experience UNIT 17: Ideas Shape the World VIDEO SEGMENT: Revolutions in the Americas UNIT 17: Ideas Shape the World VIDEO SEGMENT: Islamic Revitalization Movements UNIT 20: Imperial Designs VIDEO SEGMENT: Imperialism in South Africa UNIT 21: Colonial Identities VIDEO SEGMENT: Colonial Zanzibar UNIT 22: Global War and Peace VIDEO SEGMENT: Post-Colonialism in the Belgian Congo file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016 Spring 14 Page 9 of 9 UNIT 25: Global Popular Culture VIDEO SEGMENT: Reggae Music: Out of Africa Test Your African Geography African Geography file:///C:/Users/atbond/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Fil... 1/22/2016