Listed in: Black Studies, as BLST-222 | History, as HIST-283
Formerly listed as: BLST-49 | HIST-64
Sean Redding (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 283 [AFP] and BLST 222 [A].) South African history is undergoing radical shifts in the way it is being written, read and interpreted, and this course will explore established and emerging themes in the history of this intriguing country. The time period covered will span the precolonial indigenous cultures and move on to study the initiation and expansion of white settlement and its early dependence on slave labor. The course will also investigate African resistance, both in its political and cultural forms, as well as the social effects of gold-mining and migrant labor. African nationalism, including the ANC, the Black Consciousness Movement, and the United Democratic Front, will be the focus of our study of the responses to apartheid and the ultimate collapse of the apartheid state. The course will end with discussions of recent events in South Africa, particularly the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its aftermath as well as the developing AIDS epidemic and the growing problem of crime. Two class meetings per week.
Spring semester. Professor Redding.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 103
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 103
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The South Africa Reader: History, Culture, Politics | Durham: Duke Univ. Press, 2014 | Crais, Clifton C. and Thomas V.McClendon, eds. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Mine Boy | Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2008 | Abrahams, Peter | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The ANC Youth League | Athens, OH: Ohio Univ. Press, 2013 | Glaser, Clive | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness of the New South Africa | New York: Times Books, 1999 | Krog, Antjie | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.