History 5303 - Advanced Studies in African Diaspora to 1800

Institution:

University of Missouri-St Louis

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Description:

Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Comparative in scope, the course examines major themes in West and Central Africa and their impact on the history of Africans in the Atlantic diaspora up to 1800. Themes include: slavery, multiracialism, economics of the South Atlantic system, political dimensions and the social transformation from heterogeneous crowds to new and homogenous communities. Linkages between Africans and their descendants in the Atlantic communities of Latin America, the Caribbean, as well as North America will be stressed.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umsl.edu/

Phone Number:

(314) 516-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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