BLS 3022 - The African Independence Movement

Institution:

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Subject:

Black Studies

Description:

3 hours; 3 credits This course is designed to broaden students' understanding of the systematic forces and catalysts of the independence movements in 20th-century Africa. It employs the case study approach to examine the reaction of the Europeans. Each student selects a country or region of major interest as a continuing vantage point of cultural perspective for a case analysis. Finally, this course examines the postcolonial- and post-independence-era relations of economic structures, political institutions, and class formation to neocolonialism. Prerequisite: BLS 1000, HIS 2090, or POL 1101, or departmental permission.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baruch.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(646) 312-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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