AAAS 151 - Representing Slavery

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

African and African American S

Description:

Examines both scholarly and popular representations of Atlantic slave trade in Africa and the diaspora. Uses first-person narratives, scholarly texts, documentaries, novels and films to debate African agency in slave trade, effects of slave trade on the New World and Europe, nature of slave life, slave resistance, and causes of abolition. Explores role of slavery in collective memory, public history, and contemporary politics. Instructor: Holsey

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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