HIST 213 - Women in African History

The objective of this course is to explore the role that women have played in the development of African history and to understand the major issues that define their experience as women from this region of the world. This course introduces students to the ways in which gender is studied in African history and to the major “break-through” works on women in African history. An important component of this course is the study of life histories of women from various geographical regions of the continent. Can count towards “Colonization and Empire,” or “Gender,” or “Race and Indigeneity,” or “Africa & Atlantic World” fields. Alternate years. (4 Credits)