GOVT 2503

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GOVT 2503
Africa from Partition to the Postcolonial State

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The title of this survey course refers to three specific moments in the history of Africa: the partition of Berlin (1884), the advent of neo-colonialism as independence (1960); and the post-structural adjustment 'failure' of the postcolonial state. It centers around The Congo, which stands as the symbol of this African crisis of modernity both as the geographic heart of Africa, one subject to imperial geopolitical games, and also the symbol of the 'darkness' that Africa has become to its foreign protectors, trustees, and mandatory powers, other interventionists - states and non-state entities alike.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2506

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17243 GOVT 2503   SEM 101

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