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HIS-1011: Themes from African History Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally first or second year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Objectives
This is an optional subject in the Bachelor degree studies in history. It counts as an optional subject in the history for teachers course of study (60 credits). It is a suitable subsidiary subject for anthropology and other social science fields. | Contents
This subject aims to offer an insight into the main areas of concern in the writing of African history, with a perspective that is focused on the continent south of the Sahara. The main emphasis will be placed on the time after the Africans'' encounter with Europeans, but takes as its starting point the structure of the pre-colonial society and state. Themes that may be studied include:a) The slave trade, its origins and consequences for Africa.b) Why was Africa colonized, and how were the colonial lands administrated?c) Why was Ethiopia the subject of particular development?d) How can the thirty-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea be explained?e) Europe in Africa: exploitation, development, or both?f) Women in African society.g) The development of religion.h) The relationship between Universities and the State in independent Africa.i) Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko and apartheid politics in South Africa. | Exam and assessment
1 essay approx. 8 sides in length and 1 essay approx. 4 sides in length, to be submitted during the course of the semester. These will be jointly evaluated using a grading scale of A-E (pass) and F (fail). A resit exam will be offered in the case of those awarded grade F. | Contact person/lecturer
Steinar Aas/Åse Johansen | Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage. | Homepage
http://uit.no/historie/1982/12
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Teaching autumn 2007
Orienteringsmøte: Onsdag 15.08. kl 1015, rom 1.333 i Teorifagsbygget | | Forelesning | Første gang: Torsdag 23.08., kl 1215, rom M-025 i Breiviklia
Lærer Univ.stip. Christine Smith-Simonsen
| | Eksamen | Første eksamensoppgåve: utdeling 24.september. Innlevering 1.oktober. Andre eksamensoppgåve: utlevering 19. november. Innlevering 26. november.
Duration:1 Semester |
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