Autumn 2017
Meeting:
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm / MGH 287
SLN:
12617
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
GWSS 490 E
Instructor:
RACE, COLONIALISM, DIASPORA
POST-WWII WORLD HISTORY COULD
EASILY BE CALLED THE AGE OF
POSTCOLONIALITY, THE PERIOD IN
WHICH THE EUROPEAN POWERS THAT
DIRECTLY CONTROLLED TILL THEN 85%
OF THE WORLD'S LAND MASS LOST
THEIR COLONIES DUE TO FREEDOM
STRUGGLES ACROSS THE NON-WESTERN
WORLD. THOUGH POSTCOLONIALITY
INDICATES THE LEGAL IDENTITY OF
THE FORMER COLONIES, AS
INDEPENDENT POLITICAL STATES,
NEOCOLONIALISM AND GLOBALIZATION
BETTER DESCRIBE THE ECONOMIC
SYSTEM THAT EMERGED IN THIS PERIOD
OF SO-CALLED POSTCOLONIAL
MODERNITY. THIS COURSE WILL
INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CRITICAL
STUDY OF COLONIALISM, IMPERIALISM,
RACISM, AND NATIONALISM.
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
January 8, 2025 - 5:35 am