CHID 480 A: Special Topics: Advanced Study of the History of Ideas

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