Timbuktu and the Final Exam

This week we will watch the 2014 film "Timbuktu" in class on Monday and Tuesday and then discuss it with reference to your papers on Friday.

The final exam will be a take home exam, due on turnitin.com on Monday, December 14th, before midnight.

The questions for the final exam are

1. Compare and contrast the role of Christianity in Things Fall Apart and The River Between or compare and contrast the role of education in The River Between and Khaffir Boy.
2. Since independence, what have been the greatest challenges for African countries?
3. List and describe the most significant or surprising thing you have learned about Africa's history in each of the following categories: (a) precolonial, (b) colonial, and (c) post-independence.

Africa Today

For Monday's class, please read G&R, chapter 19. We will continue our discussion of chapter 18 as well.

Please remember that your papers are due before midnight on Tuesday, December 1st, on TurnItIn.com (class ID: 10895766, password: asf2015).

Decolonization and the Cold War

For Monday's class, please read G&R, chapter 18, and Kaffir Boy. Trigger warning: A section of Kaffir Boy that depicts child prostitution between young street boys and black migrant workers has been removed, with the approval of the author, from a revised version used in some high schools.

Mali in the news--a good article about recent events with plenty of background information.

Life Under Colonial Rule

For Monday's class, please read The River Between.



This week we will also be discussing our research at length. Your short papers are due before midnight on Tuesday, December 1st, on TurnItIn.com (class ID: 10895766, password: asf2015). The assignment details can be found on the campus portal.

Noteworthy: Africa and Paris


Africa and the Global Economy

For Monday's class, please read G&R, chapters 16 and 17.

Resistance, Accommodation, and the Scramble for Africa

For Monday's class, please read G&R, chapters 14 and 15, and Things Fall Apart. Remember that blogposts are due before midnight tonight (Wednesday, 10/28).

Southern Africa and European Settlers

Hope you all have a good long weekend! For Monday's class, please read G&R, Chapter 13. You might want to get started on Things Fall Apart for the following week, too.

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