HIST 304 South Africa and Apartheid (Not offered 2003-2004)*

This course introduces students to the spatial, legal, economic, social and political structures that created Apartheid in South Africa, and to the factors that led to the collapse of the racist order. We will examine the many forms of black oppression and, also, the various forms of resistance to Apartheid. Some of the themes we will explore include industrialization and the formation of the black working classes, the constructions of race, ethnicities and sexualities, land alienation and rural struggles, township poverty and violence, Black education, and the Black Consciousness Movement. Format: lecture/discussion. Evaluation will be based on class participation and three short papers. No enrollment limit (expected: 30). Open to all. Group C

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