HIST 304 South Africa and Apartheid (Not offered 2006-2007; to be offered 2007-2008)*
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 prerequisites. No enrollment limit (expected: 30). Open to all.
Group C