Africana Collective Action – Spring 2022
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to analyze and dissect the history of Pan-African thought both on the continent of Africa and throughout the Diaspora. Beginning in African antiquity, we will survey manifestations of Pan-Africanism on the continent of Africa and the Diaspora. In the process of this investigation, we will dissect the efforts, battles, and victories of Africans defending their bodies, land, and interests.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the history of the development of Pan-Africanism both in antiquity and in the modern world
- Demonstrate a critical and informed understanding of how and why African people have united themselves against foreign incursion
- Demonstrate an understanding of the most dynamic personalities, movements, and strategies of Pan-Africanism during the MAAFA
- To understand and examine the connectedness of the African struggle for freedom on the continent and across the globe
- Demonstrate an ability to conduct academic research using qualitative methods
