21801549 - HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF AFRICA

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 21801549 STORIA E ISTITUZIONI DELL'AFRICA in Scienze politiche per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo L-36 N0 VOLTERRA ALESSANDRO

Programme

Geographical exploration
The slave trade
Some case studies of African nations: Ashanti, Ethiopia, Zulu
Colonial expansion
Panafricanism
The struggle for indipendence


Core Documentation

- J.D. Fage, A History of Africa, 1978, Chap.III & IV

- L. Goglia - F. Grassi, Il colonialismo italiano da Adua all'impero, Laterza, chap. II.

- A. Volterra, Sudditi coloniali. Ascari eritrei 1935-1941, Franco Angeli or J. Thorton, Africa and the africans in the making of the Atlantic world 1400-1800, Cambridge University Press.

Type of delivery of the course

Head on lessons aimed at acquiring fundametal background knowledge prior to the approaching the course. Participation is volontary.

Attendance

Participation is volontary, but it is advisable to attend as many of the subjects refer to the main history course.

Type of evaluation

There will be an oral examination on the subject of the chosen texts. The level of a student's knowledge will be assessed during an oral examination aimed at establishing the actual comprehension of the concepts and ability of the student to place them within both a local and global context. The June - July summer exams will, as always, be oral, but on line (see art.1 - Decreto Rettorale n°. 703 - 5 maggio 2020).

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 21801549 STORIA E ISTITUZIONI DELL'AFRICA in Scienze politiche per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo L-36 N0 VOLTERRA ALESSANDRO

Programme

Geographical exploration
The slave trade
Some case studies of African nations: Ashanti, Ethiopia, Zulu
Colonial expansion
Panafricanism
The struggle for indipendence


Core Documentation

- J.D. Fage, A History of Africa, 1978, Chap.III & IV

- L. Goglia - F. Grassi, Il colonialismo italiano da Adua all'impero, Laterza, chap. II.

- A. Volterra, Sudditi coloniali. Ascari eritrei 1935-1941, Franco Angeli or J. Thorton, Africa and the africans in the making of the Atlantic world 1400-1800, Cambridge University Press.

Type of delivery of the course

Head on lessons aimed at acquiring fundametal background knowledge prior to the approaching the course. Participation is volontary.

Attendance

Participation is volontary, but it is advisable to attend as many of the subjects refer to the main history course.

Type of evaluation

There will be an oral examination on the subject of the chosen texts. The level of a student's knowledge will be assessed during an oral examination aimed at establishing the actual comprehension of the concepts and ability of the student to place them within both a local and global context. The June - July summer exams will, as always, be oral, but on line (see art.1 - Decreto Rettorale n°. 703 - 5 maggio 2020).