SOCI 222 - African World Perspectives

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 or SOCI 103 or SOCI 104 or consent of instructor
This course will examine some of the key events in African history from European colonialism to present including continental colonialism; apartheid in South Africa; the HIV/AIDS epidemic; war, conflict, and genocide; the impacts of globalization and political economy; social outcomes such as child labor, access to education, women’s rights, and infrastructural poverty; and people’s movements for social change and social justice. Offered fall semester. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)