borders, between the accession of Henry VII and the death of Elizabeth I. Also Feminist Studies 04784. (Biennially) (H) (IP)
16-364
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA. This course provides an overview of the most significant historical
themes, events and personages that contributed to the formation, evolution and development of this
diverse region. The class will examine the period encompassed between the apogee of pre-Columbian
high civilizations and the Creole wars of independence of the 19th century. Particular attention will be
paid to the encounter and collision of Europe and America, and the nature of the complex society that
emerged as a result of these events. Also Latin American and Border Studies 06-674. (Biennially)
(H) (IP)
16-374
MODERN LATIN AMERICA. This is a survey of the cultural, social, economic and political themes
that contributed to the creation of modern Latin America. The course will examine the period between
the beginnings of the Wars of Independence, in the early 19th century, to the present. Also Latin
American and Border Studies 06-684. (Biennially) (H) (IP)
16-384
HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS. This course places contemporary human rights debates within a
long historical context, from Classical and religious traditions, through the Enlightenment, the
abolition of slavery, and the growth of socialism, to the signing of the Universal Declaration in 1948
and on to the present day. The course emphasizes questions of minority rights, group rights, and
women’s rights, as well as the balance between political/civil and social/economic rights. Also
Feminist Studies 04-384. (Biennially) (H) (SJ)
16-404
MODERN FRANCE AND EMPIRE. This course investigates French history from 1789 to the
present, charting political, social, and cultural developments within France and determining the extent
to which these altered, or were influenced by, events outside the borders of the “hexagon”—in the
Empire or in foreign relations. The course pays particular attention to attempts to define French
identity within a global context. (Biennially) (H) (IP)
16-414
RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S. By exploring the history of Asian Americans and Latinos as
well as African Americans and whites, this class emphasizes the multiracial history of America. This
course recognizes the historical significance of multiple racial and ethnic groups. It examines the
ways major events and processes affected minority groups, as well as how they responded to their
social and political environment. Also Feminist Studies 04-424 and Race and Ethnicity Studies 37654. (Biennially) (H) (SJ)
16-434
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY. A survey of the history of southern Africa. Themes include
indigenous social organization, colonization, slavery, the spread of Christianity, labor migrancy,
industrialization, apartheid and its aftermath, and African nationalism and resistance. These issues are
examined with attention to questions of race and ethnicity, class, and gender and generation. Also
Race and Ethnicity Studies 37-464. (Biennially) (H) (IP) (SJ)
16-444
APARTHEID IN FILM AND LITERATURE. This course explores how black and white South
African writers and foreign as well as South African filmmakers have represented apartheid, the
legislated system of segregation and white supremacy in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. It explores
how these representations interacted with the worldwide struggle against apartheid, especially in the
1970s and 1980s. The course engages with the history of apartheid in South Africa as well as with the
dynamics of art and politics. Also Feminist Studies 04-544 and Race and Ethnicity Studies 37-444.
(Biennially) (H) (SJ)
16-454
SLAVERY AND FREEDOM IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD. The Atlantic slave trade (AST) and the
systems of slavery that it fueled in the Americas were among the most important processes in the
shaping of the modern world. Europe, Africa and the Americas were linked through the AST, as well
as through the movement to abolish slavery. This course will consider various systems of slavery in
the Atlantic basin and changes in those systems over time, as well as examining the economic and
ideological links among slave systems in Africa and the Americas. Also Race and Ethnicity Studies
37-584. Also Feminist Studies 04-774. (Biennially) (H) (SJ) (IP)
16-474
GENDER AND GENERATION IN AFRICA. This course enables students to gain a better
understanding of historical and contemporary Africa through examination of two important and
interlocking features of African social organization that significantly shape community life and
structure social conflicts: gender and generation. Changes associated with colonialism and modernity
have resulted in new types of conflict. These social and cultural patterns, changes and conflicts are
analyzed through the work of historians and anthropologists, as well as novels and films by
contemporary Africans. Also Anthropology 35-274, Feminist Studies 04-474, and Race and Ethnicity
Studies 37-474. (Biennially) (H) (SJ)
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