Africa and the African Diaspora
The world’s second largest continent, the
birthplace of humanity and the cradle of
civilization and yet Africa and Africans have too
often been neglected in historical studies.
This new subject area challenges Eurocentric
views of history that have placed Africa and
Africans on the periphery by focusing on
Africans and the African Diaspora as key agents
of historical change.
You will focus on the modern history of Africa
but also the history of those of African descent
outside the African continent based in Britain,
the United States and the Caribbean.