COURSES OFFERED IN AFRICAN STUDIES
AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL FOR 1998/9

 

Year 1

All courses compulsory

Lectures:

Introduction to the history of Africa - Prof. Y. Gershoni
Introduction to the anthropology of Africa - Prof. A. A. Dubb

Tutorials:

Readings from secondary sources - Dr. G. Sabar-Friedman
Readings from primary sources - Dr. G. Sabar-Friedman
Writing academic essays - Ms. I. Back

 

Years 2 and 3

Compulsory lecture courses

European imperialism and the scramble for Africa - Prof. M. Tamarkin
and either
Major themes in Africa’s socio-economic, political and religious life - Dr. G. Sabar-Friedman
or
Anthropology of social change - Prof. A. A. Dubb

Seminars

(Total of 2 seminars during the two years - one Regional plus one Specific Issue)
Regional:
South Africa in the modern period - Mr. P. Liptz
or
Nigeria in the modern period - Prof. Y. Gershoni
Specific Issue:
Decolonization in Africa - Prof. M. Tamarkin
or
Africa in the international system - Prof. B. Neuberger

Electives

(Total of 28 hours during the two years. Courses must be chosen from all 3 categories to achieve an acceptable balance. All electives include both lectures and tutorials .)

Pre-colonial and colonial category:
Empires and kingdoms in pre-colonial Africa - Prof. Y. Gershoni
The Human Commodity: the Transatlantic slave trade - Ms. E. Keren
Portuguese colonialism in Africa - Dr. V. (Ze’ev) Khanin
White settlement in Africa - Mr. P. Liptz
From pre-nationalism to nationalism in Africa and the Middle East:
Analysis of movies - Mr. P. Liptz
Swahili language and society in Africa - Dr. H. Dubnova

Post-colonial category:
Sudan: between Arabism and Africanism and between Islam and Christianity - Dr. Y. Ronen
Tradition and change in Africa: Women in Moslem societies - Ms. I. Back
Politics, society and economics in Francophone Africa - Ms. I. Back
Women and families in the Middle East and Africa:
Analysis of movies - Mr. P. Liptz
Armies and military regimes - Prof. Y. Gershoni

General category:
Political geography of Africa - Dr. A. Kartin
Geography of the third world - Dr. M. Sofer
On God, gods and man: Case Studies from Asia and Africa
Prof. A. Shmuelevitz, Dr. G. Sabar-Friedman, Dr. Y. Ronen
and teachers from the Department of East Asian Studies.

 

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