HIS 367 The Black Atlantic

Students will examine the social, economic, political, and cultural impact of African migration on the commercial development of New World societies and key port cities across the Atlantic Ocean. The seminar will explore the relationship between slavery and the rise of capitalism, the persistence and transformation of African culture, and the impact of plantation production on gender, sexuality, and reproduction. Students will analyze the evolution of black political culture which emerged from traditional African cosmology and eventually appropriated the discourse of republican philosophy and the principles of Christian theology to challenge racial ideology and the boundaries of freedom in the modern western world. HIS 367L Advanced Research Lab required if course is offered as 3-credit plus lab. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 221, HIS 226, HIS 260, or HIS 261.

Credits

4