SOC 122

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Africa in World Perspective

Credit: 3 hours.

Examination of Africa in the context of the world-economy, with particular attention placed upon enduring cultural and material relationships with Europe and North America.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci

Cultural Studies - Non-West

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SOC 122 class schedule data for spring 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	34326	Lecture-Discussion	BD	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	259 English Building	Dill, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Degree Notes: Non-Western Cultures, and UIUC Social Sciences course. Section Info: This course provides an introduction to Africa, focusing on the different ways in which the continent has been perceived and impacted by the outside world and the consequences of these (mis)understandings and (mis)treatment. Over the course of the semester, our aim will be to comprehend how external views and interests have shaped, and continue to shape, conditions on the ground in Africa, as well as peoples' relations with one another and the outside world. Because Western perceptions have often been erroneous and self-serving, it is imperative that we also seek to discern how Africans have viewed and responded to their extended contact with outsiders. Throughout the course, we will seek to balance Western texts, accounts, and illustrations with those that specifically present an African perspective.