HIST 3130 The Black Atlantic 3.0 Credits
This course explores the varied and complex forces that defined and shaped the Black Atlantic World from the sixteenth century. The course will emphasize historical, cultural, sociopolitical, and intellectual formations, movements, and connections crisscrossing the Atlantic. In understanding the geographic spaces framing the Atlantic littoral (Europe, Atlantic Africa, and the Americas) across five centuries, students are expected to think broadly about historical and contemporary issues relevant to the Black Atlantic World. Topics to be discussed include slavery, rebellion, colonialism, capitalism, and freedom.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit