HIS 351 African Kingdoms and Colonial Empires
This course explores the history of African kingdoms from the 16th century to the mid-1900s. It begins by investigating a number of precolonial kingdoms throughout the continent, from Ethiopia to Great Zimbabwe. To examine monarchical history during the 20th century, though, it focuses on eastern Africa's interlacustrine kingdoms (surrounding Lake Victoria). The course uses extensive primary sources and its themes include: religion, militarization and violence, ethnicity, gender, empire and postcolonial states.