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AFRICAAM 47

History of South Africa (CSRE 74, HISTORY 47)

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

(Same as HISTORY AFRICAAM 147. HISTORY AFRICAAM 47 is 3 units; HISTORY AFRICAAM 147 is 5 units.) Introduction, focusing particularly on the modern era. Topics include: precolonial African societies; European colonization; the impact of the mineral revolution; the evolution of African and Afrikaner nationalism; the rise and fall of the apartheid state; the politics of post-apartheid transformation; and the AIDS crisis.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 12759
0 / 50 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Campbell, James
3units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 13629
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
3units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 13630
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
3units
Discussion 3Open
ID: 13631
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
3units

AFRICAAM 47: History of South Africa (CSRE 74, HISTORY 47)

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

(Same as HISTORY 147. HISTORY 47 is 3 units; HISTORY 147 is 5 units.) Introduction, focusing particularly on the modern era. Topics include: precolonial African societies; European colonization; the impact of the mineral revolution; the evolution of African and Afrikaner nationalism; the rise and fall of the apartheid state; the politics of post-apartheid transformation; and the AIDS crisis.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — Campbell, James (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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  • AFRICAAM 47N: Mapping Apartheid: Data, the Regina Twala Archive, and the Global Legacy of Racial Segregation (FEMGEN 47N, HISTORY 47N)
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