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Undergraduate Course: Crime, Rebellion and Protests in Africa (HIST10278)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaHistory Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course examines a vast range of relevant themes in the history of crime, rebellions and protests in Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as banditry in pre-colonial Africa; changes in labour patterns in colonial Africa; ?social? and ?protest? crime; colonial system of control and punishment; the emergence of trade unions and labour protests; leisure, politics and societies; the formation of political parties and organised political protests; the development of guerrillas and liberation struggles; the emergence of one-party states and different forms of dissent in present day Africa.
The first semester will deal with the pre-colonial and colonial periods, while the second semester with the periods of decolonisation and independence up to present-day time. Students will make use of secondary as well primary sources, such as political pamphlets, administrative accounts and newspapers collected in the library (CAS section) and on-line.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Crime, Rebellions and Protests in Africa (HIST10201)
Other requirements A pass in 40 credits of third level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate by means of coursework and examination:
- ability to use their historical knowledge on Africa to better understand present-day African issues and problems.
- ability to adopt a comparative perspective and an international approach in analysing social and political processes.
- enhanced analytical and critical skills, both written and orally.
- ability to critically examine a variety of primary sources, ranging from archival material to oral sources
Assessment Information
Two essays of about 3000 words each (one third of overall assessment); two two-hour examination papers (two-thirds of overall assessment).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Francesca Locatelli
Tel: (0131 6)50 3756
Email: F.Locatelli@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3780
Email: M.T.Rafferty@ed.ac.uk
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