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AFS/HI 276 Intro. to the History of West Africa AFS/HI 276 Intro. To the History of West Africa Spring 2021 | Online 3 credit hours | No prerequisite | Humanities & Global Knowledge GEP Instructor: Dr. Liz Timbs (she/her/hers) Office: A spare bedroom, Raleigh, NC, USA Email: [email protected] Office Hours: By appointment only; http://calendly.com/liztimbs Course Website: Moodle This is a web course, combining asynchronous and synchronous instruction. All lecture content will be pre-recorded and posted in advance. Starting Sunday, January 24th, lecture content will be posted by 5pm on Sunday for the subsequent week. Given the limitations and exhaustion inherent in using Zoom for course meetings, although this course was initially scheduled to meet twice weekly, we have opted instead to meet once a week (beginning Week 2). You are required to attend 16 synchronous course meetings on Zoom, from 11:45am-1:00pm: 1. Tuesday, January 19th 9. Thursday, March 11th 2. Thursday, January 21st 10. Thursday, March 18th 3. Thursday, January 28th 11. Thursday, March 25th 4. Thursday, February 4th 12. Thursday, April 1st 5. Thursday, February 11th 13. Thursday, April 8th 6. Thursday, February 18th 14. Tuesday, April 13th 7. Thursday, February 25th 15. Thursday, April 22nd 8. Thursday, March 4th 16. Thursday, April 29th We will be using the course Moodle site and NCSU email for all communication. AFS/HI 276 History of West Africa | Spring 2021 | pg. 2 COURSE DESCRIPTION We will study the history of West Africa from well before recorded history to the present. Though we will not, of course, be covering “everything,” we will look at major themes in West African history, as well as case studies, in an attempt to understand the histories of people and places in the region. This focus provides opportunities to examine this region as part of multiple systems (continental, regional, global) and critically think about the wider connections between West Africa and the world. We will examine thematic topics such as the development of iron, the spread of languages, trade networks, colonialism, resistance, and current events to illuminate the history of this diverse region. We will also explore how history itself is created, drawing on historical documents and insights from other disciplines. REQUIRED Texts – Bamba Suso and Banna Kanute (2000). Sunjata: Gambian Versions of the Mande Epic. ISBN: 978- 0140447361 – Zora Neale Hurston (2018), Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’. ISBN: 9780062748218 – Peter Karibe Mendy (2019). Amilcar Cabral. ISBN: 9780821423721 – Yaa Gyasi (2016). Homegoing. ISBN: 9781101971062 **All other materials will be made available on Moodle.** Objectives This 3.0 credit-hour course fulfills a General Education Program requirement for Humanities. The course will provide instruction and guidance that helps students to: – engage the human experience through the interpretation of evidence from the past concerning environmental, religious, and economic factors in West African history – become aware of the act of historical interpretation by identifying the main interpretive trends in West African historiography – make academic arguments about West African history using reasons and evidence for supporting those reasons that are appropriate to the discipline of history. This course also fulfills a General Education Program co-requisite for Global Knowledge. The course will provide instruction and guidance that helps students to: – Identify distinguishing environmental, religious, and economic factors in West African history. – Explain the historical effect of economic, cultural and political linkages between West African societies and those in other regions of the world. ASSIGNMENTS There will be a number of assignments due over the course of the semester. They are designed to support readings, lectures, and informal discussions. They must be handed in on time and no late work will be accepted (see Late Assignments and Attendance Policy sections above). All written work must be original. In any instance of plagiarism, I will file a Report of Academic Integrity AFS/HI 276 History of West Africa | Spring 2021 | pg. 3 Violation (see Academic Integrity section below) and recommend to the board that you receive a failing grade on the assignment. In addition to the information below, all assignment due dates are designated by in the schedule of readings/lectures. Attendance/Participation (20%): To get full credit for attendance and participation, you must do the following: 1. Watch all recorded lectures (Mediasite allows your professors to check that you have done so). 2. Attend all live discussions, unless you have a documented illness or emergency. Just as in a physical classroom, full attendance in a digital course means that you pay attention throughout the discussion. Your professor prefers that you turn on your camera, and mute your mic when you are not speaking. If you need to step away from your computer, please note that in the chat screen. 3. Speak or comment via chat at least once in most live discussions. But do not monopolize discussions, and be sure to direct your comments and questions to your classmates, not just to your professor. Attendance Policy: I normally have a formal unexcused/excused absence policy, but let’s be perfectly clear: we are in the middle of a world-altering pandemic and we’re all going to have to find some form of grace with each other in the midst of it. If you need extensions, or if you must be absent, we can work on that. We’re all trying our best here. My only formal attendance rule this semester is NO GHOSTING. Pre-Discussion Assignments (15%): By 24 hours before each live class meeting, you must watch the week’s lecture, complete the week’s readings, and submit a Pre-Discussion Assignment (PDA) form on Moodle. In each PDA, you must answer 2 questions raised by Dr. T and suggest 1 new question for class discussion. Each PDA should be uploaded to Moodle as a .docx or .doc file, in 12-point font. It should include: 1. A response to Dr. T’s Content Question (who/what/where/when): This question will test your understanding of established historical facts, to ensure that you’re following the lecture and readings, in a response of 1-2 sentences. 2. Response to Dr. T’s Analytical Question (why/how): This more challenging question will ask you to interpret events, or take a stance on a debate, in a response to 1-2 paragraphs. 3. Class Discussion Question: Suggest a question that will generate class discussion. You will get 1 point simply for submitting a question, and you will get 1 point extra-credit if Dr. T chooses your question to use in class discussion. PDAs are due 24 hours before class starts. A schedule of the due dates for all PDAs follows: 1. 11:45am on Wednesday, January 27th 7. 11:45am on Wednesday, March 17th 2. 11:45am on Wednesday, February 3rd 8. 11:45am on Wednesday, March 24th 3. 11:45am on Wednesday, February 10th 9. 11:45am on Wednesday, March 30th 4. 11:45am on Wednesday, February 17th 10. 11:45am on Wednesday, April 7th 5. 11:45am on Wednesday, February 24th 11. 11:45am on Wednesday, April 21st 6. 11:45am on Wednesday, March 3rd 12. 11:45am on Wednesday, April 28th AFS/HI 276 History of West Africa | Spring 2021 | pg. 4 Quizzes (15%): Over the course of this semester, there will be three map quizzes. Full details on these quizzes is available via the course Moodle. All quizzes are due by 11:45am on Thursday in the week in which they are assigned. o Map Quiz 1 – Africa (Week 2): For the first map quiz, students will be expected to familiarize themselves with the 54 nations of the African continent and identify those nations on a blank map. o Map Quiz 2 – West African Kingdoms/Empires (Week 4): On the second map quiz, students will be asked to identify several major African kingdoms and empires. A handout with more detailed information will be distributed closer to the quiz. o Map Quiz 3 – Colonial West Africa (Week 10): Students will be asked to identify the colonial powers associated with each territory in West Africa during the colonial period. A handout with more detailed information and a study sheet will be distributed closer to the quiz. o Map Quiz 4 – Modern Nations of West Africa (Week 12): Students will be expected to identify the nations of modern West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo). Reading/Watching Guides (10%): Over the course of the semester, you will complete five reading/viewing guides focused on required readings/videos. These reading guides will be graded pass/fail based on their completion and will serve as critical resources for preparing for exams. Midterm (20%): The midterm exam will be administered online during Week 8 (March 8th-March 12th). The exam will be composed of a combination of multiple choice and identification questions on material from Weeks 1-7, as well as essays on Sunjata and Barracoon. More information will be distributed closer to the exam. Final (20%): The final exam will be administered online during finals week. The exam will be composed of a combination of multiple choice and identification questions on material from Weeks 9-15, as well as essays on Amilcar Cabral and Homegoing. More information will be distributed closer to the exam. GRADING CRITERIA Any concerns about grades or course progress must be conducted via Zoom during an appointment scheduled ahead of time, not over phone or email. If the pre-scheduled virtual office hours do not work for you, I am happy to schedule an appointment.
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