ANTH272 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
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Course Description
An in-depth study of selected African societies, examining traditional institutions, the colonial situation, and modernization.

Prerequisite: None.
Academic Information
Units: 3
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
Diversity Area: International.
Schedule & Fee
Dates: May 27-Aug 21
Class #: 2459
Course Fee: $985
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $985
Instructor
Barbara Worley
barbara.worley@umb.edu | Bio
Book Information
  1. Barley, Nigel. 2000. The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes From a Mud Hut [Dowayo, Cameroon, Central Africa]. Waveland Press. ISBN: 1577661567.
  2. Smith, Mary. 2003. Baba of Karo: A Woman of the Muslim Hausa [Hausa, Nigeria, West Africa]. Yale University Press. ISBN: 0300027419.
  3. Saitoti, Tepelit. 1988. The Worlds of A Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography [Maasai, Tanzania, East Africa]. University of California Press. ISBN: 0520063252
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.