Perfilado de sección

  • Week 2, students will learn about major historical periods of colonialism and imperialism, various interpretations of events, as well as major figures. 

    • Recommended Readings Página

      Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/Postcolonialism. New York: Routledge, 2015. 

      Loomba, Ania. Shakespeare, race, and colonialism. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.


    • Compulsory Readings Carpeta

      1) Leopold and Morel

      2) Contesting colonial rule

    • Congo and Scramble for Africa URL
    • Movie quiz Cuestionario

      Write a short essay (1000 words) about the movie. What have you learned? What kind of impact did colonialism have on places such as Congo?

    • Power Point Presentation I Archivo

      PPT deals with basic terms such as colonialism, imperialism, postcolonialism. It serves as the basis for further discussions in the class. 

    • Map of early empires Archivo

      map of the world

      Take a look at the map. For the class, prepare an overview of empires which you can remember, including their geographical setting, lenght of their existence, and try to find out the reasons why some empires reached a global status while some others did not. 

    • Power Point Presentation I Archivo

      PPT deals with basic terms such as colonialism, imperialism, postcolonialism. It serves as the basis for further discussions in the class.