Critical African Studies

Critical African Studies is designed as a capstone course for African Studies Certificate students. The course will introduce students to cutting-edge scholarship in African Studies. Course readings examine the environmental devastation caused by extractive industries, and we will analyze the means by which authors, activists, and intellectuals combat these practices in defense of human and non-human life in Africa. Students in Critical African Studies will workshop their junior or senior independent research. This course is open to juniors and seniors. It must be taken to fulfill the African Studies Certificate requirements.