HIST 090Y. From the Frontier to Freedom: Topics in the Study of the South African Past


This class will introduce students to major themes in South African history through an intersectional approach to topics including slavery, colonialism, industrialization and labor, segregation, Apartheid, political struggle and post-Apartheid society and politics. Students will engage with key debates in an established literature as well as with important new questions raised by recent scholarly interventions. 
Prerequisite: No prerequisites.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for BLST
Catalog chapter: History  
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/history


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