AFRI 2005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Edward Said, Tuareg People, Postcolonialism
13 Dec 2015
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**take notes because we have to submit a portfolio of notes, exercises. **occasionally we will have free writing, will not be graded, but will be submitted. **essays are to be handed in in class on the due date or before then to the ta. Buzz words/pay close attn. to: diaspora, ecomog/ ecowas, au (african union), Nollywood, migration, sub-sahara, afropolitan", greater maghreb (al-queda in the. Maghreb), scramble & partition of africa, berlin treaty, Resource curse: partly responsible for the scramble and partition for africa (eg. senegal"s blood diamond, niger delta"s oil) New/neo colonialism: colonialism has not ended, thanks to input from people like african leaders, it has just been revised and re-modelled (eg. exploitation of labour, resources, etc. ) Edward said is the leading theorist in this field, with chinua achebe being one of its leading authors. The connections between the 3 essays are foundational:
