This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
The overthrow of white settler minority rule and apartheid by the peoples of South Africa and Zimbabwe marked a key period in the history of the twentieth century. This module traces the trajectory of these linked struggles both by examining contemporary written and visual sources and by engaging with current debates. Themes to be discussed include the dynamics of anti-colonial nationalism, the tactic and strategy of armed insurrection, and the ambiguities of independence.
Total contact hours: 22
Total private study hours: 278
Total module study hours: 300
Main assessment methods
Essay 1 3000 words 40%
Essay 2 3000 words 40%
Presentation 15 minutes 20%
Reassessment methods
100% Coursework (3000 words)
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See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes:
As a consequence of taking this module students will have gained:
1. An enhanced understanding of the dynamics of anti-colonialism in a global context as well as specify its regional circumstances.
2. The ability to debate an exceptionally fierce historiography.
3. A sophisticated understanding of the historical underpinnings of the tensions existing in governing African liberation movements today.
The intended generic learning outcomes:
As a consequence of taking this module all students will have:
1. Developed their mental flexibility.
2. Improved their ability to sustain concentration and aim.
3. Gained the ability to construct coherent written and oral arguments.
4. Gained the ability to research different source types.
5. Gained the ability to produce a variety of robust outputs.
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