This course introduces students to the life and struggles of the peoples of Southern Africa, examining the political economy of the region from a historical and material perspective, to underline the mobilization of labor and the labor process. The commercialization of agriculture and industrialization are covered, as are issues of popular resistance, culture, the environment, gender relations and political struggles. J. Mandima or C.H.D. Magadza. Field study seminar which studies the interaction among conservation, needs of local people, and tourism in Zimbabwe. How to balance needs of various constituencies in design and management of natural resources and nature reserves.
Course includes in-situ lectures, field observations, and interviews with local officials.
Students will travel to such sites as Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Hwange, Victoria Falls, Kariba and Chimanimani. Fiction by leading African novelists from West, East, North and Southern Africa, with an emphasis on themes from precolonial, colonial and neo-colonial periods. Works include Achebe, Mungoshi, Armah, Ngugi and others. Covers major spatial patterns and socioeconomic change in contemporary Africa, including population growth, migration, urbanization, environmental quality, and alternative development strategies. Course includes visits to significant sites within Harare.