2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ID 186 - South Africa: History and Contemporary Politics

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
The course acquaints students with the forces that have shaped the politics in contemporary South Africa. It examines colonialism, apartheid, African nationalism and the antiapartheid struggle, the role of African women, politics since the election of Mandela, the impact and politics of the HIV/AIDS crisis, South Africa’s economic and political role in the southern Africa region, and Western involvement in the country during apartheid and postapartheid eras.

Cross Listed: PSCI 178 , RER 178

Instructor: Ms. Grier

When Offered: Offered every other year.

Faculty: Beverly C. Grier, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Government Chair, Department of Government and International Relations