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HISTORY 261
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Professor George Drake
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Spring Semester 2000-2001
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Carnegie 207
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ARH 102
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
INTRODUCTION:
First taught in the Spring of 1996, this course grows from the experience
of Professor Drake as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho from 1991 through
1993. His interest in the region began at that time and, though not an
expert, he brings an abiding interest to the subject.
The course will provide an overview of the Southern African region and
some countries such as Zimbabwe, Namibia and Lesotho will receive special
consideration. More than half of the course will concentrate on South
Africa, particularly in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
ASSIGNED READING:
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Colin McEvedy
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The Penguin Atlas of Africa
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1995
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Sindiwe Magona
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To My Children’s Children
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1995
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Rian Malan
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My Traitor’s Heart
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1991
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Nelson Mandela
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Long Walk to Freedom
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1994
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Mark Mathabane
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Kaffir Boy
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1986
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Solomon Nkiwane
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Regional Security and the Confidence Building Process: The Case
for Southern Africa in the 1990’s
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1993 (on reserve in Burling Library).
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Kevin Shillington
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History of Southern Africa
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1987 or
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J.D. Omer-Cooper,
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History of Southern Africa
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1994
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Leonard Thompson
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A History of South Africa
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1995
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Steve Biko
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I Write What I Like
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Xeroxed selections from the 1986 edition.
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Xeroxed Documents
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Chronicles of Basutoland
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Xeroxed Selections
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Geography
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(several sources)
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Xeroxed Selections
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The South African Constitution
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Xeroxed Selections
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The Mail and Guardian Weekly
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(newspaper)
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ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING:
The most persistent and important assignments are the readings. You will
learn much from careful and thoughtful interactions with these materials.
Written assignments will consist of papers and examinations.
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Grades will be determined as follows:
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Percentage of final grade
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A.
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Examinations:
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1.
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Geography: (Friday, February 2)
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10%
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2.
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Geography: (Friday, February 2)
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35%
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Total
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45%
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B.
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Papers:
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There will be one essay with an accompanying tutorial.
The essay is due in class on Friday, April 13, with the choice of
topic due on Friday, April 6. Tutorials will take place in the week
of April 16.
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Essay and Tutorial
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25%
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Two Question/Observation Pages:
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20%
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C.
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Class Participation:
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10%
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Total
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55%
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Grand Total
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100%
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D.
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Explanation of Assignments:
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Examinations:
These will be explained prior to being administered
Essay/Tutorial: You will write one essay (approximately
five pages in length), the topic to be chosen from a list to be
distributed well in advance of the due date. Tutorial groups will
be formed according to topics and each tutorial group will meet
to discuss the essays in meetings to be scheduled during the week
of April 16. Essays will be exchanged in class on the due date (April
13). Your choice of essay topic will be submitted on April 6. Essays
are not exhaustive treatments of a subject. Rather, they advance
focused and well organized arguments based on a solid understanding
of the issues.
Question/Observation pages: You are to submit two Question/Observation
pages, selected from your reading of the following books: Magona,
Mathabane, Malan, Mathabane and Biko (xeroxed selections). Thus,
you will write on two books. See the weekly schedule for due dates.
The choice of the two books is yours, though you should remember
that the essay assignment occurs late in the course as do the Biko
and Mandela readings. This is an exercise in concise expression
and usually it is best to focus on a single issue or question.
Class Participation: You share responsibility with the
professor and fellow students for the success of this course. Therefore,
you are expected to attend regularly and participate in class discussion.
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
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Week I
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Monday, January 22
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Introduction
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Wednesday, January 24
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Geography of Southern Africa (no
class)
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Reading:
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Penguin Atlas: Introduction; pp. 8-20; 32-36; 40-44; 56
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Friday, January 26
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Geography of Southern Africa
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Reading:
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Penguin Atlas: pp. 66 to the end
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Week II
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Monday, January 29
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Geography of Southern Africa
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Reading:
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Shillington (maps) pp 6, 13, 16; Xeroxes from Bunnett,
Physical Geography in Diagrams for Africa
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Wednesday, January 31
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Geography of Southern Africa & Regional Considerations
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Reading:
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Xeroxes from the Secondary School Atlas; Shillington, Chapts.
1-3
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Friday, February 2
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Geography Test
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Week III
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Monday, February 5
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The Southern African Region
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Reading:
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Shillington, Chapts. 4-8
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Wednesday, February 7
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The Southern African Region
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Reading:
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Shillington, Chapts. 9-13
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Friday, February 9
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The Southern African Region
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Reading:
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Shillington, Chapts. 14-18; Nkiwane, Introduction, Chapts. 1-2
( on reserve)
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Week IV
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Monday, February 12
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Lesotho
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Reading:
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Nkiwane, Chapts. 3-7; Xeroxes, Chronicles of Basutoland: pp.
25-26; 186; 196; 318; 511-517 (Moshoeshoe)
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Wednesday, February 14
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Lesotho
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Reading:
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Xeroxes, Chronicles of Basutoland : pp 156 (land tenure);
203-209 (Battle of Berea); 244-48 (First Battle of Thaba Bosiu);
322-27 (diamond mines)
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Friday, February 16
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Lesotho
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Reading:
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Xeroxes, Chronicles of Basutoland: pp. 344-52; 359-63; 365-68;
372-80 (the Gun War); 469-70; 472-73; 523-25; 532-37 (culture)
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Week V
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Monday, February 19
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Zimbabwe
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Reading:
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Review Zimbabwe sections of Shillington
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Wednesday, February 21
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Namibia
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Reading:
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Review Namibia sections of Shillington
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Friday, February 23
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South Africa (introduction)
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Reading:
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Thompson, Preface; Chronology; Chapts. 1-2
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Week VI
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Monday, February 26
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South Africa (Europeans arrive)
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Reading:
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Thompson, Chapts. 3-4
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Wednesday, February 28
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South Africa (Europeans expand)
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Reading:
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Thompson, Chapts. 5-6
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Friday, March 2
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Thompson, Chapts. 7-8; Appendix
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Week VII
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Monday, March 5
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Mathabane: Part I (Road to Alexandra)
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Wednesday, March 7
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Mathabane: Part II (Passport to Knowledge)
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Friday, March 9
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Mathabane: Part III (Passport to Freedom)
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Week VIII
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Monday, March 12
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Catch Up
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Question/Observation page on Mathabane due in class
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Wednesday, March 14
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Magona (Early Days and Growing Up)
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Friday, March 16
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Magona (The World Goes Awry)
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SPRING BREAK: MARCH 17--APRIL 1
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Week IX
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Monday, April 2
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South Africa (Apartheid)
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Reading:
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Magona (A Hard Finishing-School, and Forced to Grow)
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Question/Observation page on Magona due in class
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Wednesday, April 4
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South Africa (self-examination)
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Reading:
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Malan, Book One (Life in This Strange Place), pp. 13-108
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Friday, April 6
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South Africa (self-examination)
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Reading:
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Malan, Book Two (Tales of Ordinary Murder), pp. 109-235
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Choice of essay topic due in class
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Week X
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Monday, April 9
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South Africa ( self-examination)
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Reading:
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Malan, Book Two (Tales of Ordinary Murder) pp. 236-334
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Wednesday, April 11
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South Africa (self-examination)
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Reading:
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Malan, Book Three (A Root in Arid Ground) finish the book
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Question/Observation page on Malan due in class
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Friday, April 13
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Catch -Up
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Essays due in Class
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Week XI
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(April 16-20)
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Tutorials (no
class meetings)
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Reading:
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Begin reading Mandela (parts one and two)
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Week XII
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Monday, April 23
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South Africa (Black Consciousness)
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Reading:
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Biko Xeroxes: #5 Black Souls in White Skins; #6 We Blacks # 8 Some
African Cultural Concepts; #9 The Definition of Black Consciousness
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Wednesday, April 25
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South African (Black Consciousness)
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Reading:
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Biko Xeroxes: #10 The Church as seen by a Young Layman; #11 White
racism and Black Consciousness; #14 Black Consciousness and the
Quest for a True Humanity; #17 American Policy towards Azania; #19
On Death
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Question/Observation page on Biko due in class
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Friday, April 27
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Toward the New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mandela (parts three-four)
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Week XIII
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Monday, April 30
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Toward the New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mandela (parts five-seven)
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Wednesday, May 2
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Toward the New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mandela (parts eight-nine)
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Friday, May 4
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Toward the New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mandela (parts ten-eleven)
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Question/Observation page on Mandela due in class
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Week XIV
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Monday, May 7
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The New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mail and Guardian (selections);
The South African
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Constitution (selections)
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Wednesday, May 9
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The New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mail and Guardian (selections)
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Friday, May 11
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The
New South Africa
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Reading:
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Mail and Guardian (selections)
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Final Examination 9:00
a.m. Monday, May 14
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