Courses
HIST 200 Topics (formerly HIST 290)
A study of a special topic with an emphasis on discussion and participation. Descriptions of HIST 200 courses offered in a given semester are available on the History department Website or in the History department office prior to registration for that semester. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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1 course
Fall Semester information
Robert Dewey200A: Topics:Black Britain
While contemporary British popular culture acknowledges the contributions of Black athletes, musicians, fashion designers, actors and film-makers, the historic Black presence in Britain has been overwhelmingly denied, "othered" or rendered invisible. HIST 200AFST 290 - "Black Britain" seeks to redress the balance by emphasizing and analyzing the presence and contributions of the African diaspora in Britain from the Tudor era to the present. Particular emphasis will be placed upon 20th century events, ideas and experiences including the post-1945 West Indian "Windrush" generation. The course is interdisciplinary, drawing upon scholarship in History, Black and Africana Studies, Cultural Studies and Sociology, among others. The course will also utilize materials from literature, film, art and music to explore articulations of "Blackness" in a British context.