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This course, delivered in hybrid format, will highlight the personal histories of individual Africans in the making of the Atlantic world, as well as representations of Africa in Europe and beyond. From the establishment of trade networks across the Atlantic in the 18th century to the origins of pan-Africanism in the late 19th century and the creation of the concept of the 'Black Atlantic', this course highlights a series of key historical case studies with which students will explore the active and diverse roles played by Africans in the Atlantic world. Students will look at a range of primary and secondary sources related to the slave trade and anti-slavery activism, colonialism and imperialism, gender and family life, and labour and migration.

10 x 2hr interactive lecture and seminar sessions over ten weeks as scheduled in MyCampus. This is one of the Honours options in History and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into History, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Essay 2500 words - 60%

■ Primary source analysis 1,500 words - 40%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the assessments, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course aims to:

■ Critically engage with biographies as both primary and secondary sources.

■ Read and analyse a variety of sources written by African and Black writers.

■ Gain an understanding of the role of Africa and African societies in modern Atlantic and Global History.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Evaluate the central role Africa and Africans played in Atlantic history and culture.

■ Evaluate the use of biographical material and biographies in historical analysis and use them in discussions and written work.

■ Explain the nature and significance of flows of migration from and to Africa, the Caribbean and the United States through the 19th and 20th century.

■ Analyse different forms of exchange between Africa and the African Diaspora.