Study Group Details
725: Africa – A Continent on the Move: A Survey of Where the Nations of sub-Saharan Africa Are Today; How Did They Get There; and Where Are They Going?
Monday11:45 - 1:15
Starting September 21
Online
This course will discuss the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa and where they are today, how they got there, and where they are going. Presentations and discussion of topics shaping the various countries of the continent will include elements of history, politics, economics, and the social and physical sciences.
This study group is a repeat
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: TBA
Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hr/week
Study Group Leader(s):
Lange Schermerhorn
Lange Schermerhorn’s 35-year Foreign Service career included assignments in the Department of State, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Iran, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and, lastly, as Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti. Since retiring in 2001, she has served as the Political Advisor to the Commanding General, US Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, based in Djibouti. She has also served in temporary embassy assignments, consulted in Egypt, Somaliland, Djibouti, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia, and observed elections in Nigeria, Somaliland, and Kenya. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the National War College.
Reading List
Penguin Atlas of African History (Colin McEvedy) | Required