*NOTE – You have what looks like extensive reading for this module, but you can page through the chapters in Africa in World History rather quickly, skimming much of it and focusing on Ch. 14. Also, pay more careful attention to Chapter 2 in Boahen. That will lay the foundation for your next Analytical Response Paper. You may want to look at the essay prompt in Mod. 4.3 first so you can watch and read selectively with that in mind.
WATCH: Intro. to Mod 4 (26.58) and view PDF Slides
**This video is a little long but this is a very important module. You can break down the video along these lines and review them with each subsequent module:
Intro. 0 – 3.37
Mod 5.1: 3.37 – 15.17
Mod 5.2: 15.17 – 22.53
Mod 5.3: 22.53 – 26.58
READ: Africa in World History, Ch. 10, 12, 14, & pp. 210-216
*Skim Ch. 10, 12, & 210-216 because they are mostly review. Pay more time on Ch. 14 and Boahen (below)
READ: Boahen, African Perspectives on Colonialism, Chs. 1-2
READ: Primary Documents (all are in the same file)
Royal Niger Company, Standard Treaty
Ndansi, Kumalo, His Story
Records of the Maji Maji Rebellion
WATCH (review): Intro. to Mod 4 (26.58) and view PDF Slides
For Mod 5.2, (re)watch 15.17 – 22.53
READ: Africa in World History, Chs. 15 & 16
READ: Boahen, African Perspectives on European Colonialism, Ch. 3.
READ: Primary Sources:
Lord Lugard, Indirect Rule in Tropical Africa (pp. 228-236 only)
Edgar Canisius, Rubber Collecting in the Congo
**for both of these docs, you may have to download them into pdf so you can rotate the view
WATCH: Colonialism in 10 Minutes: The Scramble For Africa (9.48) – from Uganda Rising (9.49) This short excerpt, from a longer film, Uganda Rising, shows the nature of the Scramble for Africa, as well as of colonialism itself. It reflects the economic motivations, the justification of the Civilizing Mission and missionary movements, and the tactics of Divide and Conquer. It presents a continental view of differing European systems but does so largely from a closer look at the case of Uganda, looking at post-independence era problems in the context of colonial constructs (i.e., colonial legacies).
The topic of neocolonialism (discussed in the last 3.5 minutes) is a topic that we take up next week and is one you should always consider when you think about problems in Africa today. You may have heard of Uganda in the context of the Lords Resistance Army. If you have not, check out the viral video, Kony 2012 and learn more about its associated organization, Invisible Children. Here’s a great NYT story about the movement ten years later.
(RE)WATCH: Intro. to Mod 4 view PDF Slides
Mod 5.3: 22.53 – 26.58
WATCH: Culture and Colonialism with Wangari Mathai (7.35″)
READ: Primary Sources (they are all in this same file)
Sir Frederick Guggisberg, The Education of the African
James Aggrey, The Parable of the Eagle
LéonDamas, Limbo
Léopold Senghor, A Prayer for Peace
SUBMIT: Analytical Response Paper (see below)
This is a much more formal writing assignment than the discussion posts. Please organize it accordingly, present a strong thesis, strong topic sentences, and ample evidence to support your arguments. The paper should be 600-900 words. Although you may want to write much more, please keep it to the maximum. It may take some revising and editing, but you will end up with a stronger paper in the end.
DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO SUBMIT WORK THAT IS NOT ENTIRELY YOUR OWN. WHETHER IT’S ANOTHER PERSON’S WORK OR WRITTEN BY AI, IT IS PLAGIARISM. IF THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE OF YOU DOING SO, YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO AND YOU WILL FAIL THE COURSE.
ADVICE: It would make sense to have 3-4 body paragraphs, in addition to an introduction and conclusion. Maybe a paragraph on overall European goals and then three more addressing each of the colonial structures(econ., political, socio-cultural) and their impact on African societies. Just a suggestion. There are other ways to organize this as well, as long as you discuss goals, structures, and impact in each of the three areas. Either way, you must build a strong topic sentence that sums up your argument for each paragraph and then add the evidence and examples (voices!) to support that argument. Always think about how each of those paragraphs support your larger thesis (from the introduction). What is the thread that will allow you to tie it all together? You can’t do it all. Identify the most prominent colonial structures (Boahen will help with that) and then tie them directly into a few examples of their impact on Africans. Utilize your primary sources to bring your stories to life and give them more weight. Avoid long quotes; paraphrase where possible.
ESSAY PROMPT
Utilizing the primary and secondary documents and videos from Mods. 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, discuss and analyze 1) the economic, political, and social structures of colonialism, 2) how each of those structures met European goals, and 3) the impact those colonial structures had on African societies. Be sure to include a discussion about the role that culture and education played in the colonial mission from materials in Mod. 4.3.
To support your arguments, be sure to provide specific evidence and examples from all sources and particularly from the primary documents, including those mentioned within the Boahen and Gilbert & Reynolds texts and the videos, where relevant.
