ANTH272 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
Course Description
An in-depth study of selected African societies, examining traditional institutions, the colonial situation, and modernization.
Course Video
Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
Academic Information
Credits: 3
Distribution Area: World Cultures.
Diversity: International.
Schedule & Fee
Dates: Jun 1 - Aug 26
Class #: 1372
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $960
Instructor
Barbara Worley
barbara.worley@umb.edu | Bio
Book Information
Students must purchase these three inexpensive paperbacks (any edition is acceptable).
  1. Barley, Nigel (2000) The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes From a Mud Hut. Waveland Press. ISBN: 1577661567.
  2. Stoller, Paul (1989) In Sorcery’s Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship Among the Songhay of Niger. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 0226775437
  3. Saitoti, Tepelit (1988) The Worlds of A Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography. Univ. of California Press. ISBN: 0520063252
  4. All other materials are provide free to students, online.
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.