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Semester 1

Black Nationalism in America (HIST10116)

Subject

History

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed 3 History courses at grade B or above, and please note that we will only consider courses with a specific focus on History (not including History of Art) towards these pre-requisites. We will only consider University/College level courses. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

Nationalism has been a recurring theme in African American history. The peaks and troughs of its popularity tell us much about the state of American race relations at any given time. The course will enable you to examine diverse forms of black nationalism in the United States, and to engage with relevant historiographical debates and concepts.

Course Description

The course will examine key themes in the history of black nationalism in America from the nineteenth century until the mid-1970s, with some attention to post-1970s developments. Key issues include defining black nationalism, examining bases of support, and explaining the shifting appeal of black nationalism. Accordingly the course will investigate different forms of black nationalism, including racial solidarity, cultural nationalism, religious nationalism, and Pan-Africanism. The topics covered are Black Nationalism in Nineteenth Century America; Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association; African Americans and Pan-Africanism in the first half of the twentieth century; W. E. B. Du Bois; The Nation of Islam until Elijah Muhammad's Death; Robert Williams; Malcolm X after the Nation of Islam; The Meanings of Black Power; The Black Panther Party and other radical political groups; state repression of Black Nationalism; Cultural Nationalism; and Black Nationalism after the 1960s.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 50%, Coursework 50%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

Unless you are nominated on a History or HCA exchange agreement, visiting students are only permitted to enrol in two 3rd year History courses each, per semester, before the start of the relevant semester’s welcome period – and spaces on each course are limited so cannot be guaranteed for any student. This includes courses in Economic History and Scottish History. Enrolment in a third course from this group will depend on whether there are still spaces available in the September Welcome Period, and cannot be guaranteed. It is NOT appropriate for students to contact staff within this subject area to ask for an exception to be made; all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. This is due to the limited number of spaces available in this very popular subject area.

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