ANTH4510 — Contemporary Issues in Global Africa: Reviews & Ratings

ANTH4510 (Contemporary Issues in Global Africa) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 4.0/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Explores Africa’s changing place in the world. Studies the history of Africa and explores the role of ethnography in the making of colonial Africa and the cultural transformations and continuities produced by the emergence of African cities during and after colonialism. Studies postcolonial Africa to critically and comparatively engage with contemporary issues facing African societies. Considers the efflorescence of new cultural forms of music, art, film, and literature, in conjunction with new sources of identity such as nationality, religion, ethnicity, consumption, and migration.

Average rating
4.0/5
Difficulty
4.0/5
Ratings
1
Last taught
Fall 2025
Credits
4 Hours
Prerequisites
(ANTH 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or SOCM 103M with a minimum grade of D- or CRIM 1100 with a minimum grade of D- or PHR 107M with a minimum grade of D- or HUSV 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or SW 105M with a minimum grade of D- or INTL 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or ISM 118M with a minimum grade of D- or POLS 1140 with a minimum grade of D- or POLS 1160 with a minimum grade of D- or ISM 116M with a minimum grade of D- or SOCL 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or PHR 101M with a minimum grade of D- or WMNS 1103 with a minimum grade of D- ); (ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C )
NUpath
Interpreting Culture, Writing Intensive

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