Middlebury

BLST0105A-F23

The Atlantic World, 1492-1900
Please register via HIST 0105A

Themes in the Atlantic World, 1492-1900
Linking the Americas with Europe and Africa, the Atlantic has been a major conduit for the movement of peoples, ideas, technology, foods, and customs. This course will explore four themes from the rise of European imperialism and African Slavery to the dawn of national consciousness and minority rights across the Americas. We will study four major themes: (1). Comparative European Colonization and the First Peoples; 2) Comparative Slavery and the Black Experience (3) Decolonization, National Consciousness, and Ideas of Freedom; and (4) Pseudoscience, Migrations and Creolization. We will draw on primary and secondary sources from the Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone, and Hispanophone worlds to give us a broad comparative perspective. Pre-1800. 2hr/disc. with periodic film screenings.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92264
Subject Code:
BLST
Course Number:
0105
Section Identifier:
A

Course

BLST 0105

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Fall 2023

BLST0105A-F23 Lecture (Davis)