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ARSC GOLDWIN SMITH Room HEC 9:00 a.m. DECEMBER 11th. I. November 29, 2007 Final Exam Clues: a. Early african history i. Some ancient African Civilizations ii. Check Readings by Walter Rodney, film clues, and notes from Prof. Bekerie's class iii. Migration Patterns, names, dates b. Nationalism and decolonization i. Basic Questions of culture as tool for independence and post independence ii. Cabral/Fanon 1. Cabral is not romantic thesis- it is about having an internal capacity generate to be able to own economy so you can own immaterial aspects built on economy iii. Consequences of framework for African state iv. Neocolonial problem- root cause is members of middle class. Middle class elites c. State and nation building since independence i. Basic questions, national questions, triple heritage, social questions, economic patterns, strategies ii. Basic themes in contemporary economic documents- lagos plan of action, NEPAD (know two basic elements and know what it is) What does the acronym stand for? 1. Increase economic development on continent d. African Family and Gender i. Characteristics of basic African family ii. Gender issues in African family- Oyeronke and Nzegwu iii. Professor Assisie's lecture e. African Aesthetics- basic themes in music and cinema f. African literature i. Basic foundations, orality as mode, names of some African writers, female writers ii. Basic themes in African literature from early to colonial period to post independence period iii. 4 people who won Nobel prizes from Africa g. African Religions i. Basic assumptions, differences and similarities to other religions we are familiar with ii. Cosmic nature of religions iii. Orsha? More popular in West Africa (Nigeria) h. African Environments i. Colonial environmental policies and their effects, nature of relationship of a few examples of African societies to their environment II. ii. Focus on east Africa Africa: From the Past to the Present a. South African Situation in Historical and Global Perspective b. Continental Unity, OAU and AU c. First Phase of African Unity i. Basic elements of African unity-territorialism, democracy, and pan africanism ii. This period was 1945-1960 iii. Here, Territories that followed through colonialism to independence became the basic premise of code of African international law an entrenched in the OAU chapter d. Second Phase i. 1957-1965 ii. This became the pillar on which the civil rights movements was fought on in the U.S. iii. Prominent leader here was Nkrummah and his motto: United we stand, divided we fall iv. The unity was fought between two groups: the so called radical group, the Casablanca led by Nkrummah who wanted a continental government, and the gradualist group called the Monrovia (in morocco) group who wanted a slow process. (KNOW TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT FOR STRUGGLE OF AFRICAN UNITY FOR EXAM) v. Compromise between the two groups led to formation of OAU in 1963 (KNOW THIS) e. Final Phase is the more recent formation of the AU (African Union) which replaced old OAU (Organization of African Unity) (Know both of these)

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