AAAS 316S-01 Apartheid South Africa and the Struggles for Democracy
Professor Karin Shapiro
Duke Immerse
Working through an array of diverse organizations – including the African National Congress, the Pan African Congress, the Black Consciousness Movement, a host of liberal organizations, the churches, the trade union federations, and countless more – black and some white South Africans fought against apartheid from its inception. In 1994 they achieved a multi-racial democracy led by President Nelson Mandela. This seminar explores key themes in post-World War II South African history, paying special attention to the plethora of anti-apartheid struggles, while giving voice to some pro-apartheid proponents.
The readings are arranged both chronologically and thematically. Some, like Mandela’s autobiography, provide a broad sweep of 20th century South Africa. Others, like the readings on the Black Consciousness Movement, provide intensive examinations of a particular era. Over the term, we will discuss how apartheid affected people’s daily lives, the ideological and programmatic opposition to apartheid, and the internecine struggles between and within the anti-apartheid organizations and movements. We will conclude the course with contemporary reflections on life during apartheid.
(CCI) Cross Cultural Inquiry
(EI) Ethical Inquiry
(R) Research
Cross-listed in another department
(CZ) Civilizations
(SS) Social Sciences
AAAS 346S – 01 Racial Justice in the 20th Century US and South Africa
Professor Karin Shapiro
Duke Immerse
In this seminar, students will write a roughly 25-30 page research paper on some aspect of either the civil rights movement or the anti-apartheid struggles in South Africa. We will meet on a weekly basis, working to define individual topics and research agendas. We will also meet with relevant librarians and workshop your papers. Papers will be based on primary and secondary sources.
The reading for the class will be shaped by students’ research papers. During the first week, we will discuss doing historical research. Students are expected to read each other’s work thoroughly and come ready to discuss it in each class.
Seminar
(CCI) Cross Cultural Inquiry
(R) Research
(W) Writing
Cross-listed in another department
(CZ) Civilizations
(SS) Social Sciences