Unique Elective CYC 379 Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Sub-Saharan Africa
CYC 379 Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Sub-Saharan Africa
CRN: 20788 (1.5 units)
Wednesdays, 6:15 pm - 8:45 pm
January 7 to April 1, 2015
Harry Hickman Building, Room 116
This multi-disciplinary course highlights UVic academic activities related to Africa. Sessions are led by various UVic faculty and feature overviews of their work.
Sample topics include:
- Out of Africa: Early hominid evolution and migration
- Pre- and Post-colonial Africa
- Contemporary African topics
- Promoting African Indigenous knowledge
- HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Critiquing the ‘global child’ from an African perspective
- Traditional African approaches to conflictresolution
- African refugees: Policies, experiences and challenges
For more information contact: africa@uvic.ca