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| Course ID: | CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I | Course
Description: | Exploration of the multi-textured identity of the Swahili people
and how they came to occupy a prominent position in the world
from a historical, geographical, anthropological, political,
scientific, linguistic, religious, as well as cultural point of
view. Their relationship to African Americans and other cultures
is emphasized. | | Oasis Title: | The Swahili and the World I | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3001E, SWAH 3001E, AFST 3001E, ANTH 3001E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | The course is designed to introduce students to the trading
networks that linked Africa to the rest of the world through
historical events such as slave trade, colonization, etc. At the
end of the course, students will be able to explain the
historical, scientific, anthropological, and sociological marks
of the Swahili civilization, while also identifying ways in
which the Swahili culture and language draws from different
nationalities, such as the Arabs, Portuguese, European, Persian,
Indian, and Chinese, to name only a few. The Swahili influence
on other nationalities, African Americans in particular, will be
emphasized. | | Topical Outline: | 1. Who are the Swahili people?
2. Geographical position of the Swahili coastal states
3. History of the Swahili civilization
4. Internal and external trade networks: contact with the
outside world
5. Theories about the origins and ownership of the Swahili
civilization
6. Archaeological, anthropological, and architectural marks of
the Swahili culture and language
7. Effects of colonization, issues of identity, dependency, and
decolonization
8. Sustainability and the Swahili coast
9. Foreign aid and developing countries
10. African Americans and the Swahili culture
11. Cross-cultural influence of Kiswahili names of African
Americans
12. Prospects of Swahili attaining a global status among the
world languages | | Honor Code Reference: | Students are required to abide by the University of Georgia academic honesty policy. | |
| Course ID: | CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3001E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I |
Course
Description: | Exploration of the multi-textured identity of the Swahili people
and how they came to occupy a prominent position in the world
from a historical, geographical, anthropological, political,
scientific, linguistic, religious, as well as cultural point of
view. Their relationship to African Americans and other cultures
is emphasized. |
| Oasis Title: | The Swahili and the World I |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3001, SWAH 3001, AFST 3001, ANTH 3001 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The course is designed to introduce students to the trading
networks that linked Africa to the rest of the world through
historical events such as slave trade, colonization, etc. At
the end of the course, students will comprehend the historical,
scientific, anthropological, sociological, and cultural [or
literary and artistic] features of the Swahili civilization,
as well as identify the ways in which the Swahili culture and
language draw from different nationalities such as Arabs,
Portuguese, Persians, Indians, and Chinese. The Swahili
influence on other nationalities, African Americans in
particular, will be emphasized. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Who are the Swahili people?
2. Geographical position of the Swahili coastal states
3. History of the Swahili civilization
4. Internal and external trade networks: contact with the
outside world
5. Theories about the origins, and ownership of the Swahili
civilization
6. Archeological, anthropological, and architectural marks
of the Swahili culture and language
7. Effects of colonization, issues of identity, dependency
and decolonization
8. Sustainability and the Swahili coast
9. Foreign aid and developing countries
10. African Americans and the Swahili culture
11. Cross-cultural influence of Kiswahili- names of African
Americans
12. Prospects of Swahili attaining a global status among the
world languages |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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