Undergraduate

You will be enrolled in one MU course for three credits.

BL_STU/HIST/CNST_DEM 4835/4835H or 7835: Race and Politics in South Africa (3)

Between 1948 and 1994, race was the formal organizing principle of the South African state. However, way before the institutionalization of the policy of Apartheid in 1948, race had underlined social, economic and political relations in what is now South Africa. Significantly, democratic South Africa is still grappling with the legacies of racialized rule. This course is about the nexus between race and politics in the history of South Africa. Organized around seminars, guest lectures and tours, the course will introduce you to how scholars have understood race and politics in this Southern African nation. It further examines the social and economic context in which race was deployed as an instrument of making difference and exercising power and how this is contested. Finally, the course examines the legacies of racialized rule in democratic South Africa.

Coursework will consist of a study abroad portion during winter break and will continue into the spring semester with a mixture of twice-weekly in-person and virtual sessions.

This course is cross-listed with Constitutional Democracy, Black Studies and the Honors College.

Note on Academic Credit

You will be enrolled in an actual MU course. You are guaranteed to receive MU credit for successfully completed courses; however, you must work with your academic adviser(s) to obtain pre-approval as to how courses might fulfill degree requirements.

MU students: Grades will calculate into your MU GPA and appear on your MU transcript when grades are recorded by the program leader. You must work with your academic adviser(s) to determine how the courses might fulfill degree requirements.