科目ナンバー

PS-HT2-0002

履修条件・関連科目等

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

To properly understand current events, it is necessary to understand the wider context and the long-term forces at play around these events, whether these forces are political, social, economical, environmental, etc.

Such long-term perspectives reveal how historical patterns and structures continue to influence present issues. This is the so-called longue durée history.

Many of the current issues studied at the Faculty of Policy Studies concern the African continent and its various challenges. However, these events are rarely viewed in the context of longue durée history and the deep-rooted forces that have shaped African societies.

This course covers the long and very long-term trends that have shaped human societies on the African continent in order to offer a better understanding of the current situation.

科目目的

To give students a basic knowledge framework for them to better understand current events in Africa. This knowledge framework covers a wide array of topics: African geography, population migrations, languages, trade routes, religions, history, etc.

到達目標

By the end of the course, students should have a general knowledge of Africa: its geography, its peoples, its religions, and a bit of its history.

Students should also have an idea how to create a map with current free software.

授業計画と内容

The following topics will be covered, ideally one a week

1. Geographic and environmental features of Africa
2. Ancient human migrations from and within Africa
3. The neolithic revolution in Africa
4. The language divisions of Africa
5. North Africa before the Arab conquest
6. North Africa from the Arab conquest to the Ottoman rule
7. Christianity and Islam in Africa: from their introduction to the present
8. The Nile valley and Ethiopia
9. Western Sub-Saharan African kingdoms and Empires
10. The Great lakes region and Eastern Africa
11. Southern Africa and Madagascar
12. The slave trades in Africa
13. European colonization and decolonization of Africa
14. The modern challenges of Africa

授業時間外の学修の内容

授業終了後の課題提出／その他

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

There will be 2 assignments, one of them being the making of an original map using free software like QGIS.
Students should familiarize themselves with such software to get basic know-how.

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり４時間の学修を基本とします。毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり８時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間内で講評・解説の時間を設ける

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

ディスカッション、ディベート／グループワーク

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

授業におけるICTの活用方法

実施しない

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

実務経験のある教員による授業

はい

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

Researcher for JICA and World Bank projects

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

Knowledge of Western Africa's population diversity

テキスト・参考文献等

As this course is a broad overview of many different topics regarding Africa, no particular textbook is used.
Students are encouraged to study by themselves and look for adequate references when needed.
Also, a particular focus will be on the making of maps, so students should familiarize themselves with free map-making software like QGIS.

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