ENS 150 Colonization and Empire

This course examines the historical, epistemological, and material processes of colonial domination, the continuing impact of colonization on BIPOC in the United States, and the meaning and making of empire. In order to understand the common elements of colonization by multiple nation-states (Spain, France, England and the United Kingdom, as well as the United States of America), an interrogation of the colonial endeavors since 1492 will be examined. While identifying similarities and differences between settler colonial processes across centuries, the course will highlight the ways that “empire” was enabled via colonization. To understand the making and maintaining of an empire this course will provide an in-depth analysis of the critical role of the enslavement of Africans and indigenous persons in the development of capitalism and democracy. Finally, this course will highlight the ways that indigenous persons have resisted such colonial domination.

Credits

3

Distribution

ENS

Offered

As needed