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Introduction to African Studies (DS3 or DS4)
AAAS 103
A range of disciplinary perspectives on key topics in contemporary African Studies: nationalism and pan-Africanism, imperialism and colonialism, genocide and famine, development and democratization, art and music, age and gender.
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ALP
CZ
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CULANTH 105
HISTORY 129
ICS 110
POLSCI 108
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