History of French Colonisation 3304-1DP2W-KK-002-OG

History of the formation of the Francophonie:
- An outline of the history of colonization, its origins, its historical explanations
- the First Colonial Empire in the 16th-18th centuries.
- history (conquest, colonization, fall, the importance of slave trade for French colonies in America)
- description of the colonies:
- New France (Canada)
- Louisiana
- The Antilles (Santo Domingo, Martinique, Guadeloupe)
- French Guiana
- French possessions in India - Pondichéry (optional)
- the Second Colonial Empire in the 19th-20th centuries.
- history (conquest, colonization, fall, postcolonial period, struggle for the abolition of slavery in Africa)
- description of the colonies:
- North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco)
- West Africa (Senegal, French Sudan [today Mali] and Burkina Faso), Guinea and Ivory Coast, Niger, Mauritania, Dahomei [today Benin]).
- Equatorial Africa (Gabon, Congo, Oubangui-Chari [today Central African Republic] and Chad)
- Madagascar (optional)
- Indochina (optional)

Type of course

elective courses
general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The student should have completed the first year of his studies.

Course coordinators

Kamil Popowicz

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course students should have a thorough knowledge of the history and geography of the Francophonie. They should be able to find the most important places on the map.

Assessment criteria

Assessment mode: compulsory attendance, active participation in the class, passing the final test and possibly some smaller tests during the semester. After more than three absences, the student will be asked to do additional work in form of a written task.

Practical placement

Bibliography

Marc Ferro, "Historia kolonizacji", Warszawa 1997
Tzvetan Todorov, "Podbój Ameryki", Warszawa 1996
Jan Grabowski "Historia Kanady", Warszawa 2001
Philip Curtin, Steven Feierman, Leonard thompson, Jan Vansina, "Historia Afryki", Gdańsk 2003

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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