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Key Terms Defined • Colonialism - a monopoly exercised by the leaders of an imperialist country, usually based on economic pressures in the dependent country or territory • Colonization – the establishment of colonies in a place other than the homeland • Culture - manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively • Hegemony - leadership or dominance of one country or social group over others • Imperialism - a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force Capstone Integrative Project The Colonial Project: Language and Colonization in East Africa • Comparison of Kenya and Tanzania • 20th century colonial & post-colonial periods • English and Swahili are official languages in each country Frantz Fanon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1925-1961) (1938--) Results of Research: Similarities • Missionaries started the colonizing process • Swahili was imposed in education, then English followed • Swahili was a language of wider communication • Hierarchy of languages: English > Swahili > local • Educated elite vs. the common colonized subjects Results of Research: Differences Colonial Kenya Colonial Tanzania • Aggressively oppressed by British • Bloody struggle for independence • Relatively peaceful relations with British • Non-violent gain of independence Independent Kenya Independent Tanzania • Little change from colonial period • English widely spoken • Revulsion of British culture & remnants of colonialism • Swahili widely spoken Creating an Independent Major • The Proposal http://pages.stolaf.edu/cis-treyelts/ – Themes • Literature and oral tradition • Variations of history • Cultural mixing • Colonialism – Questions • How is Africa portrayed? Is this accurate? • Good and bad effects of colonialism? Required Courses • • • • • • • • • • • • ART 269, African Art History ENGL 206, Top: South African Literature ENGL 211, Hemingway in East Africa ENGL 399, Sem: West African Feminist Literature FREN 232B, Intermediate French II HIST 151, Slavery in African History HIST 189A, Top: Women in African Colonial History HIST 292, Muslim Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa HIST 298, IS/Slavery West Africa MUSIC 237, World Music SOAN 236, The Arab World SOAN 398, IR: Gender and Sexuality in the Maghreb Women in African Colonial History • African feminist literature • Colonial literature on Africa – Primary sources – Secondary sources • Historical methodology – Oral tradition – Life history method French 232 • Francophone Africa and Caribbean • Themes – Identity – Colonialism – Negritude Hemingway in East Africa Serengeti Lake Manyara Mto wa Mbu Ngorongoro Crater Habitat for Humanity - Senegal Web Portfolio http://pages.stolaf.edu/cis-treyelts/ Colonialism • Neo-colonialism – new form of colonialism, using capitalist and cultural imperialism to oppress another country • Neo-colonial vs. Post-colonial era • Strategic placement of power with educated elite • Political corruption in African governments • Cultural exchange vs. colonialism • My potential perpetuation of colonialism • We must acknowledge the issues Future Plans Michigan State University PhD program in African History