Category: African Studies

SCM100-Assignment I (15 Marks)
Due Date- February 07, 11:59 PM

Describe the challenges and opportunities of globalization un a “flattened” World.
Why are information system so essential for running and managing a business today? List and Describe six reasons why information systems are so important for Business today.
Information systems are too important to be left to computer specialist. Do you agree. Why or why not?
What are some of the organizational, managerial, and social complementary assets that help make USP’s information system so successful?

Assignment will be marked on basis of
Assignment Content (Write up)- 5 Marks
Evidence and Research-3 Marks
Presentation- 5 Marks
Grammar and Style/Examples- 1 Marks
References and Citations- 1 Marks
FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS & SUBMISSION
Review, revise, and edit your work. Save your Final Assignment as either a Microsoft Word document or PDF that includes the following specifications:
Title page (assignment title, course code, your name, student ID, assignment due date)
1.5 line spaced & 12-point Times New Roman/Arial font text
Alignment- Justified
page numbers
Front Page and Contents according to APA Format
Reference page and properly cited in-text citations that adhere to MLA or APA reference formats.
PRESENTATION SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, COPIED WORK FROM THE INTERNET OR OTHER SOURCES WILL BE GIVEN A MARK OF ZERO.

Conduct a pre-test to assess your research proposal’s viability
If you did not complete Discussion 5, you will need to source/find a Research Proposal online and conduct a pre-test to assess its viability
Mode of Delivery: PowerPoint; 10 – 15 slides
In your pre-test, you must stress-test your methodology sectionIf you are conducting interviews, focus groups or readability assessments, you will have to survey 5- 10 participants
If you are conducting expert reviews, you will have to source 4 “experts” in your field and have them review your proposalThis option is only open to those who completed Discussion 5

These comprehensive assignment questions offer a broad spectrum of topics within African studies, allowing students to explore the history, culture, socio-political dynamics, contemporary challenges, and future prospects of the African continent. Students can delve into these subjects through research, case studies, critical analysis, and interdisciplinary perspectives to gain a deeper understanding of African studies.
African History and Civilization:
Trace the evolution of early African civilizations and their contributions to world history, focusing on prominent empires, cultural achievements, and trade networks.

Explore the major movements and leaders involved in Africa’s struggle for independence. What were the key factors that led to successful independence in some African nations and challenges faced post-independence?

After reading the primary sources provided below, write an essay addressing the following prompts:
How do David Walker’s and William Lloyd Garrison’s writings reflect the ideas and methodologies of the abolitionist movement in America during the first half of the nineteenth century?
What are the key similarities between the two men’s writings, and what accounts for their key differences?
essay should be at least three pages in length. Please use 12-point font and double-spacing. Your essay must have a
Here is a general guide for organizing your essay:Introduction: Introduce the topic your essay will address. Next, establish your essay’s main argument or thesis statement.
First Main Paragraph – Historical Context : Explain the historical context in which your primary sources originated.
Second Main Paragraph: Support your thesis by analyzing your primary sources and providing specific supporting evidence.
Third Main Paragraph: Support your thesis by analyzing your primary sources and providing specific supporting evidence. You can develop more supporting paragraphs as needed if you start new sub-topics.
Conclusion: Tie together the points you made in your essay and reiterate your thesis.
works cited page and follow MLA style

HIST 100:
Please choose ONE of the prompts below. Students should directly reference events/characters from the books and directly cite both texts (parenthetical citations will suffice; footnotes, works cited page, etc. are not required). Length: app. 3 pages
1. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs both emancipated themselves from slavery, but they defined freedom differently.In an essay of app. 3 pages that draws on both memoirs, please answer the following questions: HOW did sex and/or gender influence their choices about emancipating themselves? HOW did their gender and/or sex mark their experience or definition of freedom?
RRS 100:
For the course materials, we will be using a PCAR worksheet approach to analyze the course materials. This PCAR worksheet is inspired by movement leaders of the past, in the ways they journaled their own work as they built and participated in movements. PCAR stands for purpose, concepts, applications and reflections.
For each readings/videos/etc, please use the PCAR approach to analyze the materials. Keep responses brief–a few sentences for each part of the PCAR will suffice.

Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.

Introduction to Orientalism Part 1 and 2
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading and video?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading and video. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.
Race and Arab American Before and After 9/11 : https://books.google.com/books?id=Qbgw2ZwvT8kC&pri…
Introduction to Orientalism Part 1:
Introduction to Orientalism Part 2 : https://www.e-ir.info/2021/02/25/the-middle-east-a…

For the course materials, we will be using a PCAR worksheet approach to analyze the course materials. This PCAR worksheet is inspired by movement leaders of the past, in the ways they journaled their own work as they built and participated in movements. PCAR stands for purpose, concepts, applications and reflections.
For each readings/videos/etc, please use the PCAR approach to analyze the materials. Keep responses brief–a few sentences for each part of the PCAR will suffice.

Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.

Introduction to Orientalism Part 1 and 2
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading and video?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading and video. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.
Race and Arab American Before and After 9/11 : https://books.google.com/books?id=Qbgw2ZwvT8kC&pri…
Introduction to Orientalism Part 1:
Introduction to Orientalism Part 2 : https://www.e-ir.info/2021/02/25/the-middle-east-a…

Hey there,
needed to answers questions about
part one
Karenga Chapter Three: Black History: African Background Discussion & Questions
Define Sankofa?
What are the factors which complicate the study of African history?
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part two
Karenga Chapter 3 cont and Discussion
The major contributions of Moorish Empire on European and world civilizations?
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write a one-page response paper for one question. All written work should follow MLA format, 7th or 8th edition.

For the course materials, we will be using a PCAR worksheet approach to analyze the course materials. This PCAR worksheet is inspired by movement leaders of the past, in the ways they journaled their own work as they built and participated in movements. PCAR stands for purpose, concepts, applications and reflections.
For each readings/videos/etc, please use the PCAR approach to analyze the materials. Keep responses brief–a few sentences for each part of the PCAR will suffice.

The New Jim Crow:
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.

Freedom Dreams:
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading and video?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading and video. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.
Angela Davis:
P: Purpose: Briefly, in a few sentences, what was the purpose for this reading and video?
C: Concepts: Describe 2-3 main concepts/ideas in the reading and video. Make sure to include a quote for each concept and an analysis of the concept in 2-3 sentences.
A: Applications: Apply the concepts to understanding Ethnic Studies and social and racial justice.
R: Reflections: Reflect on how the concepts relate to your life and/or to the people around you and/or struggles we see today.

WA #6: Roots Reflection
Due Monday by 11:59pm
Points 3
Submitting a file upload
Workshop #6: ROOTS REFLECTION
After watching episode 1 of Roots in full, the workshop assignment for this week is to write a reflection of at least one page, sharing your thoughts about what you saw while watching this episode. In part, this is because it can be helpful and cathartic to write down your feelings about the history of slavery and the cruelty individuals who were enslaved experienced. In addition, these issues are complex and, as Roots shows, the causes and effects of slavery are varied. But it can also be very powerful to think about how the past shaped the lives of millions of people and continues to play a role in our world today. What came after slavery — from the Civil War in the USA, to colonization in Africa, to today? How might we collectively heal and process this history?
I would like this reflection to take the form of whatever you feel most comfortable and will allow you to express your thoughts best. It can be a journal entry, a letter to a family member or friend about what you learned from watching Roots, or just notes to yourself (but please in full sentence/paragraph form).
Here are some specific questions to consider reflecting on:
What moved you most while watching this episode? Why (or why not) do you think it is important to learn about what individuals who were enslaved experienced and the violence they endured?
Did the Middle Passage scenes in Roots add to or change your understanding of this history?
How did Kunta attempt to hold onto his history and humanity after he was sold into slavery? Why do you think that doing so was so important to him?
How do you think slave owners justified selling family members and tearing apart families?
What are some of the ways people who were enslaved survived and built community?
Or more broadly, you might consider reflecting on some of the following:
What emotions did you feel while watching Roots? Why do you think it is important to tell this story?
Roots depicts the violence at the heart of the slave system. In what ways do you think the legacy of slavery exists in our world today? Why is it important to explore this history?
What are some of the key themes and messages of Roots?
Roots opens up some very intense subject matter including the violence white people enacted on people who were enslaved. What spaces, if any, exist in our society for healing wounds of race-based violence? What roles can museums, music, art, and conversation can play in healing?
How do you think the Roots story can be relatable to anyone, regardless of their background?
Please submit this assignment as a word document on Canvas by Monday, October 23 at 11:59pm.
NOTE: To my knowledge, a free version of Roots does not exist online nor does our library have access to the series. So please purchase this episode of Roots available on Amazon for $2.99 (HD) / $1.99 (SD)version of the series – not the 1977 one!