All colonial projects had to face the problem of linguistic differences. The ways in which they did so varied widely and are very revealing of their different ambitions, ideological foundations, and local circumstances. Explores the history of colonialism comparatively from the perspective of language, from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries, in the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeProfessor Cobo is a nice guy, but his lectures were very monotone and dull. His rhetoric in lecture is very hard to understand and he speaks very quickly. I also have never had so much reading and HW in a history course, & the reading was very dense. There were 2 essays, and the midterm needs to be hand written. It was a very challenging class.
His classes and lectures are not very interesting and he really only focuses on a few regions which gets repetitive. Alright workload, journal entries are short but the readings are dense and can get boring, a take home midterm and final but he expects you to write a lot and expand past the questions he asks which makes it unclear on what to focus
A lot of reading and lectures move quickly. It can be hard to grasp everything shared in lecture bc a lot is covered in the class. only 2 papers, midterm and final. Theres 1 quiz and 1 discussion every week but those are pretty simple. theres multiple attempts on quizzes. He is really nice and willing to help. very passionate about his work
You have to write 3 essays that were kinda easy. Lots of reading but I didn't read almost anything and I think I'll get an A. I guess its good for a gen ed but it was so painfully boring, each lecture all I did was play wordle. Cobo was cool but his accent was hard to understand (british). If you like history you'll probably like this class.
The grade is mainly based on weekly quizzes you can retake and 3 essays; one of them being the final exam essay and two of them being collaborative essays. He's very passionate and always willing to help.
A lot of reading and work but he's a really nice professor!! Very good at teaching.