This document provides a summary of topics discussed in an anthropology course on the peoples and cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa. It outlines themes covered such as colonialism, kinship, gender, tribalism, worldviews of Africa, misconceptions, feedback on the course, critical thinking, debates, and presentations on readings by Rodney and Comaroffs. Key theorists like Diop are discussed in comparison to Rodney. Concepts analyzed include culture, tradition, oral societies, and positions on modernity and postmodernism.

1. ANTH326 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa Meeting 10, November 12, 2007

16. Rodney Themes

33. “ Traditional Africa”