| The Indian Ocean region contains a wide variety of cultures and societies, reflecting the region’s
diverse history. Well before the rise of the capitalist world system and the contemporary era of
globalization, the Indian Ocean region was a thriving trade network connecting peoples and empires
from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. The module seeks to explore this legacy on the
cultures and societies of the Indian Ocean world, focusing in particular on the western rim of the
Indian Ocean and using anthropological research methods and referring to existing anthropological
studies for these purposes. Over the course of the module students will be introduced to and develop a
better understanding of neighbouring populations along the east coast of Africa, in Madagascar,
Mauritius and its outer islands, the Comoros, Mayotte, the Seychelles and Zanzibar.
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Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu |
