2021-2 HIST1014 INTRODUCTION TO BELIZEAN HISTORY
This course surveys the major events that have shaped Belizean history from its earliest times to the twentieth century. An introduction to historical thinking concepts precede the themes: prehistory, civilization, colonization, enslavement, resistance, political economy, migrations, nationalism, and independence. The content covered will enable students to understand within a chronological framework the common threads that unite all Belizeans despite geographical location, social or cultural differences.
Course Coordinator: Francine Sabal
2021-2 HIST2302 THE ATLANTIC WORLD 1400-1600
This course offers rich opportunities for comparative history of four major continents (inclusive of the Caribbean), and its peoples, focusing on the connections across time and space. The emergence of the Atlantic World meant new states, economic structures, political institutions, and also produced complex identities, relations based on class, race, and gender. Themes include: migrations, trade, commerce, conquest, colonization, imperialism, and transmission of diseases.
Course Coordinator: Francine Sabal
2021-2 HIST3352 BELIZE - GUATEMALA RELATIONS
This course examines the history of Belize Guatemala relations from their historic inception as European colonies of the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively, to their emergence as nation states. The course follows a logical sequence of four thematic areas covering (i) Pre Columbian inhabitation of the geographic areas, European colonization and settlement, (ii) The Anglo-Guatemala Boundary Convention of 1859, origins of the Anglo Guatemalan territorial dispute (iii) Anglo Guatemalan negotiations , Belize’s international diplomatic initiatives, Independence in 1981, post-independence Belize Guatemala negotiations(iv) The proposed path leading to adjudication of the dispute by the International Court of Justice.
Course Coordinator: Francine Sabal