Frank Gerits
Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations, Utrecht University
Research fellow, International Studies Group, University of the Free State, South Africa
External fellow, the Center for the History of Global Development, Shanghai University
International History and the diplomatic history of 'The Rest'
GE3V17049 The Cultural Cold War
Class 4 The Third World
Compare 3 presidents.
Assignment & Readings
Next step: Discussion with team member
Back
Gerits, Frank. “Hungry Minds: The Eisenhower Administration and Cultural Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa (1953-1961).” Diplomatic History 1, no. 3 (2017): 594–619. (25pp)
‘6. True Colors: Nonalignment, Race and the Proliferation of Public Diplomacy in the Formation of the Third World, Parker, Jason. Hearts, Minds, Voices: US Cold War Public Diplomacy and the Formation of the Third World. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016, 140-167. (27pp)
Lerner, Mitch. “Climbing off the Back Burner: Lyndon Johnson’s Soft Power Approach to Africa.” Diplomacy & Statecraft 22, no. 4 (2011): 578–607. (29pp)
DIVISION OF TEAMS
Question 1 Team A H J Q F P G
Question 2 Team B E M I K G N O
Question 3 Team C D L F P
COMPARE THE DIFFERENT PRESIDENTS
1. What is the U.S. president’s aim in Africa?
Give min. 1 example to substantiate your argument.
- Eisenhower
- JFK
- LBJ
2. What is the role of public diplomacy in the Africa strategy?
Give min. 1 example to substantiate your argument.
- Eisenhower
- JFK
- LBJ
3. Develop a critique on the argument. What is not convincing ?
Give min. 1 example to substantiate your argument.
- Eisenhower
- JFK
- LBJ