Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom

Marquardt, Gary; Bass, Julian; Death, Carl; Paracka, Daniel; Westerhaus, Michael; Finnegan, Amy; Viakinnou-Brinson, Lucie; Schatteman, Renee; Kroll, Catherine; Diop, Oumar Cherif; Johnston, Linda; Corkery, Caleb; Ronnenberg, Ryan; Getz, Trevor; Waller, Matthew; Coffman, Jennifer; Odamtten, Harry Nii Koney; M'Baye, Babacar; Cleveland, Todd; Smythe, Kathleen R.; Wheeler, Durene; Ntihirageza, Jeanine; Ellison, James; Falola, Toyin; Kidula, Jean Ngoya; Negash, Solomon; Lundy, Brandon D.

Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom

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Edited by Brandon D. Lundy and Solomon Negash

2013

Published by: Indiana University Press

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Teaching Africa introduces innovative strategies for teaching about Africa. The contributors address misperceptions about Africa and Africans, incorporate the latest technologies of teaching and learning, and give practical advice for creating successful lesson plans, classroom activities, and study abroad programs. Teachers in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences will find helpful hints and tips on how to bridge the knowledge gap and motivate understanding of Africa in a globalizing world.

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Introduction

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Part I. Situating Africa: Concurrent-Divergent Rubrics of Meaning

1 Introducing "Africa"

pp. 21-26

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2 Africa: Which Way Forward? An Interdisciplinary Approach

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3 Why We Need African History

pp. 38-52

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4 Answering the "So What" Question: Making African History Relevant in the Provincial College Classroom

pp. 53-60

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5 From African History to African Histories: Teaching Interdisciplinary Method, Philosophy, and Ethics through the African History Survey

pp. 61-69

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6 Treating the Exotic and the Familiar in the African History Classroom

pp. 70-75

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7 Postcolonial Perspectives on Teaching African Politics in Wales and Ireland

pp. 76-89

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8 Pan-Africanism: The Ties That Bind Ghana and the United States

pp. 90-97

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9 The Importance of the Regional Concept: The Case for an Undergraduate Regional Geography Course of Sub-Saharan Africa

pp. 98-103

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10 Teach Me about Africa: Facilitating and Training Educators toward a Socially Just Curriculum

pp. 104-111

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Part II. African Arts: Interpreting the African "Text"

pp. 113-127

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11 Inversion Rituals: The African Novel in the Global North

pp. 115-127

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12 Teaching Africa through a Comparative Pedagogy: South Africa and the United States

pp. 128-139

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13 Stereotypes, Myths, and Realities Regarding African Music in the African and American Academy

pp. 140-155

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14 What Paltry Learning in Dumb Books! Teaching the Power of Oral Narrative

pp. 156-162

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15 Teaching about Africa: Violence and Conflict Management

pp. 163-168

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16 Contextualizing the Teaching of Africa in the 21st Century: A Student-Centered Pedagogical Approach to Demystify Africa as the "Heart of Darkness"

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Part III. Application of Approaches: Experiencing African Particulars

pp. 179-189

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17 Shaping U.S.-Based Activism toward Africa: The Role of a Mix of Critical Pedagogies

pp. 181-194

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18 The Model AU as a Pedagogical Method of Teaching American Students about Africa

pp. 195-201

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19 The Kalamazoo/Fourah Bay College Partnership: A Context for Understanding Study Abroad with Africa

pp. 202-210

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20 Teaching Culture, Health, and Political Economy in the Field: Ground-Level Perspectives on Africa in the 21st Century

pp. 211-224

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21 Beyond the Biologic Basis of Disease: Collaborative Study of the Social and Economic Causation of Disease in Africa

pp. 225-239

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22 Educating the Educators: Ethiopia's IT Ph.D. Program

pp. 240-252

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Conclusion: Knowledge Circulation and Diasporic Interfacing

pp. 253-256

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References

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Index

pp. 283-294

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Contributors

pp. 295-299

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ISBN	9780253008299
Related ISBN(s)	9780253008152, 9780253008213
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OCLC	843881841
Pages	306
Launched on MUSE	2013-10-25
Language	English
Open Access	No

Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom

In this Book

Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom

Table of Contents

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1 Introducing "Africa"

2 Africa: Which Way Forward? An Interdisciplinary Approach

3 Why We Need African History

4 Answering the "So What" Question: Making African History Relevant in the Provincial College Classroom

5 From African History to African Histories: Teaching Interdisciplinary Method, Philosophy, and Ethics through the African History Survey

6 Treating the Exotic and the Familiar in the African History Classroom

7 Postcolonial Perspectives on Teaching African Politics in Wales and Ireland

8 Pan-Africanism: The Ties That Bind Ghana and the United States

9 The Importance of the Regional Concept: The Case for an Undergraduate Regional Geography Course of Sub-Saharan Africa

10 Teach Me about Africa: Facilitating and Training Educators toward a Socially Just Curriculum

Part II. African Arts: Interpreting the African "Text"

11 Inversion Rituals: The African Novel in the Global North

12 Teaching Africa through a Comparative Pedagogy: South Africa and the United States

13 Stereotypes, Myths, and Realities Regarding African Music in the African and American Academy

14 What Paltry Learning in Dumb Books! Teaching the Power of Oral Narrative

15 Teaching about Africa: Violence and Conflict Management

16 Contextualizing the Teaching of Africa in the 21st Century: A Student-Centered Pedagogical Approach to Demystify Africa as the "Heart of Darkness"

Part III. Application of Approaches: Experiencing African Particulars

17 Shaping U.S.-Based Activism toward Africa: The Role of a Mix of Critical Pedagogies

18 The Model AU as a Pedagogical Method of Teaching American Students about Africa

19 The Kalamazoo/Fourah Bay College Partnership: A Context for Understanding Study Abroad with Africa

20 Teaching Culture, Health, and Political Economy in the Field: Ground-Level Perspectives on Africa in the 21st Century

21 Beyond the Biologic Basis of Disease: Collaborative Study of the Social and Economic Causation of Disease in Africa

22 Educating the Educators: Ethiopia's IT Ph.D. Program

Conclusion: Knowledge Circulation and Diasporic Interfacing

References

Index

Contributors

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