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Teaching Africa – A Guide for the 21st–Century Classroom

Autor Brandon D. Lundy, Solomon Negash, Jean Ngoya Kidula, Toyin Falola, James Ellison
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mai 2013
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253008213
ISBN-10: 0253008212
Pagini: 306
Ilustrații: 7 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press

Cuprins

Introduction Brandon D. LundyPart I. Situating Africa: Concurrent-Divergent Rubrics of Meaning1. Introducing "Africa" Jennifer E. Coffman; 2. Africa: Which Way Forward?: An Interdisciplinary Approach Todd Cleveland; 3. Why We Need African History Kathleen Smythe; 4. Answering the "So What" Question: Making African History Relevant in the Provincial College Classroom Gary Marquardt; 5. From African History to African Histories: Teaching Interdisciplinary Method, Philosophy, and Ethics through the African History Survey Trevor R. Getz; 6. Treating the Exotic and the Familiar in the African History Classroom Ryan Ronnenberg; 7. Postcolonial Perspectives on Teaching African Politics in Wales and Ireland Carl Death; 8. Pan-Africanism: The Ties that Bind Ghana and the United States Harry Nii Koney Odamtten; 9. The Importance of the Regional Concept: The Case for an Undergraduate Regional Geography Course of Sub-Saharan Africa Matthew Waller; 10. Teach Me About Africa: Facilitating and Training Educators Toward a Socially Just Curriculum Durene I. Wheeler and Jeanine Ntihirageza Part II. African Arts: Interpreting the African "Text"11. Inversion Rituals: The African Novel in the Global North Catherine Kroll; 12. Teaching Africa through a Comparative Pedagogy: South Africa and the United States; Renée Schatteman; 13. Stereotypes, Myths, and Realities Regarding African Music in the African and American Academy Jean Ngoya Kidula; 14. What Paltry Learning in Dumb Books!: Teaching the Power of Oral Narrative Caleb Corkery; 15. Teaching about Africa: Violence and Conflict Management Linda M. Johnston and Oumar Chérif Diop; 16. Contextualizing the Teaching of Africa in the 21st Century: A Student-centered Pedagogical Approach to Demystify Africa as The Heart of Darkness Lucie Viakinnou-BrinsonPart III. Application of Approaches: Experiencing African Particulars17. Shaping U.S.-Based Activism Towards Africa: The Role of a Mix of Critical Pedagogies; Amy C. Finnegan; 18. The Model AU as Pedagogical Method of Teaching American Students about Africa; Babacar M'Baye; 19. The Kalamazoo/Fourah Bay College Partnership: A Context for Understanding Study Abroad with Africa Daniel J. Paracka, Jr.; 20. Teaching Culture, Health, and Political Economy in the Field: Ground-level Perspectives on Africa in the 21st Century James Ellison; 21. Beyond the Biologic Basis of Disease: Collaborative Study of the Social and Economic Causation of Disease in Africa Amy C. Finnegan, Julian Jane Atim, and Michael Westerhaus; 22. Educating the Educators: Ethiopian IT PhD Program Solomon Negash and Julian M. BassConclusion: Knowledge Circulation and Diasporic Interfacing Toyin FalolaReferences; Contributors; Index

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"A valuable resource for any teacher of African topics, stimulating new ways of thinking about the study of Africa and providing useful ideas about how to improve one's teaching, enhance student engagement with the continent, and expand Africa's presence within the curriculum." Stephen Volz, Kenyon College

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Innovative strategies for teaching about Africa