{"product_id":"teaching-africa-a-guide-for-the-21st-century-classroom-paperback-softback-9780253008213","title":"Teaching Africa; A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253008213","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTeaching Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrandon D. Lundy (Edited by), Solomon Negash (Edited by), Jean Ngoya Kidula (Contributions by), Toyin Falola (Contributions by), James Ellison (Contributions by), Jeanine Ntihirageza (Contributions by), Durene Wheeler (Contributions by), Kathleen R. Smythe (Contributions by), Todd Cleveland (Contributions by), Babacar M'Baye (Contributions by), Harry Nii Koney Odamtten (Contributions by), Jennifer Coffman (Contributions by), Matthew Waller (Contributions by), Trevor Getz (Contributions by), Ryan Ronnenberg (Contributions by), Caleb Corkery (Contributions by), Linda Johnston (Contributions by), Oumar Cherif Diop (Contributions by), Catherine Kroll (Contributions by), Renee Schatteman (Contributions by), Lucie Viakinnou-Brinson (Contributions by), Amy Finnegan (Contributions by), Michael Westerhaus (Contributions by), Daniel Paracka (Contributions by), Carl Death (Contributions by), Julian Bass (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253008213\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages, 7 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[T]here are many good teaching ideas to be found in Teaching Africa.55.2 July 2014\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of African History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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, \u003ci\u003eKenyon College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching Africa\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction Brandon D. Lundy\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Situating Africa: Concurrent-Divergent Rubrics of Meaning\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introducing \"Africa\" Jennifer E. Coffman\u003cbr\u003e 2. Africa: Which Way Forward?: An Interdisciplinary Approach Todd Cleveland\u003cbr\u003e 3. Why We Need African History Kathleen Smythe\u003cbr\u003e 4. Answering the \"So What\" Question: Making African History Relevant in the Provincial College Classroom Gary Marquardt\u003cbr\u003e 5. From African History to African Histories: Teaching Interdisciplinary Method, Philosophy, and Ethics through the African History Survey Trevor R. Getz\u003cbr\u003e 6. Treating the Exotic and the Familiar in the African History Classroom Ryan Ronnenberg\u003cbr\u003e 7. Postcolonial Perspectives on Teaching African Politics in Wales and Ireland Carl Death\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pan-Africanism: The Ties that Bind Ghana and the United States Harry Nii Koney Odamtten\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Importance of the Regional Concept: The Case for an Undergraduate Regional Geography Course of Sub-Saharan Africa Matthew Waller\u003cbr\u003e 10. Teach Me About Africa: Facilitating and Training Educators Toward a Socially Just Curriculum Durene I. Wheeler and Jeanine Ntihirageza\u003cbr\u003e Part II. African Arts: Interpreting the African \"Text\"\u003cbr\u003e 11. Inversion Rituals: The African Novel in the Global North Catherine Kroll\u003cbr\u003e 12. Teaching Africa through a Comparative Pedagogy: South Africa and the United States\u003cbr\u003e Renée Schatteman\u003cbr\u003e 13. Stereotypes, Myths, and Realities Regarding African Music in the African and American Academy Jean Ngoya Kidula\u003cbr\u003e 14. What Paltry Learning in Dumb Books!: Teaching the Power of Oral Narrative Caleb Corkery\u003cbr\u003e 15. Teaching about Africa: Violence and Conflict Management Linda M. Johnston and Oumar Chérif Diop\u003cbr\u003e 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-Brinson\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Application of Approaches: Experiencing African Particulars\u003cbr\u003e 17. Shaping U.S.-Based Activism Towards Africa: The Role of a Mix of Critical Pedagogies\u003cbr\u003e Amy C. Finnegan\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Model AU as Pedagogical Method of Teaching American Students about Africa\u003cbr\u003e Babacar M'Baye\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Kalamazoo\/Fourah Bay College Partnership: A Context for Understanding Study Abroad with Africa Daniel J. Paracka, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e 20. Teaching Culture, Health, and Political Economy in the Field: Ground-level Perspectives on Africa in the 21st Century James Ellison\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e 22. Educating the Educators: Ethiopian IT PhD Program Solomon Negash and Julian M. Bass\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Knowledge Circulation and Diasporic Interfacing Toyin Falola\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523887591704,"sku":"9780253008213","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/teaching-africa-a-guide-for-the-21st-century-classroom-paperback-softback-9780253008213","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}