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Teaching About Africa in FG Courses

From 2019 to 2022, the UH ²ÑÄå²Ô´Ç²¹ General Education Committee and General Education Office conducted an assessment of student learning in Foundations Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG) courses. In this assessment, most students identified Africa as the part of the world they learned least about; instructors likewise identified Africa as the part of the world where students were least knowledgeable. This panel consists of faculty members from a variety of disciplines who have taught courses (including FG-designated courses) focusing on Africa. Topics to be addressed will include: Teaching Africa as critical to understanding our contemporary world Placing HawaiÊ»i in conversation with Africa (particularly South Africa) with regard to decolonization and transformation in academia How the history of African Studies helps us teach it today Teaching African Studies in courses where it is not the only focus, such as a topic course with global reach or a course on African American history Teaching Africa in comparative perspective What UHM students know and don’t know about Africa, and moving beyond racialized understandings of the history of Africa Using primary sources in teaching about Africa Rhetorical and pedagogical devices for teaching about Africa The limitations of teaching about Africa at UHM Presented by Ned Bertz History Christian Peterson Anthropology Richard Rath Ethnic Studies Eirik Saethre Anthropology This event is cosponsored by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the UH ²ÑÄå²Ô´Ç²¹ General Education Office.

Ticket Information
To register:https://hawaii.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApd-GgqzgsG9KmDtGF8Czcm6zN1pCEoXGi

Event Sponsor
OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence, Mānoa Campus

More Information
OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence, (808) 956-6978, cte@hawaii.edu, , Teaching About Africa (PDF)