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Teaching Africa: PRESENTING and REPRESENTING

Explore the complexity of African politics by going beyond singular narratives. Challenge assumptions, engage with diverse perspectives, and examine representations critically. Address the dangers of the single story and embrace multiple narratives through case studies and broader awareness. Delve into African representations, use films as educational tools, and confront issues of whiteness and colonial privilege for a more nuanced understanding.

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Teaching Africa: PRESENTING and REPRESENTING

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  1. Teaching Africa:PRESENTING and REPRESENTING Laura Routley, University of Newcastle

  2. STARTING POINTS Africa as the divergent case Teaching African politics shaped by what is outside of the module “The upshot is that while we now feel we know nearly everything that African states, societies and economies are not, we still know absolutely nothing about what they actually are.” (Mbembe, 2000, p.9 - emphasis in original)

  3. IDENTIFICATION • DANGER: The single story • http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html [10:55] • Who is teaching who is being taught • What do ‘I’ do? • An ‘Us’ and a ‘Them’

  4. MULTIPLE STORIES • Case studies • Similar issues on narrower scale • Broader awareness -La quarta via • Representations as a subject of study • How Not to write about Africa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-jSQD5FVxE

  5. POSSIBILITIES • African representations • Films used • Surprising Europe http://surprisingeurope.com/tv-series/item/episode-3-making-ends-meet • Addressing Whiteness / Colonial Privilege

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