Articles
General Articles of Interest- "I Didn't Know There Were Cities in Africa!" Challenging children's -and adults- misperceptions about the African continent
- UNC Library Guide to Selected Resources on Africa
- Slideshow on Sufi Islam in Senegal
- Slideshow on The Sahel
- Faces Magazine issue on Islam in Africa
Teaching Human Rights in Africa and Wangari Maathai This presentation was part of a talk given by Barbara Anderson at the November, 2011 African Studies Association Conference. For more information, please contact Barbara Anderson.
- Teaching about Human Rights in Africa
- Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement
- Kennedy Center Lesson Plan on Wangari Maathai
Teaching about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Barbara Anderson, UNC-CH Africa Outreach Coordinator, participated in the 2008 ASA Teacher Workshop in Chicago, Ill., November 15, 2008. Information related to her presentation is available here. For more information, please contact Barbara Anderson.
- Slavery and Trade in Africa
- Venture Smith, 1729-1805
- The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
- Powerpoint of Presentation
Online Materials
- Images of Africa This photo exhibit originated in the desire of some African Studies students to present images of Africa that were more dignified and positive than common images. They invited UNC students and faculty to submit their own photographs that depicted the “vibrancy and complexity of Africa,” and to describe in a few words the meaning the photograph had for them. In the process of putting the exhibit together, African Studies students and faculty began to experience and discuss the complexity of the project itself. What photographs would we accept or reject? What is the “right way” to “represent” Africa? Who gets to decide? We invite viewers to engage in their own reflection on this exhibit—not to “criticize” or “applaud” specific photos, but to create their own spaces of interrogation and representation that emerge as they view the exhibit.
- Google Earth Tour Instructions for creating a Google Earth Tour can be used to view images of African cities and countryside.
- Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
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