HWC Day 14 - Considering "Africa" (Part II)

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Objectives:  Reflect on culture and geography of Sub-Saharan Africa.   Identify and dispel misconceptions about Sub-Saharan Africa.

Task:   When you arrive to class, please pick up an index card from the cart in front of the room.  Write down the five most important ideas/points from the Crowder reading, the Baldauf article, and the Adichie speech.  Once you've finished your index card, hand it in at the computer cart, get out your computer and join with your "Five Myths" group.  We'll form a discussion circle to review and consider the social constructs that shape our perceptions of "Africa."  We'll spend the next portion of class examining the status of Africa prior to 1850.  Finally, we'll spend the last few minutes of class reviewing the map of Africa with a song. 

Homework:

• TODAY - Part B of Africa Regional Study due IN CLASS
• Tuesday, September 16 - African nationalist readings & notes due in class
• Wednesday, September 17 - Africa map quiz
• Thursday, September 18 - Part C of Africa Regional Study due IN CLASS
• Friday, September 19 - Reading quiz on G&D pp. 163-183 (reading notes may be used)
• Monday, September 22 - Parts D-F of Africa Regional Study due IN CLASS
• Wednesday, September 24 - Unit 2 Test

Extending class discussions:

• "An African Voice" (Atlantic, 8/2/2000)
• "After Empire: Chinua Achebe and the Great African Novel" (New Yorker, 5/26/2008)

Race as a Social Construct

• American Anthropological Association Statement on "Race" (5/17/1998)
• "Study: Stereotypes Drive Perceptions of Race" (NPR, 2/11/2014)

Great African States & Kingdoms