Africa: The Vibrant Continent

The African continent is home to a multitude of diverse and vibrant histories, cultures, and political landscapes. In this independent and self-paced online course we will examine these rich African worlds thematically, exploring resistance and resilience, innovation and identity, historical memory and representation, and hope and healing. 
This self-paced multimedia experience is anchored by Primary Source’s What Teachers Need to Know: Africa Edition podcast series, produced in collaboration with Boston University’s African Studies Center. Each session will explore these themes through podcast episodes, online media, and scholarship, introducing a wealth of teaching resources that challenge us to expand the way Africa exists in classrooms today. 

Self-guided seminars combine the high-quality learning resources of a Primary Source seminar with the flexibility of an asynchronous online course. Participants will receive access to their online seminar at the start date and will receive messages throughout the course window to keep them on track, but can complete the work on their own schedule. 

Standards:[6.T3] The Middle East and  North Africa, [6.T4] Sub-Saharan Africa,  [WHI.T1] Dynamic interactions among regions of the world, [WHII.T3] The global effects of 19th century imperialism