African studies and the undergraduate curriculum / edited by Patricia Alden, David Lloyd, Ahmed I. Samatar.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Alden, Patricia, 1945-
Lloyd, David, 1941-
Samatar, Ahmed I. (Ahmed Ismail)
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : L. Rienner Publishers, 1994.
Subjects:
Africa > Study and teaching (Higher)
Physical Description:viii, 335 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: African Studies Within U.S. Liberal Arts Education / Patricia Alden, David Lloyd and Ahmed J. Samatar
  • 1. Between Cultures: Toward A Redefinition of Liberal Education / Gregson Davis
  • 2. Triumphalism, Tarzan, and Other Influences: Teaching About Africa in the 1990s / Joel Samoff
  • 3. Deposing Tarzan, or Teaching About Africa in the Post-Cold War Era: A Commentary on Joel Samoff / William G. Martin
  • 4. Transnational Cultural Studies and the U.S. University / Neil Lazarus
  • 5. I Think You Should Hear Voices When You Look at African Art / Patrick McNaughton
  • 6. Beyond Boundaries in the Humanities: A Response to Neil Lazarus / Paul Stoller
  • 7. New Directions: Teaching Economics to Undergraduates in African Studies / Ann Seidman
  • 8. Learning by Disagreeing: Comments on Ann Seidman / Sara Berry
  • 9. From Periphery to Center: African History in the Undergraduate Curriculum / Thomas Spear. 10. Teaching African History in U.S. Colleges: A Discussion of Thomas Spear / Lidwien Kapteijns
  • 11. Teaching African Science: Notes on "Common Sense," "Tribal War," and the "End of History" / Ben Wisner
  • 12. Science from Africa and Science About Africa: Comments on Ben Wisner / Celia Nyamweru
  • 13. Information Dynamics for African Studies: Resources in Libraries and Beyond / Gretchen Walsh
  • 14. Developing an Approach to Integrated Study in a Non-Western Context: The St. Lawrence University Kenya Semester Program / Paul W. Robinson and W. Howard Brown
  • 15. Nowhere to Hide: Perspective on an African Foreign-Study Program / Sandra E. Greene
  • 16. "The Walk Liberating": Africa Abroad as an Undergraduate Experience / Joseph W. Pickle, Jr.
  • 17. Inside or Outside the University? The Conundrum of U.S. Undergraduates in Africa / Neal W. Sobania
  • 18. Africa, Undergraduate Teaching, and Title VI African Studies Centers / James C. McCann. 19. Accidents in African Studies: Africa in the Curriculum at the University of Richmond / Louis Tremaine
  • 20. Underdevelopment and Self-Reliance in Building African Studies: Some Pedagogical, Policy, and Practical Political Issues at the College of Charleston / Jack Parson
  • 21. Program Building: Some Principles and Lessons / Arthur D. Drayton
  • 22. Tufanye Kazi Pamoja: The Association of African Studies Programs / Thomas A. Hale
  • 23. Concluding Remarks / David Lloyd and Ahmed I. Samatar.