Teaching Africa and international studies: Forum introduction

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2016

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22006
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Authors
Gallagher, Julia
Death, Carl
Sabaratnam, Meera
Smith, Karen
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Politics

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https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/afr/politics/journal202481
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SAGE Publications

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University of Cape Town

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Department of Political Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
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Abstract
Africa has often been defined and represented by outsiders. In International Studies (IS), the continent is frequently viewed as peripheral and uninteresting. This is clearly a problem, and an increasingly apparent one as the number of courses on Africa and IS grow, both in Africa and beyond. Many academics who run these courses are keen to challenge the continent’s traditional marginalisation and perceived dependency; however, they are limited by the resources available to them and the fact that many are establishing new courses from scratch. This article contributes to the literature by identifying key debates around teaching Africa and IS, setting the scene for the articles that follow.
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Keywords
Africa
critical pedagogy
international studies
learning and teaching

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Gallagher, J., Death, C., Sabaratnam, M. & Smith, K. (2016). Teaching Africa and international studies: Forum introduction. Politics, 1-12.

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