Teaching Africa and International Studies: Special Section

Gallagher, Julia

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.

Citation

Gallagher, J. Teaching Africa and International Studies: Special Section. New York

• Other Type: Other
• Online Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jul 21, 2018
• Series Title: Politics
• Series Number: Vol. 36 No. 4
• Series ISSN: 02633957
• Keywords: Africa, critical pedagogy, international studies, learning and teaching
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/pola/36/4
• Related Public URLs: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/pola/36/4