The Medieval Academy of America is pleased to announce the launch of “Medieval Africa and Africans,” an online course for K-12 Educators developed in collaboration with the National Humanities Center.
Given the wide popularity of Eurocentric medieval fantasies, it has never been more important that we teach our students about the reality of the Middle Ages rather than the fictionalized fantasies with which they are accustomed. In order to examine Medieval Studies and expand the “Global Middle Ages” beyond the traditional boundaries of Western Europe, this course will concentrate on premodern Africa. While often overlooked, the civilizations that spanned the vast African continent produced great achievements, in conditions of relative parity with their European contemporaries, before the oceanic dominance of a few Western powers. This course will contextualize Medieval Africa in terms of its contemporary relationships with the medieval globe as well as its modern impact.
The course will run in January and February of 2021. Professional development credit for K-12 educators is available in some states.
Click here for more information and to register:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ehbykfao8ae9ba81&llr=kb46kgcab
