African Studies
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to African Studies Program
The Institute for the African Child |
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| For ten years the Institute for the African Child has offered summer courses focused on issues that affect the children of Africa. This year’s courses are all taught by Ohio faculty and staff and are new to the summer curriculum. “Marginal Settlements and African Cities” is taught by Dr. Arthur Hughes of the Modern Languages department. The course looks at traditional and socio-economic conditions that affect and contribute to marginal settlements in African cities. Dr. Ismail Elmahdi is teaching a new course on “Technology Support in African Development Settings.” Students in this course receive hands-on instruction in using technology and discuss practical approaches to using technology as a tool to empower African communities. | |
| The third course, “Children in Muslim Societies” is taught by Fanta Diamanka. The course looks at the cultural, political, educational and gender issues of children in Muslim societies. Using case studies from African and Asian Muslim societies, the class explores how different cultural and socio-economic realities affect the experiences of the children. |
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