Calendar
Course calendar.
SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | How (Not) to Talk about Africa | |
3 | Technology & Innovation—In 'Africa'? | |
4 | Food Production in Africa | |
5 | Textiles | |
6 | Beer Brewing | |
7 | Review | |
8 | Music | |
9 | The Climate Engineers: Making Rain in Africa? | First Paper Due |
10 | The Crafts of Witches | |
11 | Mining & Metallurgy | |
12 | African Entrepreneurship | |
13 | Pre-colonial African Cities | |
14 | Biochemistry | |
15 | Ecology | |
16 | Medicine | |
17 | Leadership & Culture | |
18 | Review | |
19 | The Horse | Second Paper Due |
20 | The Gun | |
21 | Bibles | |
22 | Books & Letters | |
23 | Media | |
24 | The Cellphone in Africa | |
25 | Review | |
26 | Wrap-up | Third Paper Due |