Following The Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

The Gold Road is a three-part lecture series for K-12 educators that explores the medieval West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (6th–16th centuries). The program reframes global medieval history by centering Africa’s essential role in the world economy through its prized resource—gold—and by spotlighting its contributions to art, architecture, learning, and governance. Under […]

African Literature Book Group Discussion in French – Reading Sembene’s Les bouts de bois de dieu

Zoom

The K-16 Education Outreach Program at the Boston University African Studies Center hosts an annual series of book group meetings wherein participants of all ages and backgrounds are invited to read and discuss engaging novels by African authors. We offer two ongoing book discussion groups: one focuses on African literature written in or translated to English, […]

free

Islam in Context: Regional Histories and Diverse Practices

Online

This 6-week online course will introduce teachers to the history of Islam, tracing its origins in 7th-century Asia and its spread throughout the continent, focusing on Saudi Arabia and Iran, […]

Following The Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

The Gold Road is a three-part lecture series for K-12 educators that explores the medieval West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (6th–16th centuries). The program reframes global medieval history by centering Africa’s essential role in the world economy through its prized resource—gold—and by spotlighting its contributions to art, architecture, learning, and governance. Under […]

Following The Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

The Gold Road is a three-part lecture series for K-12 educators that explores the medieval West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (6th–16th centuries). The program reframes global medieval history by centering Africa’s essential role in the world economy through its prized resource—gold—and by spotlighting its contributions to art, architecture, learning, and governance. Under […]

Following The Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

The Gold Road is a three-part lecture series for K-12 educators that explores the medieval West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (6th–16th centuries). The program reframes global medieval history by centering Africa’s essential role in the world economy through its prized resource—gold—and by spotlighting its contributions to art, architecture, learning, and governance. Under […]

Following The Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

The Gold Road is a three-part lecture series for K-12 educators that explores the medieval West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (6th–16th centuries). The program reframes global medieval history by centering Africa’s essential role in the world economy through its prized resource—gold—and by spotlighting its contributions to art, architecture, learning, and governance. Under […]

Following The Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

The Gold Road is a three-part lecture series for K-12 educators that explores the medieval West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (6th–16th centuries). The program reframes global medieval history by centering Africa’s essential role in the world economy through its prized resource—gold—and by spotlighting its contributions to art, architecture, learning, and governance. Under […]

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