Summer Institute
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2006 Summer Institute for Middle & High School Teachers
University of Pennsylvania:
Organized by the African Studies Center, and the Middle East Center
in collaboration with the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
"Issues in Teaching about Africa and the Arab World:
History, Politics, Human Rights, and Media Perceptions"
June 20-24, 2005
3260 South Street, University Museum, Room # 328
The Program
Monday, June 20, 2005:
Africa and the Arab World: Past and Present
9:30 AM – Refreshments
10AM - 12 Noon (Africa: Past and Present)
Presenter: Dr. Cheikh Anta Babou, Department of History, University of Pennsylvania
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on own
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (The Arab World: Past and Present)
Presenter: Dr. Deborah Harrold, Department of Political Science, Bryn Mawr College
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM General Discussion
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Human Right in Africa and the Arab World
9:30 AM– Refreshments
10AM - 12 Noon (Human Rights and AIDS in Africa)
Presenter: Dr. Tonya Taylor, Dept. of Anthropology, Univesity of Pennsylvania
Presenter: Dr. Hocine Fetni, School of Arts and Science, University of Pennsylvania
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on own
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Human Rights and Democratization in the Arab World)
Presenter: Dalal Hasan, Office for the Middle East and North Africa, National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, D.C.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM General Discussion
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Conflicts and the Role of the UN and the US
9:30 AM– Refreshments
10AM - 12 Noon (Conflicts in Africa)
Presenter: Dr. Paul Kaiser, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on own
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Conflicts in the Arab World)
Presenter: David Faris, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM General Discussion
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Africa and the Arab World in the Media
9:30 AM– Refreshments
10AM - 12 Noon (Africa in the US Media)
Presenter: Dr.Molefi Asante, Department of African American Studies, Temple University
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on own
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (The Arab World in the US Media)
Presenter: Dr. Hussein Ibish (former Communications Director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM General Discussion
Friday, June 24, 2005
Teaching about Africa and the Arab World
9:30 AM– Refreshments
10:00 - 10:45AM (Summation and Pedagogical Approaches)
Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Holmes, African American Studies, Drexel University
Presenter: Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Dept. of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
10:45 AM – 12:00 Noon (Lesson Plan Exercise)
Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Holmes, African American Studies, Drexel University
Presenter: Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Dept. of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch featuring foods of the regions
1:30 -3:30PM (Presentation of Lesson Plans)
3:30 – 4:00PM Concluding remarks and presentation of certificates.
Selected Candidates
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