Teaching Africa Quotes

“The learning objective is to show how these issues affect Africa today and how Africa affects the world. For the educator the objective is to uncover how the interests and issues about Africa, including contemporary challenges and knowledge system, can shape the development of curricula and critical instruction in diverse school settings.”
― George J. Sefa Dei, Teaching Africa: Towards a Transgressive Pedagogy

“In my mind I think Africa is one of the few places that can be infantilized and denigrated freely without consequences or due regard to local peoples' sensitivities.”
― George J. Sefa Dei, Teaching Africa: Towards a Transgressive Pedagogy