OLLI101447 - An Overview of Africa: Past and Present (In-person at TUCC)
Course Description
An Overview of Africa: Past and Present
Instructor: Marilyn Silberfein
Dates: Tuesdays, Jan 31-Mar 28
Time: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Location: In-person at Center City (TUCC)
This course will look at a part of the world that is typically not well understood by Americans. Africa will first be examined as a physical space with distinct environmental issues. Then we will shift to enough of a historical focus to correct many common misconceptions. The course will subsequently concentrate on the issues that beset Africa today. Predominantly: 1) environmental (global warming has had a serious impact); 2) political (some countries are plagued by such problems as terrorism, unstable regimes, and competition for power among ethnic groups, and 3) economic (Africa is sometimes isolated from major trading flows and tends to be dependent on sales of raw materials). The course will end by identifying positive signs of growth and development on the continent.
Maximum in-person registrants: 40
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