Africa, A mirror of Ourselves? : A Critical Understanding of African Identity


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 Last updated: 2015-05-26

 
     
   The main purpose of the seminar, was to share the critical thoughts about our fixed ideas on Africa.  First, we talked about the prejudice we have about Africa’s Environment, including geographical features of Africa, and how it affects the human society.  Secondly, we discussed about our biased thoughts about Africans and their cultures.  We talked about the clues on why Africans are the origins of mankind.  The Discussion was continued by talking about its identity, including its culture, language, and religion.  At last, we had discussion about fixed ideas we had on Africa’s history, civilization, and explained about the view ancient Greek, Middle Ages of Europe, Middle East people had on Africa.  The discussion was continued on history of slave trade, histories of each countries within the  African continent, and recent Pan-Africanism.  The special lecture was given by Dr. Oung Byun, senior researcher, Institute of International Affairs, GSIS, SNU.