Big Ideas in African History with Trevor Getz

Trevor Getz is a professor of African History at San Francisco State University. We discuss the what constitutes Africa, the tools for studying African history, misconceptions about Africa, and more. Trevor has written a number of books including Abina and the Important Men, Cosmopolitan Africa, and A Primer for Teaching African History. He is also Vice-President of the World History Association.

 

See here for a teaching worksheet for this episode at my website

https://www.davidsherrin.com/cwh

 

Additional books recommended by Trevor Getz:

African Dominion by Michael Gomez

A Fistful of Shells by Toby Green

Crossing the Color Line by Carina Ray