Teaching Slavery Creatively

Interdisciplinary approaches
J.H. Nketia Conference Hall
Institute of African Studies,
University of Ghana, Legon

Wednesday 9th April 2014

09.30am - 16.00pm
Who am I? Where do I come from? These are Portrait of an African American woman from the WEB DuBois album of
photographs of people from Georgia prepared for the 1900 Paris Exposi-

basic human questions that can be answered in tion Universelle. Library of Congress, USA.

a multitude of ways depending on your point of

view. Yet they are also questions that have taken
on radically different meanings for people and
communities dealing with the social, cultural
and biological legacies of the transatlantic slave
trade.

This interactive workshop for teachers and

educators, seeks to explore the multiple ways Detail from a 1953 Food Ad, General Foods, Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix
& Log Cabin Syrup, Recipe Included. Photo by Classic Film

in which this challening history, its legacies,

and its memories, can be taught or represented
through various subjects from genetics to art
history.

Admission: Free
Registration: Limited Spaces. To confirm your
attendance email Benjamin Kofi Nutor at:
benutor2@yahoo.com or call +233 260867126.
Materials: Please bring a personal photo that can be These HeLa Cells are part of an immportal cell line originally taken from
the cancerous cells of an African American woman named Henerietta
used to introduce yourself and an aspect of your history. Lacks in 1951.

This workshop is led by Dr Temi Odumosu (University of Co-

penhagen, Denmark) and Dr Colleen Morgan
(University of York, UK). It is organised by the EUROTAST
Initial Training Network in partnership with the Department of
Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.
For more info about EUROTAST visit:
www.eurotast.eu

Mmorial de labolition de lesclavage in Nantes, Frnace. Photo by Dr.

Hannes Schroeder for EUROTAST.