Teaching Economics
Viewing Africa in a New Light
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10430348 |
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| Authors | Ngina Chiteji (0000-0002-4030-6851, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 54-76 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Black Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6446 • E-ISSN: 1936-4814 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00346446251331613 |
| OpenAlex | W4409903279 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
In his 1991 Presidential Address, then president of the National Economic Association (NEA) Thomas Boston gave a speech that discussed the widespread commercial activity in the Indian Ocean region during premodern times. However, most economists are unaware of the history of this region. This paper argues that the Swahili Coast, which was part of the premodern Indian Ocean trading network, can be used as a case study to spur discussion of several important economic concepts and as an opportunity for the economics discipline to change the way it features Africa in the classroom. The paper showcases four instructional tools to illustrate this argument. It ends with a discussion of a contemporary debate about the epistemology of the economics discipline
Economics · Political economy · Political science · Innovations in Educational Methods
The Politics of Recognition
Swahili Cosmopolitanism in Africa and the Indian Ocean World, A.D. 600–1500
Ancient seafaring in Eastern African Indian Ocean waters
Decolonising the University
Nea Presidential Address, 1991
Dhow Cultures of the Indian Ocean
Historic Mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa
Decolonising economics and politics curricula in UK universities
| Highly cited | No |
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