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Unit TitleAuthorYear

Seminar: Africa in the Classroom


Mobile Africa: African Migration, Immigration and Emigration Across Time

Stephanie R. Wicks

Seminar: Cities through the Lens of Race, Class, and Gender


Wicked Problems, Place, and Liberation

Charlie McGeehan 2021
Keywords: cities, Kensington, Philadelphia, social justice, Wicked Problem

Seminar: From West Africa to West Philadelphia


The African, Caribbean and African American Cultural Connection

Keysiah M. Middleton 2008
Keywords: aesthetic values, African, African American, Black Atlantic, connect to Africa, cultural expression, dance, Food, interlinked groups, language, Music, pride, shared African background, shared awareness

Seminar: How Critical Elements Make Up our Modern World


Critical Metals and Their Real-World Applications

Ariel Coff 2021
Keywords: earth metals, mining, periodic table

Changing Technology for a Changing Climate: Knowledge is not always power, but power is rarely ignorant

Chloe Glynn 2021
Keywords: climate change, critical minerals, environment, fossil fuels, geopolitics, green technology, greenhouse gases, hands-on experiments, power, renewable energy, social media

Sustainable? Systemic Dis-illusions?

Maya Bhagat 2021
Keywords: critical metals, rare earth metals, sustainability, systems

Seminar: Listening to the Music of Contemporary Africa: History, Politics, and Human Origins


West African Jelis/Griots Old and New

Aisha Al-Muid 2021
Keywords: Geography, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa, West AFrican empires

The Sound of Resistance: Protest Music in African Cinema

David Jennis 2021
Keywords: African Cinema, African music, Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, Apartheid, History of Africa: Resistance and Liberation, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, South Africa

Seminar: Southwest Native American Art & Culture


Gathering Clay: Community Poetry, Individual Grace, and the Limitations of Language

Greg Probst 2021
Keywords: Art, artifacts, community, Creative Writing, Culture, English Language Arts, High School, Indigenous, individuality, louise erdrich, Native American, Navajo, neoindigenous, philly, poetry, Pueblo, society, south philadelphia, southwestern

Weaving for Healing and Connection

Karen Rufino 2021
Keywords: Diné, Hozhó, Native American, Navajo, reservation, Spider Woman, tribe, weabing

Telling Stories and Making Connections Through Clay

Katherine Steiner 2021
Keywords: Art, clay, Indigenous Pottery, pottery, Pueblo, storytelling

Seminar: Storytelling Traditions of South Asia and the Middle East


Digital Passport: Exploring geography through folktales and digital storytelling

Tia D. Larese 2019
Keywords: folktales, Geography, stories, storytelling

Seminar: The Middle East Through the Eyes of Women


Lessons from the Middle East: Using Technology for Protest and Political Activism

Zoelene Hill 2011
Keywords: Middle East, Political Activism, Technology, women

Seminar: Topics in Environmental Health


What Happens After the Water Leaves the Sky?

Aisha Kittrell 2021
Keywords: hydrologic cycle, run-off, storm drain, stormwater, the water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, water quality

The Power of Environmental Monitoring

Anna Herman 2021
Keywords: air quality, environmental advocacy, environmental justice, environmental monitoring, green stormwater infrastructure, lead, soil contamination, soil health, urban gardening, water quality, youth environmental justice

Environmental Health in the Classroom

Kimberly Sweeney 2021
Keywords: conservation, contamination, plastic pollution, water cycle, water pollution

Humans and the Environment: How Water Pollution and Littering Affect Health

Chelsea Maher 2021
Keywords: engineering, environment, Health, littering, pollution, urban, water, waterways, world

Freshwater In Our World: Philadelphia’s Freshwater Supply and the Role We Each Play in its Future

Phyllis Hurwitz 2021
Keywords: climate change, distribution of water, hydrologic cycle, impermeable sources, philadelphia middle school science, urban watershed, water, water pollution

Where Does Our Water Come From?

David White 2021
Keywords: water, water cycle, water filtration, water pollution, Watershed