Mansa Musa Crash Course
This course dives into Mansa Musa’s Mali Empire, his famous pilgrimage, and the gold trade's global impact. Participants sharpen skills in analysing historical sources and crafting public history content like exhibits and lectures, perfect for humanities educators and professionals aiming to create engaging, research-based materials that highlight African perspectives alongside others.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
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What will I learn?
Discover the Mali Empire's political systems, gold-based economy, and Islamic learning traditions through Mansa Musa's story. Study diverse sources like oral histories, Arabic texts, and archaeological finds, while mastering bias detection and evidence evaluation. Build hands-on abilities to produce compelling public exhibits, narratives, and teaching resources rooted in modern scholarship.
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Develop skills
- Analyze Mansa Musa’s reign by linking politics, economy, and Islam in Mali.
- Critically evaluate medieval sources for authorship, bias, and reliability.
- Map the 1324 pilgrimage including routes, logistics, and diplomatic encounters.
- Design public exhibits with panels, timelines, and source captions.
- Apply decolonial public history balancing African and non-African perspectives.
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