Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha

Origin date: 2020
Updated: 12 Jun 2026

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Abstract: The digitisation of African materials has made it easier than ever for students to engage with primary source documentation and undertake original research. Digitising sources and using digital sources to teach African history has great pedagogical value, but must be done ethically. This article suggests a model for collaborative and publicly engaged scholarship, demonstrating the potential of transnational projects and shared knowledge production while maintaining sensitivity towards questions of the hegemony of the North. The study draws on the experience of a virtual internship project between North American-based university students and the South African non-profit South African History Online (SAHO).

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01Jill E. Kelly (MSU) & Omar Badsha (SAHO)DOI: 10.1017/hia.2020.6

Last updated · 12 Jun 2026

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South African History Online. (2026, June 12). Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153580

South African History Online (2026) ' Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha', South African History Online, 12 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153580 (Accessed: 19 August 2026).

South African History Online, Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153580, (accessed 19 August 2026).

" Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha." South African History Online, 12 June 2026, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153580. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. " Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha." South African History Online. June 12, 2026. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153580.