{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S6 E5: Origins of the Ghana\/Ivory Coast rivalry: the West African Wager, With Prof. Elisa Prosperetti","description":"In contemporary African history, most narratives revolve around the year 1960. But what if I say, 1957? what do you say? Independence of the first sub-Saharan African country, Ghana? Yes, that\u2019s right. Anything else? Let\u2019s listen to the answers by Prof. Elisa Prosperetti, History professor, specializing in modern African and world history, and currently a visiting assistant professor at Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, United States, where she teaches a range of courses on African history. Her research focuses on the connected narratives of development, education and citizenship. ","author_name":"My African Cliches (English)","author_url":"http:\/\/www.drtejubaba.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16362233\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/e39832\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/85743305"}