An open group for sharing research and discussion on the history of Africa and African diasporas. Welcomes a broad range of theoretical and methodological approaches
Lloyd Graham deposited A comparison of the anthropomorphic Vodun power-figure (West African bocio/bo/vodu/tro) with its Kongo counterpart (Central African nkisi) in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 2 months, 2 weeks agoThis paper compares anthropomorphic power-figures from the Vodun and Kongo cultural areas. Vodun is practised along the Guinea Coast of West Africa (especially in Benin and Togo) whereas the Kongo religion is native to the west coast of Central Africa (especially the two Republics of the Congo and northwest Angola). First, overlaps in belief and…[Read more]
Dima Hurlbut deposited “Gobert Edet and the Entry of the RLDS Church into Southeastern Nigeria, 1962-1966,” Journal of Mormon History 45, no. 4 (2019): 81-104. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 7 months, 2 weeks agoThis is an article published in the Journal of Mormon History 45, no. 4 (2019): 81-104.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited “LDS Materials for the Study of Postcolonial Sub-Saharan Africa,” International Journal of African Historical Studies 52, no. 2 (2019): 301-310. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 7 months, 2 weeks agoThis is an article published in the International Journal of African Historical Studies 52, no. 2 (2019): 301-310.
Danielle Skjelver started the topic Call for Peer Reviewers in the discussion
African History on Humanities Commons 8 months, 1 week agoThe History of Applied Science & Technology Open Access Textbook editors seek peer reviewers for all regions and all periods.
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Danielle Skjelver started the topic Call for Africa Editor in the discussion
African History on Humanities Commons 8 months, 1 week agoThe History of Applied Science and Technology Open Access Textbook editors are seeking an Africanist to join our team.
Robert Heinze deposited Dialogue between absentees? Liberation radio engages its audiences, Namibia, 1978-1989 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 11 months agoLiberation radios, the propaganda stations operated by the anti-Apartheid and anticolonial movements Southern Africa, provide us with a unique lens on the relationship between broadcasters and their audiences. Most importantly, they conceptualized audiences in a specific, two-pronged way to mobilize target populations and influence global media…[Read more]
Terry Carter deposited African American History and Culture Website in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 11 months, 1 week agoThe purpose of this website is to provide readers the opportunity to learn about African American history and culture.
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Dima Hurlbut started the topic CfP: IJAHS, Special Issue: Prophets and Prophecy in Postcolonial Africa in the discussion
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year agoCALL FOR PAPERS
International Journal of African Historical Studies
Special Issue: Prophets and Prophecy in Postcolonial AfricaGuest Editors:
Dima Hurlbut, Boston University
Andreana Prichard, University of OklahomaThis is a call for papers for a special issue of the International Journal of African Historical Studies (IJAHS), a p…[Read more]
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Dima Hurlbut deposited “Materials for the Study of Postcolonial Africa in the LDS Church History Library: Oral Histories,” Working Papers in African Studies, no. 270 (2018): 1-19. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year agoThis is working paper published by the African Studies Center at Boston University.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited “Materials for the Study of Postcolonial Africa in the LDS Church History Library: Manuscripts,” Working Papers in African Studies, no. 272 (2019): 1-18. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year agoThis is working paper published by the African Studies Center at Boston University.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited “The History of Christianity in Nigeria: A Bibliography of Secondary Literature,” Working Papers in African Studies, no. 269 (2017): 1-46. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 1 month agoThis is a working paper published by the African Studies Center at Boston University.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited “LDS Materials for the Study of Postcolonial Sub-Saharan Africa,” International Journal of African Historical Studies 52, no. 2 (2019): 301-310. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 2 months agoThis is an article published in the International Journal of African Historical Studies 52, no. 2 (2019): 301-310.
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Dima Hurlbut started the topic CfP: 2nd Rocky Mountain Workshop on African History (August 7-8, 2020) in the discussion
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 2 months ago2nd Rocky Mountain Workshop on African History
BYU Salt Lake Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
August 7-8, 2020
This is a call for papers, panels, and discussants for the 2nd Rocky Mountain Workshop on African History. Inspired by the success of the North Eastern Workshop on Southern Africa, the Rocky Mountain Workshop is designed to provide an…[Read more]
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Devaka Premawardhana, Faith in Flux: Pentecostalism and Mobility in Rural Mozambique (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018), African Studies Quarterly 18, no. 3 (May 2019): 91-93. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 2 months agoBook review published in African Studies Quarterly 18, no. 3 (May 2019): 91-93.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Steven Pierce, Moral Economies of Corruption: State Formation and Political Culture in Nigeria (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2016), Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies 41, no. 1 (2018): 179-182 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 3 months agoBook review published in Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies 41, no. 1: 179-182.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Andreana C. Prichard, Sisters in Spirit: Christianity, Affect, and Community Building in East Africa, 1860-1970 (East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2017), H-Empire, H-Net Reviews (December 2018) in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 3 months agoBook review published in H-Empire, H-Net Reviews.
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Robert Heinze deposited “Taxi Pirates”: A comparative history of informal transport in Nairobi and Kinshasa, 1960s –2000s in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 5 months agoThe chapter presents a comparative history of two African cities notorious for the way their informal transport systems are regulated by different actors. It looks at how small private (often unlicensed) transport operators took over public transport in the 1950s and 1960s, their efforts at self-regulating and the efforts of informal workers to…[Read more]
Olalekan Adigun deposited A Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Climate Change, Land Disputes, and the Patterns of Farmers/Herdsmen’s Conflicts in Nigeria in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 year, 7 months agoRelying on the Nigeria Watch database and newspaper reports from August 2014 to April 2018, this study analyses the root causes, patterns, and politicisation of the farmers/herdsmen conflicts in Nigeria. This study critically examines the relationship between climate change, land disputes, and the patterns of farmers/ herdsmen conflicts in…[Read more]
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Olalekan Adigun deposited People, Power, and Change: Analysing the Causes of Power Shifts in Africa Since the Cold War in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoThis paper attempts to provide answers to the following questions: What are the causes of political changes in Africa in the 21st century? Are these changes people-led? What are the challenges militating against people-led political changes in Africa? The paper takes a look at the nature of the post-colonial states of Africa since the Cold War…[Read more]
Samuel Grinsell created the group
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