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
Dima Hurlbut deposited “Where Do We Go from Here? Writing Children into African History,” African Studies Quarterly 16, no. 1 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a review essay published in African Studies Quarterly.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited “LDS Materials for the Study of Sub-Saharan Africa at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University,” Working Papers in African Studies, no. 273 (2020): 1-4. in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a working paper published in Working Papers in African Studies.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of James H. Sweet, Recreating Africa: Culture, Kinship and Religion in the African-Portuguese World, 1441-1770 (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2003), Entremons: UPF Journal of World History 11 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a book review published in Entremons: UPF Journal of World History.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Timothy R. Landry, Vodún: Secrecy and the Search for Divine Power (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018), African Studies Quarterly 19, no. 3 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a book review published in African Studies Quarterly.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Lovemore Togarasei (ed.), Aspects of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe (New York, NY: Springer, 2018), Nova Religio 23, no. 4 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a review published in Nova Religio.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Ebenezer Obadare, Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria (London, UK: Zed Books, 2018), Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 41, nos. 3-4 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a book review published in Pneuma.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Charlotte Walker-Said, Faith, Power and Family: Christianity and Social Change in French Cameroon (Woodbridge, UK: James Currey, 2018), International Journal of African Historical Studies 52, no. 3 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is book review published in the International Journal of African Historical Studies.
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Dima Hurlbut deposited Review of Douglas Thomas and Temilola Alanamu (eds.), African Religions: Beliefs and Practices Through History (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2019), Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 56, no. 11 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 1 week, 2 days agoThis is a book review published in Choice.
Samuel Grinsell deposited Mastering the Nile? Confidence and Anxiety in D. S. George’s Photographs of the First Aswan Dam, 1899–1912 in the group
African History on Humanities Commons 2 months, 2 weeks agoThe first Aswan Dam was built at the dawn of the twentieth century and celebrated as a triumph of imperial engineering. Five years after its completion, workers returned to extend the dam. Photographer D. S. George recorded both the building and extension projects for the Egyptian Public Works Department in a series of images that give a unique…[Read more]
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 5 months, 3 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]
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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 10 months, 3 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 10 months, 3 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 11 months, 2 weeks 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 11 months, 2 weeks 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 1 year, 2 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 1 year, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 4 months agoThis is a working paper published by the African Studies Center at Boston University.
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