SOAS Inaugural Lecture Series: Professor Michael Jennings (School of Development Studies)
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5:30 pm
- Venue
- SOAS Gallery, SOAS University of London
- Room
- Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
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About this event
This lecture looked back at the first Development Decade of the 1960s, with particular focus on the ways in which ideas around global solidarity, local action and radical ideas of decolonised practice were reflected in Tanzanian development.
Professor Jennings reflected on how echoes from the past are reflected in contemporary global development debates. This inaugural lecture is both a return to the start of Professor Jennings research career, and a look forward to new ways in which historical explorations of global development can speak directly to contemporary concerns, debates and challenges.
About the speaker
Professor Michael Jennings
Professor Jennings' research career began with a focus on the history of development in east Africa in the 1960s and ‘70s.
SOAS Inaugural Lecture Series
The SOAS Inaugural Lecture Series recognises that research is an integral part of university life, and offers a platform for newly appointed and promoted professors to share their significant contributions to their field while also showcasing the overall strength, depth and vitality of research at SOAS.
This event is ticketed, free of charge and open to SOAS staff and students, as well as the general public.
