Department of History & School of History, Religions and Philosophies

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Department of History School of History, Religions and Philosophies Reader in the History of Africa Centre of African Studies Management Committee Member Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies Member Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies Member Centre for Global Media and Communications Associate Member
Department
Department of History & School of History, Religions and Philosophies
Qualifications
DIPPOL (Rennes), PhD (Vienna)
Building
Russell Square: College Buildings
Office
309
Email address
mr28@soas.ac.uk
Telephone number
+44 (0)20 7898 4606

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In my academic work on the social history of West Africa, I have focused on recovering and reinterpreting the experiences of often-neglected historical actors in the nineteenth and twentieth century. 

I began with a micro-history of the Kayes region, presented in my monograph 'Les migrantes ignorées du Haut-Sénégal, 1900-1946' (Karthala, 2009). This was followed by the production of a documentary film, 'The Diambourou: Slavery and Emancipation in Kayes – Mali' (2014), a web documentary ‘Bouillagui: A Free Village’ (2020), and an annotated African source titled 'Essai d’Histoire locale' by Djiguiba Camara, which I co-edited with Elara Bertho (2020). Additionally, I have published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters that have aimed to reposition West African historical scholarship in a non-gender-biased and non-elite-centric dynamic.

To enhance the impact of my research and democratise access to historical knowledge, I have prioritised publishing my academic findings in various media forms. Diversifying my research outputs to reach a broader audience has become a central focus of my most recent projects. This shift in my career toward digital humanities and public history has led me to co-produce and collaborate on mobile apps, websites, films, graphic novels, animated films, and mobile games.

I have also involved local villagers and school children in community action research, training them to collect oral histories and local knowledge using mobile phones. The ultimate goal of these projects has been to make West African villagers recognised as knowledge producers in their own right and developers of long-term solutions for their community. For example, in collaboration with the Malian NGO Donkosira and the villagers of Bouillagui in Western Mali, we are currently finalising a graphic novel that chronicles Bouillagui’s historical resistance to internal slavery. This graphic novel aims to serve as an educational tool for younger generations, helping them combat discrimination and exploitation in all its forms, including modern slavery.

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  • Modern African History
  • Gender History
  • History of Slavery
  • Public History
  • Gamification
  • Digital Humanities

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Email
mr28@soas.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)20 7898 4606

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