Author: alegi

The Football Scholars Forum, launched in the History Department in 2010, recently opened its 2018-19 season. On September 25, the online fútbol think tank welcomed historian Amy Bass for a discussion of her new book, One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought… Continue Reading Football Scholars Forum 2018-19 Season Underway

Liz Timbs, a PhD student in African history, published an article in the Journal of Natal and Zulu History entitled “An In(ter)vention of Tradition: Medical Male Circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, 2009–2016.” To read the article: https://doi.org/10.1080/02590123.2018.1447534 Congratulations Liz!

Professor Peter Alegi was featured in the May 30 issue of MSU TODAY. Click here to read his “Teaching ‘Soccer’ Online” in the “Faculty Voices” section.

Akil Cornelius, PhD student in African history, gave a talk on Thursday, September 21, at the African Studies Center’s “Eye on Africa” series. The title of the talk was “Gun Running, Guerrilla Warfare, and Technological Change in the late nineteenth Century South Africa.” Cornelius was… Continue Reading Akil Cornelius Gives Paper at MSU African Studies Center

On Friday, September 15, Professor Peter Alegi gave the inaugural Bradford Morse African Studies Center Alumni Lecture at Boston University. The title of the lecture was “African Sports: Colonialism, Independence, Globalization.” Following the lecture, the African Studies Center hosted a reception featuring the center’s take… Continue Reading Alegi Gives Alumni Lecture at Boston University