Teaching History in African Universities Today

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Prof Olutayo Adesina, a visiting fellow at ZMO, teaches history at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. His research focuses mainly on African and especially Nigerian history. In this episode, he reflects on the meanings of anthropology and history in the context of what he calls an “African experience”. What does it mean to be a historian today? Which questions are asked in the classroom, and how has it changed over time? He also introduces his project “The First Frontier? Exploring the Ramifications of Hidden Histories from the Backs of Women in Southwest Nigeria” and his contribution to the “Remoboko” conference on religiosity on university campuses in West Africa. This episode is moderated by Dr Anandita Bajpai, research fellow at ZMO.

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