http://afripod.aodl.org The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:36:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics 1440 http://afripod.aodl.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/afripod_300.jpg http://afripod.aodl.org 144 144 The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics africa, history Africa Past and Present Africa Past and Present africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/09/episode-32-africa-and-the-indian-ocean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-32-africa-and-the-indian-ocean http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/09/episode-32-africa-and-the-indian-ocean/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:09:58 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=606 Historian Ned Alpers (UCLA) on changing trends in Indian Ocean history and Africa’s centrality within it. Drawing from over three decades of research and a recently published book, Alpers discusses east African views of the Indian Ocean; slavery and the slave trade; resistance and agency.  He concludes by reflecting on the  daunting challenges and exciting opportunities facing Indian Ocean historians today. With guest host Laura Fair.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/09/episode-32-africa-and-the-indian-ocean/feed/ 0 0:28:43 Historian Ned Alpers (UCLA) on changing trends in Indian Ocean history and Africa’s centrality within it. Drawing from over three decades of research and a recently published book, Alpers discusses east African views of the Indian Ocean; slave[...] Historian Ned Alpers (UCLA) on changing trends in Indian Ocean history and Africa’s centrality within it. Drawing from over three decades of research and a recently published book, Alpers discusses east African views of the Indian Ocean; slavery and the slave trade; resistance and agency.  He concludes by reflecting on the  daunting challenges and exciting opportunities facing Indian Ocean historians today. With guest host Laura Fair. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/06/episode-28-ethnicity-and-power-in-sudans-past/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-28-ethnicity-and-power-in-sudans-past http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/06/episode-28-ethnicity-and-power-in-sudans-past/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:20:10 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=485 Historians Stephanie Beswick (Ball State U.) and Jay Spaulding (Kean U.) on ethnicity, slavery, and trade in Sudan.  Focus is on pre-colonial times, with an emphasis on how power relationships and economic factors influenced identity formation and political conflict. The interview was conducted at the Sudan Studies Association meeting in East Lansing.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/06/episode-28-ethnicity-and-power-in-sudans-past/feed/ 0 0:22:41 Historians Stephanie Beswick (Ball State U.) and Jay Spaulding (Kean U.) on ethnicity, slavery, and trade in Sudan.  Focus is on pre-colonial times, with an emphasis on how power relationships and economic factors influenced identity formation and p[...] Historians Stephanie Beswick (Ball State U.) and Jay Spaulding (Kean U.) on ethnicity, slavery, and trade in Sudan.  Focus is on pre-colonial times, with an emphasis on how power relationships and economic factors influenced identity formation and political conflict. The interview was conducted at the Sudan Studies Association meeting in East Lansing. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/01/africa-past-and-present-episode-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-and-present-episode-20 http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/01/africa-past-and-present-episode-20/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:57:51 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=265 Our first anniversary episode! Historian Martin Klein (Emeritus, U. of Toronto) reflects on African history and historiography and his life’s work on slavery in West Africa. Klein then sheds light on his ongoing research (in cooperation with leading Africanists) on African slaves. He concludes with observations about the state of historical research in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2009/01/africa-past-and-present-episode-20/feed/ 0 0:49:42 Our first anniversary episode! Historian Martin Klein (Emeritus, U. of Toronto) reflects on African history and historiography and his life’s work on slavery in West Africa. Klein then sheds light on his ongoing research (in cooperation with l[...] Our first anniversary episode! Historian Martin Klein (Emeritus, U. of Toronto) reflects on African history and historiography and his life’s work on slavery in West Africa. Klein then sheds light on his ongoing research (in cooperation with leading Africanists) on African slaves. He concludes with observations about the state of historical research in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/08/africa-past-and-present-episode-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-and-present-episode-12 http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/08/africa-past-and-present-episode-12/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:34:35 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=60 Walter Hawthorne (History, MSU) is an expert on Africa and the Atlantic World in the era of the slave trade.  We talk with him (and Joseph Lauer) about the history of rice farmers on the Upper Guinea Coast and the vigorous debate over Judith Carney’s “Black Rice” thesis. Hawthorne closes by describing his forthcoming book Forging a Creole Atlantic: Africans on the Upper Guinea Coast, in Portugal and in Amazonia, 1650-1830.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/08/africa-past-and-present-episode-12/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Walter Hawthorne (History, MSU) is an expert on Africa and the Atlantic World in the era of the slave trade.  We talk with him (and Joseph Lauer) about the history of rice farmers on the Upper Guinea Coast and the vigorous debate over Judith Carney’[...] Walter Hawthorne (History, MSU) is an expert on Africa and the Atlantic World in the era of the slave trade.  We talk with him (and Joseph Lauer) about the history of rice farmers on the Upper Guinea Coast and the vigorous debate over Judith Carney’s “Black Rice” thesis. Hawthorne closes by describing his forthcoming book Forging a Creole Atlantic: Africans on the Upper Guinea Coast, in Portugal and in Amazonia, 1650-1830. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no