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East Africa and the Indian Ocean

East Africa and the Indian Ocean

September 30, 2009 00:28:43

Guests: Alpers, Ned

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter
Fair, Laura

historyIndian Oceanresistanceslave tradeslavery
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Episode 032

Africa and the Indian Ocean

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.

00:00:00 - 00:01:54 Introduction
00:01:54 - 00:05:13 Approaches to Studying the Indian Ocean
00:05:13 - 00:08:30 Viewing the Indian Ocean from East Africa
00:08:30 - 00:10:45 African Voices and Agency
00:10:45 - 00:14:07 Slave Resistance in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans
00:14:07 - 00:21:57 New Directions in Studying the Indian Ocean
00:21:57 - 00:26:15 Sources for Study
00:26:15 - 00:28:43 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Ned Alpers, Laura Fair, and Peter Limb. "Africa and the Indian Ocean". Africa Past and Present, September 30, 2009. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=032/.