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Derek Peterson (University of Michigan)

Derek Peterson (University of Michigan)

August 23, 2011 00:34:31

Guests: Peterson, Derek

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 055

African Archives, Past & Present

Derek Peterson (University of Michigan) on the politics and practice of archives in East Africa, the precarious state of some archives, and exciting possibilities of preservation and digitization at Mountains of the Moon University in Uganda; homespun historians in Recasting the African Past and Mau Mau prisons in Kenya; and his forthcoming book Pilgrims & Patriots: Conversion, Dissent, & the Making of Civil Societies in East Africa.

00:00:00 - 00:02:16 Introduction
00:02:16 - 00:08:03 Politics of Archive Work
00:08:03 - 00:17:28 Cultural Imperialism and Digitization
00:17:29 - 00:21:48 African History Outside of the Academy
00:21:48 - 00:27:55 Preserving African Archives
00:27:55 - 00:33:06 East African Christian Revivals
00:33:06 - 00:34:31 Outro

Cite this Episode

Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Derek Peterson. "African Archives, Past & Present". Africa Past and Present, August 23, 2011. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=055/.