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Dams, Displacement and the Delusion of Development: Cahora Bassa and its Legacies in Mozambique, 1965-2007

Dams, Displacement and the Delusion of Development: Cahora Bassa and its Legacies in Mozambique, 1965-2007

April 5, 2017 00:21:47

Guests: Isaacman, Allen

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 109

Doing Mozambican History—Dams, Development & Going Digital

Allen Isaacman (University of Minnesota) discusses his recent Herskovits Award-winning book, Dams, Displacement and the Delusion of Development: Cahora Bassa and its Legacies in Mozambique, 1965-2007, how the work was researched, its significance, and the lives of those disrupted by the dam. He also talks of his long trajectory doing Mozambican history, book series publishing in African studies, ALUKA digital collections, and the future of the African Studies Association. Note: Part of a podcast series in collaboration with the U.S. African Studies Association.

00:00:00 - 00:02:18 Introduction
00:02:19 - 00:06:51 Allen Isaacman Discusses His Recent Herskovits Award-winning Book, Dams, Displacement and the Delusion of Development: Cahora Bassa and its Legacies in Mozambique, 1965-2007,
00:06:52 - 00:09:41 How the work was researched, its significance, and the lives of those disrupted by the dam
00:09:42 - 00:11:33 ALUKA Digital Collections
00:11:34 - 00:13:58 Book Series Publishing in African Studies
00:13:59 - 00:17:09 His Long Trajectory Doing Mozambican History
00:17:10 - 00:18:38 Mozambique Today
00:18:39 - 00:20:22 The Future of The African Studies Association
00:20:23 - 00:21:47 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Allen Isaacman. "Doing Mozambican History—Dams, Development & Going Digital". Africa Past and Present, April 5, 2017. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=109/.