History and Culture

Religious urbanisation and infrastructural lives in African mega-cities

Dr Gareth Millington, Sociology, is leading on this project exploring links between religion, development and urbanisation in sub-Saharan African context.

Co-Production Networks for Community Heritage in Tanzania

This GCRF-funded project seeks to engage local communities with their cultural heritage, for educational and economic benefit.

Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s

Dr Gerard McCann leads on a project exploring East Africa's global connections in the post-independence world

Manifesting the Past in the Present: Decolonising Heritage Conservation in Algeria

PhD student Samir Belgacem has been exploring the origins of current inefficient conservation mechanisms and legislation in Algerian heritage. He is working to formulate alternative processes through a review of traditional cultures of care and the involvement of Algerians.

Mapping Africa's Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments

The MAEASaM project is working with partners in African countries to build a sustainable record of the continent's archaeological and heritage resources.  Researchers at the University of York are working on the Tanzanian aspect of the project, which is a collaboration across many universities and heritage institutions, funded by Arcadia.

The Role of Traditional Food Systems in Rapid Urbanization

Henrice Altink is collaborating on this project to identify the drivers of food choice in urban migrant populations around traditional African vegetables and fruits and the barriers to their consumption