History and Culture
Dr Gareth Millington, Sociology, is leading on this project exploring links between religion, development and urbanisation in sub-Saharan African context.
This GCRF-funded project seeks to engage local communities with their cultural heritage, for educational and economic benefit.
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.
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
Focus Area members
Dr Akinbowale Akintayo
Archaeology
Dr Alex Medcalf
History
Dr Amandine Pras
School of Arts and Creative Technologies
Dr Ana Bilbao Yarto
History of Art
Dr Barnaby Dye
Politics / UGDC
Dr Becca Grose
History
Bob Campbell
Education
Dr Daryl Stump
Archaeology / Environment and Geography
Diana Nana Somuah Adu-Gyimah
Centre for Women's Studies
PhD student
Dr Daniel Owusu Kyereko
Education and Social Justice
Elizabeth Hicks
Archaeology
PhD student
Emma Jackson
Education
PhD student
Dr Gerard McCann
History
Professor Joann Fletcher
Archaeology
Dr Joanna de Groot
History
Dr José Ciro Martínez
Politics
Dr Joseph Mujere
History
Dr Juliana Mensah
English and Related Literature
Dr Kwaku Afrifa
Archaeology
Lilian Chigona
Politics
PhD student
Luqman Muraina
Politics
PhD student
Professor Michelle Alexander
Archaeology
Nura Hassan
Archaeology
PhD student
Dr Peg Murray-Evans
Politics
Dr Philip Burnett
School of Arts and Creative Technologies
Dr Richard Lee
Archaeology
Dr Robert Davies
Philosophy
Professor Sam Hellmuth
Language and Linguistic Science
Samir Belgacem
Archaeology
PhD student
Dr Sayra Van Den Berg
Politics
Dr Stella Basinyi
Archaeology/Heritage
Dr Tabitha K. Kabora
Environment and Geography
Dr Tara Alberts
History
Thomas Wright
History
PhD student
Professor Tom Stoneham
Philosophy
Umar Gombe Muhammad
Language and Linguistic Science
PhD student