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The AADS department presents its annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture: When History Roars Back: The Animal Turn in African Historical Scholarship presented by Professor of History and African & African Diaspora Studies Dr. Saheed Aderinto on Wednesday 3/22/2023 2pm-4pm via Zoom Webinar.

This lecture is about the emergence of scholarship on animal-human history in African studies. It focuses on theoretical and methodological issues that influence how scholars write animals into African history

Presenter: Dr. Saheed Aderinto is a Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University. He is the author and editor of eight books, including "Animality and Colonial Subjecthood in Africa: The Human and Nonhuman Creatures of Nigeria" (Ohio University Press, 2022).

Co-Sponsors: Department of History

Date/Time: March 22. 2 PM (Eastern)

Zoom Webinar Registration Link:

https://go.fiu.edu/94176069881

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