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Director
Mamadou
Diouf, a renowned West African scholar and historian, will lead Columbia University’s
Institute for African Studies at the School of International and Public Affairs.
Diouf will also be a faculty member in Columbia's Departments of Middle East
and Asian Languages and Cultures (MEALAC) and History. He holds a Ph.D. from
the
University of Paris-Sorbonne (France). His research interests include urban,
political,
social
and intellectual
history in colonial and postcolonial Africa. His most recent book is Histoire
du Senegal: Le Modele Isalamo-Wolof Et Ses Peripheries (2001). He is the author,
editor and co-author of several other works including Les Figures du Politique
En Afrique, Des Pouvoirs Herites aux Pouvoirs Elus (1999) and Les Jeunes, Hantise
de L'Espace Public dans Les Societes du Sud, (Autrepart, 18, 2001). He is also
a member of the editorial board of several professional journals including the
Journal of African History.
"I accepted Columbia University's offer to join colleagues who are already engaged in the African debates from different theoretical as well as disciplinary perspectives to contribute to the global conversation," Professor Diouf said. "Columbia University is probably the best location to bring together very diverse groups involved with Africa--from the United Nations to Wall Street, from Harlem to migrant communities—with the participation of artist and cultural producers. I am excited to take up these challenges while contributing to the training of a new generation of Africanists, African experts, and academics."
Announcement: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/12/diouf.html