Abosede George
Abosede George is a Nigerian-American professor of of History and Africana Studies at of Barnard College and Columbia University.[1] Her academic focus are in the areas of African History, Childhood and Youth Studies, Social Reform in Africa, Urban History, Women's Studies, and Migration Studies.[1] She is the incumbent President of the Nigerian Studies Association, an affiliate organization of the African Studies Association.[2] An award-winning author, George has published scored of scholarly articles in high-impact, peer-reviewed academic journals.
Background
Abosede George | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abosede Ajibike George |
| Nationality | Nigerian-American |
| Awards | Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize, African Studies Association Women's Caucus, 2015 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, Stanford University |
| Website | https://barnard.edu/profiles/abosede-george |
Abosede George obtained her B.A. in History from Rutgers University in 1999. She proceeded to Stanford University where she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History in 2002 and 2006 respectively.[3]
George joined the faculty of Barnard College and Columbia University in 2007.[1] Her research and teaching interests are in the area of African urban history, history of childhood and youth in Africa, and women, gender, and sexuality in African History.[1] George's articles have appeared in various first-tier, peer-reviewed academic journals, including the Journal of Social History, Women’s Studies Quarterly, and the Scholar and Feminist Online. Her book, Making Modern Girls: A History of Girlhood, Labor, and Social Development, which was published in 2014, won her the 2015 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize from the African Studies Association Women's Caucus.[4]
Abosede George's research interests have increasingly turned towards nineteenth-century Lagos, to issues of gender, ethnicity, migration, and the records of reverse diaspora communities from the Americas, the Caribbean, and other regions of West Africa.[3] She is currently working on The Ekopolitan Project, a digital archive of migrant histories and family genealogies from 19th- and 20th-century Lagos.[5]
George maintains faculty affiliations with the Africana Studies Program at Barnard, the Institute for African Studies at Columbia (IAS), the Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW), and the Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference (CCASD).[6] She is a member of the following professional organizations: African Studies Association, Society for the History of Childhood and Youth, and Nigerian Studies Association where she is the current President.[1] She is equally a member of the Board of Directors of the Lagos Studies Association.[7]
Selected Publications
Making Modern Girls: A history of girlhood, labor, and social development in 20th century colonial Lagos (Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, New African Histories series, 2014).[1][2] Winner of 2015 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize from the African Studies Association Women's Caucus.[4]
“Getting the Hang of It,” Scholar and Feminist Online: Gender, Justice, and Neoliberal Transformations, 11, nos. 1&2 (2013).[3]
"Within Salvation: Girl Hawkers and the Colonial State in Development Era Lagos," Journal of Social History, 44, no. 3 (Spring 2011): 837-859.[4]
"Feminist Activism and Class Politics: The Example of the Lagos Girl Hawker Project," Women's Studies Quarterly 35, nos. 3&4 (2007): 128-143.[5]
- ^ a b c d e "Abosede George | Barnard History". history.barnard.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "2016-2019". Mysite. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b "Abosede George | MA/MSc in International and World History". worldhistory.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b "2015 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for Scholarly Work". asawomenscaucus. May 7, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Home". The Ekopolitan Project | Migrant Histories and Family Genealogies from 19th and 20th Century Lagos. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "People | Abosede George | The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University". heymancenter.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Board of Directors and Committees". Lagos Studies Association. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-15.