African Economic History
Seminar or event series
The African Economic History Seminar began in January 2017; as far as we know, the only regular research seminar dedicated to the subject anywhere in the world (we would be delighted to be corrected!). The presenters illustrate the breadth of the field, in both subject and method. Each year we have four or five meetings, solely or mostly in the Lent term (mid-January to mid-March). Papers are often circulated for reading in advance, to people who commit to attending the seminar.
The convenors are grateful for the support of the G. M. Trevelyan Fund.
Events
Jan
24
The History and Politics of Capital Markets in Post-independence Africa: Comparative Insights from Nigeria and Kenya.
Mariusz Lucasiewicz (Liepzig)
Venue: King's College, Gibbs Building, Room E.3
Feb
7
Raising Capital to Raise Crops: Slave Emancipation and Agricultural Output in the Cape Colony
Igor Martins (Cambridge)
Venue: King's College, Gibbs Building, Room E.3
Feb
21
Rural Capitalism and Income Inequality in Colonial Africa: Trends and Transitions
Prince Young Aboagye (Lund)
Venue: King's College, Gibbs Building, Room E.3
Mar
7
A Web of Entanglements: Following East African Cowries across Land and Oceans (18th-19th Century)
Karin Pallaver (Bologna)
Joint meeting with History & Economics Seminar
Mar
14
Money, Imperial Sterling, and Colonial Economy-Building
Tinashe Nyamunda (Pretoria)
Online: Zoom - link will be sent to mailing list.
Jun
6
FIFTY YEARS OF HOPKINS, AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA: A FORUM
Toyin Falola (UT Austin), Gareth Austin (Cambridge), Ann McDougall (Alberta), Laura Channing (Durham), and Tony Hopkins (Cambridge)
Note change of venue: Senior Parlour, Gonville & Caius College
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Page credits & information
Banner image by Emiliano Travieso, Addis Ababa, 2019
At a glance
Term
Lent Term
When
Tuesdays, 17:15-18:45
Where
Audit Room, King’s College unless otherwise indicated
