Events
Join us on November 14 : research presentation by Professor Akin Ogundiran!
Date and Time
Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
Lake Ontario Hall, room 164
Description
Dr. Ogundiran will speak about the Archaeology of the Oyo Empire (West Africa): Chivalry, Colonies, and Household Politics in the Early Modern Period.
Between ca. 1650 and 1800, the Oyo Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south of the River Niger. The regional and multi-sited scope and the residential contexts of Ogundiran's archaeological research allow for a fine-scale understanding of how domesticity, gender, class, labor, technology, mobility, and the landscape together fashioned the Oyo Empire. In the process, ideas about personhood, family, and sexuality were also transformed. The archaeology of the Oyo Empire contributes to a truly global understanding of the Early Modern Period.
Dr. Ogundiran's talk will be on Grand Valley State University's Allendale Campus, at 6pm on Thursday November 14, in Lake Ontario Hall, room 164.
This event has been tagged as academic, africa, archaeology, archeology, community, and history.
Contact
for more information about this event, please email [email protected].