Projects

This project brings together chapters written by 17 women former guerrillas from uMkhonto we Sizwe, the African National Congress military wing and the Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) and...

As former President of Stockholm University, stepping down on Jan 31 2025, my first concern will be to write a brief chapter to a new History of the University, to be published for its 150 year anniversary...

A supernova explosion marks the spectacular end in the life of a massive star. Supernovae are the main sources of chemical elements that make life possible, responsible for regulating star formation in...

A story set in contemporary Sierra Leone about a group of politicians who view themselves as leading a prosperous and progressive country versus those of the masses, the citizens, whose experiences differ....

This is a pivotal moment for the study of slavery, in historical and contemporary form across a range of comparative law contexts. In historical form, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres...

Injuries are one of the leading causes of death and disability in low- and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. High quality and accessible healthcare systems are needed to reduce...

Mental disorders such as Schizophrenia affect up to 5 million in Africa and epilepsy is the most widespread neurological disorder on the continent. Despite these impressive numbers the research and funding...

With this project I aim to outline the unwritten history of civil aviation in East Africa. I use this history as a lens to take a fresh look at some classic questions as follows: how did the human fascination...

X-ray imaging is a workhorse in the clinic due to its speed, low cost and relative simplicity. However, the absorption contrast mechanism conventionally used has essentially remained the same since the...

Over the past 25 years or so, large corporations have been under increasing pressure both to improve their performance on environment, social and governance (ESG) issues, and to report better on what they...

This long-term project, with it’s focus on affect, particularly melancholy, shame and rage, is located in a feminist decolonial framework and is aimed at disrupting gender, raced and other entangled...

Dogon Muslims and “pagan” saints are key figures emblematic of the dramatic social transformations Mali has witnessed since the mid-20th century. They are also often alleged to be oxymorons, that is,...