Colonialism, slavery, and trade
External reference: https://openalex.org/T12144
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GIS maps crop change in eastern Africa, 1857–76 GIS analysis of 1857-1876 explorer accounts reveals spatial and temporal patterns in maize, rice, and cassava adoption across inland equatorial eastern Africa along caravan routes.
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Historical movements linked Guianas and Lesser Antilles Caribs Excavations in French Guiana reveal material culture linking continental and island Caribbean populations in the 17th century, supporting mythological accounts of Galibi expansion.
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Review finds Hall rethinks race in Muslim West African history Critical review of Hall's reassessment showing racialized hierarchies developed within precolonial Sahelian Islamic societies, challenging Eurocentric narratives of race as solely colonial invention.
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Ubuntu relationality reframes Descartes’ cogito Philosophical critique of Descartes' cogito through Ubuntu relational framework, arguing relationality precedes thought and provides more comprehensive ontological foundation.
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Pan-African art exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago Project a Black Planet explores Pan-African art and culture through an international collaborative exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, running December 2024 to March 2025.