Abosede George

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United Republic of Tanzania

Title

Assistant Professor

Affiliation

Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, New York

Email

ageorge@barnard.edu

Mailing Address

Department of History
Barnard College
Lehman Hall, Room 418
Columbia University
New York, New York 10027 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 212-854-3645

Education

B.A., Rutgers University
M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University

Research Interests

history of women and girls in Nigeria, especially in Lagos.

Teaching Interests

Teaches courses on African history; African civilization; African
urban history; history of children and childhood, gender, and sexuality
in Africa; history of Lagos, Nigeria.

Publications

"Feminist activism and class politics: the example of the Lagos Girl
Hawker Project," Women's studies quarterly 35 (2007).

Keywords

women ; gender ; history.