Concept: Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Reflexivity links Africa-China encounters to knowledge production
How cultural exchanges between Africa and China reshape knowledge and perspective
Amharic “heart” is linked to positive emotions
How the Amharic word for heart reveals universal links to positive emotions
Lotuturu Hill holds layered memories of colonial and Amin-era rule
How a forgotten Ugandan hilltop reveals hidden histories of colonialism and dictatorship
Reassessing Women’s Economic Agency Through the Lens of the Shariʿa Court Records: The Case of Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Tripoli
Court records reveal how Ottoman women navigated property ownership and legal matters
Mauritius preserved Indian indenture-era cultural traditions
How Indian indentured laborers preserved their culture in Mauritius from 1834 onward
Crayfish trade in Kenya links foodways, race, and ecology
How Chinese demand for crayfish reshaped an invasive species and sparked racial conflict in Kenya
Colonial whaling sharply reduced whale populations in Southern Africa
How industrial whaling reshaped Southern Africa's whale populations and marine ecosystems
Bill-fish taxonomy and angling potential in South and East Africa
Exploring the biology and ecology of three prized game fish species
