Hello, My name is Zakirah Allain (they/she) and I am 23 years old. I completed my undergraduate degree double Majoring in International Development studies and African Studies with a certification in Black Canadian Studies. My passions include Decolonization, Climate Change Awareness, Human Rights Advocacy, and Education! During my studies, my research focuses have been primarily […]
Brian Waters studies water security in West Africa. He is focused on gender, participatory action research, and decentralized water infrastructure in urban settings. He has worked in Sierra Leone for the last 3 years, and is performing his PhD research in the informal settlements there, hoping to work with individuals, communities, and the municipal government […]
Patrick Chukwudike Okpalaeke is a PhD student in the Department of History. He holds a BA in History and International Studies and an MA in Social and Political History both from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. He is interested in African history, environmental history, history of health and medicine, and mining history during the twentieth […]
As a scholar and feminist activist, Rose Ndengue works on African decolonization, gender, and black feminisms in a colonial and post-colonial context. Her research focuses on African and Afro-descendant women's mobilizations in Europe and Cameroon. Her interdisciplinary approach blends history, political science, sociology, postcolonial studies with feminist and gender studies. Her work contributes to the […]