Forthcoming Articles
Explore ORE of African History articles in progress, organized by subfield (note that articles may appear under more than one category). Projected publication dates are provided for articles in production. When available, linked titles will take you to an advance summary of the article.
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African Diaspora
Musics of the Black Atlantic: Highlife, Rumba, and Afrobeat (Jonathan Reynolds), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Central Africa
Women in Central African Republic (Juan Fandos-Rius), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2022
Colonial Conquest and Rule
Slavery in Europe During the Atlantic Slave Trade (Giulia Bonazza), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2022
East Africa and Indian Ocean
The Groundnut Scheme and Colonial Development in Tanganyika (Matteo Rizzo), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2022
History of the Seychelles (Richard B. Allen), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Economic History
The Groundnut Scheme and Colonial Development in Tanganyika (Matteo Rizzo), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2022
Historiography and Methods
Genetics and the African Past (Mary E. Prendergast, Elizabeth A. Sawchuk, Kendra A. Sirak), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
GIS Applications in Southern African Archaeology (Seke Katsamudanga), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
North Africa and the Gulf
Decolonization and Race in North Africa (Muriam Haleh Davis), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
The Making of the Maghrib: 1147-1500 (Allen Fromherz), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Women in Late Antique North Africa (In the Writings of Augustine and Other Church Fathers) (Cassandra M. M. Casias), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Northeastern Africa
Precolonial History of South Sudan (Stephanie Beswick)
Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2022
Political History
Women in Central African Republic (Juan Fandos-Rius), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2022
Religious History
Coptic Christianity (Lois Farag), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Slavery and Slave Trade
Slavery in Europe During the Atlantic Slave Trade (Giulia Bonazza), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2022
Financing the Indian Ocean Slave Trade (Hollian Wint), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Slavery in European Colonial Courts (Richard Roberts), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2022
Southern Africa
Albert Luthuli (Robert Vinson), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Disease and Trauma in Past Southern African Communities: Archaeological Perspectives (Susan Pfeiffer), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
GIS Applications in Southern African Archaeology (Seke Katsamudanga), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Ndau Identity in Zimbabwe (Emmanuel Sithole), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Cyril Ramaphosa (Anthony Butler), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
West Africa
Precolonial Yoruba States (Ayodeji Ogunnaike), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2022
Islam and Politics in Postcolonial Mauritania (Alexander Thurston), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Fulani Pastoralism in West Africa (Matthew D. Turner), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Women’s History
Women in Late Antique North Africa (In the Writings of Augustine and Other Church Fathers) (Cassandra M. M. Casias), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Swazi Women's Resilience Regarding Patriarchy, Marginalization, and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic (Betty Harris)
Women in Central African Republic (Juan Fandos-Rius), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2022
Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2022
