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
The Copperbelt of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Iva Peša), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Women in Central African Republic (Juan Fandos-Rius), forthcoming Jul-Sep 2022
East Africa and Indian Ocean
History of the Seychelles (Richard B. Allen), forthcoming Jul–Sep 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
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 Jul-Sep 2022
Political History
The Copperbelt of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Iva Peša), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Women in Central African Republic (Juan Fandos-Rius), forthcoming Jul-Sep 2022
Religious History
Coptic Christianity (Lois Farag), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Slavery and Slave Trade
Aquatic Culture in Africa and the Diaspora (Kevin Dawson), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Slavery in European Colonial Courts (Richard Roberts), forthcoming Jul-Sep 2022
Social History
The Copperbelt of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Iva Peša), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Southern Africa
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
The Copperbelt of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Iva Peša), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Youth in South Africa’s Bantustans (Anne Heffernan), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
West Africa
Fulani Pastoralism in West Africa (Matthew D. Turner), forthcoming Jul–Sep 2022
Afro-Brazilians in West Africa (Olatunji Ojo), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Lebanese in Anglophone West Africa (Itamar Dubinsky), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2022
Women’s History
Swazi Women's Resilience Regarding Patriarchy, Marginalization, and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic (Betty Harris)
Women in Central African Republic (Juan Fandos-Rius), forthcoming Jul-Sep 2022
Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Jul-Sep 2022
