The Social and Cultural History of the Western Indian Ocean and the Swahili Coast in their Global Interrelations

We are happy to announce and invite everyone to our upcoming ZMO online book discussion of three new fascinating monographs on the social and cultural history of the Western Indian Ocean and the Swahili coast in their global interrelations:
 

Andrew Eisenberg: Associate Professor, NYU Abu Dhabi
‘Sounds of other Shores: the musical poetics of identity on Kenya’s Swahili coast’ (Wesleyan University Press, 2024)
 

Nathaniel Mathews: Associate Professor, Binghamton University
‘Zanzibar was a Country: exile and citizenship between East African and the Gulf’ (University of California Press, 2024)
 

Anne Bang: Professor, University of Bergen
‘Zanzibari Muslim Moderns: Islamic paths to progress in the interwar period’ (Hurst, 2024, forthcoming)

 

Farouk Topan (Aga Khan University, London) will act as discussant, while the three authors will present their book projects and engage in conversation and discussion of overlapping themes. The event will be introduced and moderated by Kai Kresse (ZMO and Freie Universität Berlin).

The event from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (CET). For participation on site no registration is needed. To participate online via Zoom, please register here.