Samuel D Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6394686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel D Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel D |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON S D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pomona College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3870-1836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Algiers to Timbuktu
The so-called “Saharan Divide” separating sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa into distinct fields has a long and complicated history. Paradoxically, given its dense historiography, this divide is particularly pronounced in scholarship on the colonial period. This article proposes an approach to researching across this division, centered on research in multiple African archives, to build a “multi-local” understanding of colonial-era trans-Saharan…
The French Médersa in West Africa
This article examines the origins and development of colonial Franco-Muslim education, with specific reference to the Médersa of Saint-Louis in Senegal. Often described as a failed experiment on the part of the French administration, the médersa nevertheless marked the first effort to “modernize” Islamic education in West Africa. This article argues that the médersa evolved, and eventually closed, in tandem with local engagement and the establish…
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The French Médersa in West Africa
This article examines the origins and development of colonial Franco-Muslim education, with specific reference to the Médersa of Saint-Louis in Senegal. Often described as a failed experiment on the part of the French administration, the médersa nevertheless marked the first effort to “modernize” Islamic education in West Africa. This article argues that the médersa evolved, and eventually closed, in tandem with local engagement and the establish…
From Algiers to Timbuktu
The so-called “Saharan Divide” separating sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa into distinct fields has a long and complicated history. Paradoxically, given its dense historiography, this divide is particularly pronounced in scholarship on the colonial period. This article proposes an approach to researching across this division, centered on research in multiple African archives, to build a “multi-local” understanding of colonial-era trans-Saharan…
Archaeology (2 works) · Colonial period (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender (2 works) · Political science (2 works)