Heritage Pathway: Authenticity in African Heritage

nigerian railway picture

In the final Heritage Pathway session for Hilary term, researchers will be introduced to two projects on African heritage, exploring different approaches to the question of authenticity.

Speakers:

  • Dr Mai Musie and Dr Jacopo Gnisci were involved in a collaborative project with Ethiopian and Eritrean communities at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford. The Bodleian holds a collection of manuscripts and icons from Ethiopia and Eritrea, including illuminated gospels, the Kebrä Nägäst, and the Harp of Mary.

  • Dr Olly Owen’s research interests centre on political anthropology and the relations between governments and publics in West Africa. In 2018 he was awarded a Knowledge Exchange Fellowship to develop a partnership with a Lagos-based railway heritage group

For further information please email training@humanities.ox.ac.uk.

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