Spears Studies in African and African Diaspora History
The Spears Studies in African and African Diaspora History series centers Afrocentric knowledge production by illuminating the social histories of continental and late-modern diaspora Africans. Guided by Patrice Lumumba’s call to center the African experience, we prioritize micro-social histories—spanning daily life, music, family, and technology—that capture the “voices of the voiceless” driving transformational change. Focusing on ordinary people and recent emigrants across the globe, the series champions holistic, eclectic methodologies. We urge authors to utilize authentic, self-authored sources—including oral testimonies, diaries, photos, and artifacts—to publish works that reflect the people’s own testimony and lived realities.
Spears Studies in African and African Diaspora History
The series advisory board is made up of distinguished scholars in Africa, Europe and North America. We’re particularly interested in a variety of titles that range from single monographs to edited volumes insofar as they engage with issues of African history and the diaspora. Area specializations that may be considered by the board include but are not limited to economic, political and social history. The board is especially interested in accounts of people’s economic and social activities during the colonial and postcolonial periods – e.g. fashion, dress, labour unions, education, youth, religion and religious movements, journalism, popular culture, literature, film, art, and women’s histories.
To submit a proposal for the book series, include the following core items: a) a concise description of the book, outlining your rationale, approach, main themes, objectives and any unique features; b) an abstract of about 200-300 words; c) a table of contents and d) a sample chapter, preferably, the introduction. Should you prefer to be more detailed, a proposal form is available for completion.
SERIES EDITORS
Womai I. Song
Associate Professor of History & AAAS
Earlham College, Indiana
songwo@earlham.edu
Walter Nkwi
Leiden University
Associate Professor of History
nkwi.walters@gmail.com
ADVISORY BOARD
George Njung (Wits University)
Bridget Teboh (UMass Dartmouth)
Francis Dube (Morgan State University)
George Kintiba (University of Maryland, College Park)
