The Africa Institute, Global Studies University are pleased to welcome new faculty for the Fall 2025 academic year. They join our faculty body, bringing expertise in archaeology, media and communication, African literature and cultural studies, Kiswahili, and African history to advance our teaching, research, and interdisciplinary programs in African Studies, the African Diaspora, and Global Studies.
Mohamed Faroug A. Ali, Visiting Assistant Professor of Archaeology, has directed and participated in numerous archaeological projects in Sudan. His research focuses on the formation, political economy, collapse, and regeneration of ancient states in sub-Saharan Africa, ancient iron-working cultural landscapes, and intercultural contact. Read more.
Maha Bashri, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, researches political communication, digital media, and civic engagement within African and Global South contexts. Her work examines gendered digital citizenship, the representation of marginalized groups, and the role of media in social change. Read more.
Philathia Bolton, Associate Professor of African & African Diaspora Literature and Cultural Studies, explores 20th-century African American literature, Black feminist thought, and the intersections of race, gender, and cultural memory in U.S. history. Her scholarship foregrounds the political legacies of the civil rights movement and how literary forms engage with identity, power, and historical trauma. Read more.
Mamadou Diouf, Visiting Professor of African History, focuses on the urban, political, social, and intellectual history of colonial and postcolonial Africa. His work offers critical insights into the historical transformations that continue to shape African societies today. Read more.
Regina Fupi, Lecturer of Kiswahili, specializes in translation studies, Kiswahili pedagogy, and Bantu linguistics. Her research interests also include the representation of Black history in educational resources in the Western world, particularly North America, and the phenomenological experiences of people of African descent in the diaspora. Read more.
Explore their work and contributions here: Faculty Profiles
The Africa Institute, Global Studies University are pleased to welcome new faculty for the Fall 2025 academic year. They join our faculty body, bringing expertise in archaeology, media and communication, African literature and cultural studies, Kiswahili, and African history to advance our teaching, research, and interdisciplinary programs in African Studies, the African Diaspora, and Global Studies.
The Africa Institute, Global Studies University are pleased to welcome new faculty for the Fall 2025 academic year. They join our faculty body, bringing expertise in archaeology, media and communication, African literature and cultural studies, Kiswahili, and African history to advance our teaching, research, and interdisciplinary programs in African Studies, the African Diaspora, and Global Studies.
Mohamed Faroug A. Ali, Visiting Assistant Professor of Archaeology, has directed and participated in numerous archaeological projects in Sudan. His research focuses on the formation, political economy, collapse, and regeneration of ancient states in sub-Saharan Africa, ancient iron-working cultural landscapes, and intercultural contact. Read more.
Maha Bashri, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, researches political communication, digital media, and civic engagement within African and Global South contexts. Her work examines gendered digital citizenship, the representation of marginalized groups, and the role of media in social change. Read more.
Philathia Bolton, Associate Professor of African & African Diaspora Literature and Cultural Studies, explores 20th-century African American literature, Black feminist thought, and the intersections of race, gender, and cultural memory in U.S. history. Her scholarship foregrounds the political legacies of the civil rights movement and how literary forms engage with identity, power, and historical trauma. Read more.
Mamadou Diouf, Visiting Professor of African History, focuses on the urban, political, social, and intellectual history of colonial and postcolonial Africa. His work offers critical insights into the historical transformations that continue to shape African societies today. Read more.
Regina Fupi, Lecturer of Kiswahili, specializes in translation studies, Kiswahili pedagogy, and Bantu linguistics. Her research interests also include the representation of Black history in educational resources in the Western world, particularly North America, and the phenomenological experiences of people of African descent in the diaspora. Read more.
Explore their work and contributions here: Faculty Profiles
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