Nancy Rushohora is a Tanzanian archaeologist and heritage scholar and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Her research focuses on the archaeology of resistance, heritage and trauma, collective memory, and the politics of photography and memorialization, particularly in relation to colonial violence and its aftermath in Africa.
Rushohora leads Transgenerational Memories of the Majimaji War (1904–1908), a digital initiative exploring memory landscapes, war memorials, missionary archives, and the repatriation of Tanzanian ancestral remains held in Germany. The project seeks to amplify diverse narratives and develop a documentary film addressing colonial trauma and memory landscapes. She is also co-author of the forthcoming Handbook of Memory Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa, scheduled for publication in 2027.
As a Restitution and Reparation Fellow, Fall 2026, Rushohora examines epistemic restitution through the Majimaji War documentary film, considering film as a means of restoring and sharing knowledge beyond the restitution of cultural belongings and ancestral remains.
