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Elliot L James

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Narrative

Using qualitative methods of cultural studies, human geography, and environmental history, my dissertation will explore the cultural and social dimensions of mass transportation in an African megacity. Substantively, I am interested in indigenous knowledge(s) of commuting and everyday struggles over the making of space in Cape Town from the mid-twentieth century to the present.


Specialties

  • South Africa
  • Urban History
  • Social Theory

Educational Background

  • B.A.: History, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 2005.

Professional Activities

  • African Studies Association
  • American Historical Association

Awards

  • Fulbright-Hays Zulu Group Project Abroad, June 2008 - August 2008
  • Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship, June 2007 - June 2008
  • ICGC/Mellon Scholars Fellowship, September 2006 - Present

Courses Taught

  • Afro 3205: History of South Africa from 1910 to Present
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Featured Faculty

  • Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor

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    Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

    Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.

    November 17th, 2009

  • Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient

    Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.

     June 5th, 2009

  • Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair

    Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.

     June 5th, 2009

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