Abosede George

Abosede George is an Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Barnard College. Her research interests include the urban history of Africa, the history of childhood and youth in Africa, and the study of women, gender, and sexuality in African History. More recently, she has turned her focus to the 19th century in Lagos: gender, ethnicity, migration and the records of reverse diaspora communities from the Americas, the Caribbean, and other regions of West Africa. She is the founder and director of The Ekopolitan Project, as well.