An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi
- Date & time
- –
- Speaker
- Zeinab BadawiBroadcaster, journalist, and filmmaker; President of SOAS University of London
- Location
- Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
- Organisation
- Intelligence Squared
Topics
About this talk
Too often historians have told the history of Africa through the prism of colonialism. But what picture of the continent emerges when we do away with making the story of Africa so anchored in European colonialism? Award-winning broadcaster Zeinab Badawi returns to the Intelligence Squared stage to tell a new history of Africa – in all its shades and complexities – without the stifling gaze of Europe. Drawing on the themes of her latest book, An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence, she discusses the origins of humankind, the emergence of ancient civilisations and empires, and the joys and thrills of Independence. Having visited more than thirty African countries to interview countless historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and local storytellers, Badawi explores a gripping new history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet, told through the voices of Africans themselves.
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