Faculty Fellow

Ralph Austen

Professor Emeritus of African History, African Studies, and the College University of Chicago

Biography

Ralph A. Austen's current research (and limited teaching) focuses on the political economy and cultural dimensions of European overseas expansion (including autobiographical writings by "colonial subjects") and African literature.

To learn more about Ralph A. Austen's research and publications, please visit his profile page at the Department of History.

wwb3@uchicago.edu

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Featured Project

NigerHeritage: Research, Development, and Planning for Novel Museum, Cultural Center, and Field Station

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2018 – 2020

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Projects

NigerHeritage: Novel Solutions for Ancient and Historical Heritage

An international group of scientists, social scientists, architects, and planners developed proposals for the design and function of three sites in Niger—a museum, a cultural center for nomadic peoples, and a fossil field site.

The NigerHeritage project involved rethinking the design and function of two cultural facilities and one paleontological site—a museum, a cultural center for nomadic peoples, and a fossil field site—for preservation of Niger’s paleontological, archaeological, and cultural heritage. Research, ...

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2017 – 2018

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