Andrew Apter
Andrew Herman Apter (born December 7, 1956) is an American historian, professor at University of California, Los Angeles,[1] and Director of the African Studies Center.[2]
Andrew Apter | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 7, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
He was field director of Black Atlantic Studies, for the Social Science Research Council.[3]
Awards
- 2010 Guggenheim Fellow[4]
Works
- Beyond Words: Discourse and Critical Agency in Africa, University of Chicago Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-226-02352-6
- Black Critics and Kings: The Hermeneutics of Power in Yoruba Society, University of Chicago Press, 1992, ISBN 978-0-226-02342-7
- The Pan-African Nation: Oil and the Spectacle of Culture in Nigeria, University of Chicago Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-226-02355-7
- "Atinga Revisited", Modernity and its malcontents: ritual and power in postcolonial Africa, Editors Jean Comaroff, John L. Comaroff, University of Chicago Press, 1993, ISBN 978-0-226-11440-8
- "IBB = 419: Nigerian Democracy and the Politics of Illusion", Civil society and the political imagination in Africa: critical perspectives, Editors John L. Comaroff, Jean Comaroff, University of Chicago Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-226-11413-2
Further reading
References
- "Faculty — History". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- "Andrew Apter (Currently on Sabbatical), UCLA International Institute". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- "Black Atlantic Studies - Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship - Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - Brooklyn, NY, USA". Social Science Research Council. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Andrew Apter - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
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