Lorelle D. Semley
Lorelle D. Semley | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Occupation | PhD) |
| Thesis | Kétu Identities: Islam, Gender, and French Colonialism in West Africa, 1850s-1960s (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Hunwick |
| Other advisors | Gwendolyn Mikell Robert W. Harms Angelique Haugerud Diana Wylie |
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| Institutions | Wesleyan University College of the Holy Cross |
Lorelle Denise Semley (born 1969) is an American historian of Africa specialized in modern
French imperialism, gender, and the Atlantic World. She is a professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross
.
Career
Semley completed a B.S. in French at the
Georgetown University School of Languages and Linguistics in 1991.[1] Her undergraduate advisors included Gwendolyn Mikell and David Johnson.[2] She earned a M.A. in African Studies at Yale University in 1995.[1] Semley's interest in history and African studies was furthered graduate courses she took by Robert Harms, Angelique Haugerud, Christopher Miller, and Diana Wylie.[2] Semley completed a M.A. (1996) and Ph.D. (2002) in History at Northwestern University.[1] Her dissertation was titled Kétu Identities: Islam, Gender, and French Colonialism in West Africa, 1850s-1960s. Semley's doctoral advisor was John Hunwick.[2]
Semley was an assistant professor in the history department at
French imperialism, gender, and the Atlantic World.[4]
In 2020, Semley became the editor-in-chief of History in Africa, a scholarly journal of the African Studies Association.
Selected works
- Semley, Lorelle D. (2011). Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town. Indiana University Press.
- Semley, Lorelle (2017). To be Free and French: Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-10114-2.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "CV". Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ OCLC 51797823.
- ^ "BC welcomes new faculty".
- ^ "Lorelle D. Semley | College of the Holy Cross". www.holycross.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Reviews of Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass:
- Korieb, C.J. (September 2011). "Review". ISSN 0009-4978.
- Willis, John Thabiti (August 2013). "Review". Africa. 83 (3): 529–530. S2CID 147087107.
- Ogunyankin, Grace (2013). "Review". African Studies Quarterly. 13 (1): 140–141. eISSN 2152-2448.
- Allman, Jean (2013). "Endurance and Vulnerability". The Journal of African History. 54 (2): 309–311. S2CID 161285956.
- Byfield, Judith A. (December 2012). "Review". H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online. ISSN 1538-0661.
- Renne, Elisha P. (2011). "Review". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 44 (3): 471–473. JSTOR 23267215.
- Korieb, C.J. (September 2011). "Review".
- ^ Reviews of To be Free and French:
- Heath, Elizabeth (October 2018). "Review". The American Historical Review. 123 (4): 1290–1291. ISSN 0002-8762.
- Zimmerman, Sarah (October 2018). "Lorelle Semley, To Be Free and French: Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire". European History Quarterly. 48 (4): 771–773. S2CID 149962228.
- Filippello, Marcus B. (September 2018). "Review". African Studies Quarterly. 18 (1): 128. ISSN 2152-2448.
- Rossignol, Marie-Jeanne (2019-07-03). "Review". Slavery & Abolition. 40 (3): 629–630. S2CID 201386650.
- Reese, T.M. (February 2018). "Review". Choice Reviews. 55 (6): 747. ISSN 0009-4978.
- Heath, Elizabeth (October 2018). "Review". The American Historical Review. 123 (4): 1290–1291.
External links
- Lorelle D. Semley's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
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