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Dr. Abosede George is an Associate Professor at Barnard College and Columbia University, jointly appointed in the Department of History and Africana Studies. As Director of Columbia's Institute of African Studies, she bridges academic leadership with research expertise in Modern African History, focusing on Lagos, youth studies, gender, urban development, and migration. Her career spans teaching, research, and editorial roles across major academic institutions and journals.
- Rutgers University - BA in History and Political Science (1998)
- Stanford University - MA (2002) and PhD in History (2006)
Her research explores intersections of colonial modernity, urban transformation, and gender dynamics in African contexts. Current work examines 19th-century Lagosian migrant communities' impact on citizenship concepts through comparative historical analysis.
Key publications include the award-winning Making Modern Girls (2014) and articles in Journal of Social History, Meridians, and The Washington Post. Recent scholarship focuses on neoliberalism's paradoxes (2022), Brazilian architectural influence in Lagos (2021), and contemporary migration patterns.
- Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize (2015)
- Tow Professorship (2022-2024)
- Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies Fellow (2022-2023)
- University of Pennsylvania Wolf Humanities Center Fellow (2021-2022)
Active in academic governance, she serves on Columbia University Senate and multiple editorial boards including ILWCH and Journal of History of Childhood and Youth. She co-convenes the African Studies Association Women's Caucus and mentors emerging scholars in Nigeria and the US toward educational equity.
