Eric Allina

Eric Allina is an Associate Professor specializing in History, focusing on African history, slavery, and Cold War-era connections between African states and socialist bloc countries. He earned his Ph.D. (2002), M.A. (1995) in History from Yale University, and an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard College (1990). His research explores colonial labor systems, post-abolition slaveries, and transnational Cold War dynamics.

Research interests include oral history methodologies, East African studies, and the intersection of labor migration with colonial/post-colonial authority structures. His work examines sites like Mozambique, East Germany, and Berlin, analyzing archival materials and ethnographic data. Recent publications focus on DDR labor recruitment practices, Mozambican colonial labor regimes, and transnational socialist networks.

Teaching includes courses like 'Human Rights, Human Wrongs,' emphasizing historical contexts of exploitation. He currently advises Gloria O. Lamptey on graduate research in African history. His geographic research foci include Halle, Chemnitz (Germany), Maputo, and Mozambique's Manica Province.