معرفی
Professor Fallou Ngom is a Professor at the African Studies Center, Boston University. His research focuses on African intellectual histories, Islam in Africa, Ajami literatures, and sociolinguistics. He holds offices at PLS 507, 232 Bay State Road. His work bridges linguistic anthropology, religious studies, and African diaspora scholarship.
Education:
- PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MA, University of Montana
- BA, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis
Research Interests: Explores written histories of Africa through Ajami manuscripts, language contact dynamics, and grassroots Islamic literacies. Examines intersections between Islam and African Traditional Religions, with focus on West Africa and the diaspora. Utilizes multidisciplinary approaches to document endangered linguistic and religious practices.
Awards & Grants: Recipient of Fulbright, ACLS, and Guggenheim fellowships. Recent projects supported by British Library Endangered Archives Programme and National Endowment for the Humanities. Awarded 2017 Melville J. Herskovits Prize for his seminal book on Ajami and the Murīdiyya.
Courses Taught: Includes 'Islam in Africa', 'Sociolinguistics', 'Language Contact in Africa', and 'Literacy and Islam in Africa'.
Labs/Initiatives: Leads projects on digital preservation of West African manuscripts, collaborating with institutions like the British Library to safeguard endangered cultural archives.
