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Dr. Hannah Whittaker is a Senior Lecturer in Modern African History at Brunel University, affiliated with the Department of Social and Political Sciences within the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary political challenges in Eastern Africa.
- PhD African History (SOAS, University of London)
- MA Imperial History (Durham University)
- BA (hons) History (London School of Economics)
Whittaker’s research focuses on colonialism, borders, development, and conflict in Africa. She explores frontier development in Kenya, state-building, and public memory of empire across Britain and Africa. Her work combines archival research with oral histories to analyze long-term colonial and postcolonial impacts.
Her recent publications examine themes like imperial memorialization, ethnic conflict, and urban Somali diaspora integration. She received funding from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust for research on development’s role in marginalization.
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Whittaker supervises PhD projects on African colonial history and has led initiatives like the Brunel African Studies Research Group. She is involved in outreach through memberships in the African Borderlands Research Network and British Institute in Eastern Africa.
