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Dr Marie Rodet is a Reader in the History of Africa at the SOAS University of London, affiliated with the Department of History and School of History, Religions and Philosophies. Holding a PhD from the University of Vienna and a DIPPOL from Rennes, her work focuses on the social history of West Africa, particularly Mali, Senegal, and Guinea, emphasizing marginalized historical actors.
- Principal Research Areas: Modern African History, Gender History, History of Slavery
- Methodological Innovations: Public History, Gamification, Digital Humanities
Through over 25 peer-reviewed publications and multimedia projects like documentaries (The Diambourou, 2014) and web documentaries (Bouillagui: A Free Village, 2020), she repositions non-elite and gendered perspectives in African historiography. Her recent projects train Malian communities to collect oral histories via mobile phones, culminating in a graphic novel about Bouillagui’s resistance to internal slavery. This work directly supports anti-slavery activism and educational tools for younger generations.
Dr Rodet’s 15 most recent publications (2011–2024) span post-slavery migration, colonial legal systems, forced labor, and digital archiving. These works engage with African historiography’s gender bias, postcolonial memory, and decolonial methodologies, often published in Journal of Global Slavery, Africa, and History in Africa. Key sub-fields include female displacement, diasporic practices, and resilience strategies against socioecological stress.
Collaborating with the Malian NGO Donkosira, her research has influenced anti-slavery campaigns and a US asylum case. She operates from the Russell Square: College Buildings (Room 309) and remains actively engaged in community-based knowledge production.
