Ngozi Edeagu

Dr. Ngozi Edeagu is a Research Associate at the Institute for African Studies at Leipzig University, specializing in History of Africa. She has been working at the university since January 2024, based at the Humanities Center (Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum) on Beethovenstraße in Leipzig.

Her research focuses on African historical studies within the broader interdisciplinary framework of the Institute for African Studies, which encompasses social and economic history, sociology, linguistics, political science, and ethnology. The institute takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying Africa, examining processes of spatialization, urbanization, governance, and knowledge circulation.

Dr. Edeagu completed her doctoral studies between October 2019 and March 2024, suggesting she is a recent PhD graduate now working in a postdoctoral research capacity. Her professional experience includes multiple research positions dating back to 2012, with concentrated periods of work between 2015-2019 and 2024-present.

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As a member of the History of Africa research group, she contributes to the institute's work on historical approaches to understanding contemporary African societies and their global interrelationships, particularly within the university's research profile line "Changing Orders in a Globalized World."