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Archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire (West Africa): Chivalry, Colonies, and Household Politics in the Early Modern Period

November 14, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

164 Lake Ontario Hall, Grand Valley State University, Allendale Campus
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401 United States


Lecturer: Akin Ogundiran

Between ca. 1650 and 1800, the Ọyọ Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south of the River Niger. Over the past twenty years, Akin Ogundiran has conducted archaeological research in the capital, colonies, and provinces of the empire to understand the strategies of Ọyọ expansion and the everyday lives of different segments of its population. In this talk, Ogundiran juxtaposes the materialities of military conquest, colonization strategies, and household politics to tell an intimate story of one of the most important imperial formations in Africa during the Early Modern Period. Here, the regional and multi-sited scope and the residential contexts of the archaeological research allow for a fine-scale understanding of how domesticity, gender, class, labor, technology, mobility, and the landscape were manipulated to fashion the Ọyọ Empire. In the process, ideas about personhood, family, and sexuality were also transformed. The archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire contributes to a truly global understanding of the Early Modern Period.

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November 14, 2024
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST
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Melissa Morison
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616-331-3231
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morisonm@gvsu.edu

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164 Lake Ontario Hall, Grand Valley State University, Allendale Campus
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401 United States
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