| Assistant Professor |
| Department of History |
| Phone: 828-227-3868 |
| Email: saderinto@email.wcu.edu |
| Office Address: McKee 227B |
Biography:
Dr. Aderinto received his B.A. from University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the co-author of Nigeria, Nationalism, and Writing History (University of Rochester Press, 2010) and co-editor of The Third Wave of Historical Scholarship on Nigeria (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012). His works have appeared or are forthcoming in leading Africanist and specialist journals including, Canadian Journal of African Studies; Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History; History in Africa: A Journal of Methods; Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies; and the Journal of Social History, among others. A Senior Research Fellow of the French Institute for Research in Africa, Dr. Aderinto's areas of specialization include Nationalism and Historiography; Gender and Sexuality; Children and Childhood; Peace and Conflict; and Popular and Expressive Culture. He is currently working on another monograph on the history of sexuality in colonial Lagos.
Courses Taught:
HIST 107: World Cultures in Historical Perspective
HIST 308: African Diaspora
HIST 511: Western Imperialism since 1500
HIST 693: Postcolonialism
HIST 308: Africa before 1880
HIST 308: Africa since 1880