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Article ItemJennifer Hart named chair of Department of History , article
Jennifer Hart will join Virginia Tech in the fall semester as the new chair of the Department of History.
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Article ItemMaking an African City: Technopolitics and the Infrastructure of Everyday Life in Colonial Accra , article
n Making an African City, Jennifer Hart traces the way that British colonial officials, Accra Town Council members, and a diverse group of technocrats used regulation to define what an "acceptable" city looked like. Unlike cities elsewhere on the continent, Accra had a long history of urbanism that predated British colonial presence. By criminalizing some activities and privileging others, colonial officials sought to marginalize indigenous practices of Accra residents and shape the development of a new, "modern" city.