BOOKSHELF
CARVING OUT AN IDENTITY
Elizabeth MacGonagle, assistant professor of history, crosses national borders to illustrate how cultural identities can be formed from historical memories that were born long before missionaries and colonial government came to Africa. In "Crafting Identity in Zimbabwe and Mozambique," MacGonagle compiles the first comprehensive history of the Ndau of eastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique. Her study draws on archival records and oral histories from the Ndau region from 1500 to 1900.
KU HISTORY:
Yippie activist and self-proclaimed "cultural revolutionary" Abbie Hoffman spoke at KU on April 8, 1970. Hoffman's appearance coincided with a student strike protesting the Kansas Board of Regents' decision not to promote two professors. He was best known as one of the "Chicago 7" who led a protest outside of the 1968 Democratic National Convention that eventually turned violent. Ironically, Hoffman appeared agitated when questioned about his support of the Black Panters at his KU appearance and promptly left.For more, see
www.kuhistory.com.
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