Mwenda Ntarangwi, Associate Professor, Anthropology
616-526-7658
mgn2@calvin.edu
Office: Spoelhof Center 219
Weekly Schedule
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Educational Background
- BEd Kenya University, Nairobi, Kenya
- MA Swahili Studies, Kenyatta University, Kenya
- MA Cultural Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Teaching Interests
Cultural anthropology, community development, African and African Diaspora studies, gender and performance
Research Interests
Pedagogy, practice of anthropology, gender and identity, Islam, popular culture, Christianity in Africa
Selected Publications
East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization (2009, Univeristy of Illinois Press)
Co-editor with David Mills and Mustafa Babiker of African Anthropologies: History, Practice and Critique (2006, Zed and CODESRIA Books).
Gender Identity and Performance: Understanding Swahili Cultural Practices Through Song (2003, Africa World Press)
Additional Information
Director, African and African Diaspora Studies at Calvin College
