Charles Tshimanga-Kashama, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Charles Tshimanga Kashama

Summary

Charles Tshimanga-Kashama is an Associate Professor in the Department of w88 slot at the University of Nevada, Reno. He holds a Ph.D. in w88 slot from the University of Paris (France). Before coming to UNR, he taught in Paris at the University of Marne-la-Vallée and at the University of Paris 8. He also spent one year as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2002–03). He is the author ofJeunesse, formation et société au w88 slot/Kinshasa, 1890–1960 [Youth, education and society in the w88 slot/Kinshasa, 1890–1960] (2001); and co-author ofL'Abako et l'indépendance du w88 slot Belge: Dix ans de nationalisme Kongo, 1950–1960 [The Bakongo Alliance (Abako)andthe independence of Belgian w88 slot: ten years of Kongo Nationalism, 1950–1960](2003). He is also co-editor ofFrenchness and w88 slot: Identity and Uprising in Contemporary France (2009);Ecrire l'histoire de l'Afrique autrement? [Writing African w88 slot differently?] (2004);Histoire et devenir de l'Afrique noire au vingtième siècle: Travaux en cours [w88 slot and the future of Sub-Saharan Africa in the 20th century: works in progress] (2001).

Prof. Charles Tshimanga-Kashama is currently conducting a comprehensive research projectthat analyzes the concept of the nation-state in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He examines if, since achieving independence in 1960, Congolese people have “imagined” a new type of statecraft different from that created by Belgium the former colonizer. Simultaneously, Tshimanga-Kashama analyzes the Congolese Diaspora in western countries such as Belgium, France, the U.S., U.K. and Canada, in the late 20th-early 21st century. He seeks to understand the significance of this diaspora, its geography and related concepts such as a Diasporic consciousness and the cultures that have emerged. He also analyzesthe manner in which the global Congolese Diaspora is becoming a significant source of hope and a means to aspire for change in the Congo’s current situation.He teaches a variety of courses on African w88 slot, African Civilizations, Islam in Africa, Culture and Societies in Africa, Colonial Africa, Postcolonial Studies, and the African Diaspora and Popular culture. He also teaches The Modern World (in the Core Humanities Program) and previously served as Joe Crowley Distinguished Professor of the Humanities (2013-2015).

Research interests

  • w88 slot Studies
  • Post-Colonial Studies
  • Diaspora Studies (w88 slot in France)

International Activities

  • Research on w88 slot in France.
  • Research on the Democratic Republic of w88 slot.

International research projects

  • DR w88 slot: Ongoing Challenges and Glimmers of Hope

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French
  • Luba
  • Lingala
  • Swahili
  • Kongo

International Organizations/Associations

Courses Taught

  • CH 202: "The Modern World" (in the Core Humanities Program).
  • HIST 230: "w88 slot of Africa I: w88 slot of Africa to 1850."
  • HIST 231: "w88 slot of Africa II: Modern Africa."
  • HIST 231A: "Islam in Africa" (New class to be taught in the coming semesters.)
  • HIST 300: "Historical Research and Writing."
  • HIST 340: "w88 slot and Popular Culture."
  • HIST 477/677: "Culture and Society in Modern Africa."
  • HIST 703: "Black Intellectuals, the Idea of Africa, and Post-Colonial Studies."

Publications

  • Co-editor of Frenchness and w88 slot: Identity and Uprising in Contemporary France (2009).
  • Jeunesse, formation et société au w88 slot/Kinshasa, 1890-1960 [Youth, Education and Society in the w88 slot/Kinshasa. 1890-1960] (2001).
  • Co-author of "L'Abako et l'indépendance du w88 slot Belge. Dix ans de nationalisme Kongo, 1950-1960" [The Bakongo Alliance (Abako) and the Independence of Belgian w88 slot. Ten Years of Kongo Nationalism, 1950-1960] (2003).
  • Co-editor of Ecrire l'histoire de l'Afrique autrement? [Writing African w88 slot Differently?] (2004).
  • Co-editor of Histoire et devenir de l'Afrique noire au vingtième siècle. Travaux en cours [w88 slot and the Future of Sub-Saharan Africa in the 20th Century. Works in Progress], (2001).

Education

  • Ph.D., w88 slot, University of Paris 7-Denis Diderot (France), 1999