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James Robert Brennan

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of History

James Robert Brennan is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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african studies colonialism anthropology african american studies african identity african diaspora african political economy history african city african development southern african studies cultural history nationalism cultural studies decoloniality political history settler colonialism global history afrocentricity post-colonial criticism postcolonial writing political science cultural anthropology urbanization urbanism islamic studies north african studies historical review south asian culture anti-imperialism dar es salaam islamic thought urban history geopolitics journalism history black experience urban politics urban theory east africa urban studies urban affairs comparative analysis orientalism international politics cold war political development spatial politics global medium urban life international coverage coastal kenya short history film criticism documentary film black feminism social criticism film theory film studies censorship regional research medium ownership residential development gentrification affordable housing geopolitical conflict making nation british colonialism urban tanzania african metropolis union flag ronald ngala blood enemies urban citizenship urban growth intellectual legitimacy intellectual freedom civilizations middle east global south south asia empire

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5 Islam, Politics and the Limits of Authority in Mainland Tanzania, 1955–1968. Edinburgh University Press eBooks (2024)

James R. Brennan

african political economycolonialismislamic studiesnationalismpolitical sciencesequential arenas.thereligious studiesmainland tanzaniaafrican studiestanu partyafrican citypolitical sociology

Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan. Journal of Africana Religions (2023)

James R. Brennan

african political economycolonialismnationalismcivilizationsideologysouthern african studiesreligious studiescomparative religionreligionsouth sudanesereligious pluralismafrican studiessouth sudanchosen peoples

Print Culture, Islam and the Politics of Caution in Late Colonial Dar Es Salaam: A History of Ramadhan Machado Plantan’s Zuhra, 1947–1960. Islamic Africa (2022)

James R. Brennan

print culturepostcolonial writinganti-imperialismafrican identitydecolonialitynewspaper zuhranewspaper political economyislamic thoughtreligious studiescultural historyhistorycolonialismislamic studiesnationalismideologypost-colonial criticismafrican studiespolitical historyafrican diaspora

REVIEW: E. Callaci, Street Archives and City Life: Popular Intellectuals in Postcolonial Tanzania. Africa (2021)

James Robert Brennan

e. callacicolonialismstreet archivespostcolonial writingpost-colonial criticismcultural historysocial historyafrican studiesdecolonialitypopular intellectualsafrican citycultural studieshistoryanthropology

REVIEW: Shravan Vidyarthi and Erin Haney, Editors. Priya Ramrakha: The Recovered Archive. American Historical Review (2021)

James Robert Brennan

archival researchhumanitiesshravan vidyarthierin haneyhistorical reconstructionheritage studieshistoric preservationarchival scienceglobal historyintellectual historyrecovered archiveinterdisciplinary historyhistorical scholarshipcultural historyhistoriographypublic historyhistoryhistorical reviewhistorical reassessmentanthropology

Jonathan Derrick. Africa, Empire and Fleet Street: Albert Cartwright and West Africa Magazine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. 371. $45.00 (Cloth).. Journal of British Studies (2020)

James R. Brennan

colonialismwest africa magazinehistoryjonathan derrickafrican diasporaafrican studiesafrican identityfleet streetafrican cityafrican american studiesempire

Sisters in Spirit: Christianity, Affect, and Community Building in East Africa, 1860–1970. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (2020)

James Robert Brennan

religious studiesblack experiencereligionafrican developmentcommunity buildingafrocentricitymedical anthropologyafrican studiesafrican identityeast africacanadian journalafrican american studiesafrican diaspora

“the Secret Lives of Dennis Phombeah: Decolonization, the Cold War, and African Political Intelligence, 1953–1974”. The International History Review (2020)

James R. Brennan

african political economycolonialisminternational politicsnationalismgeopolitical conflictpolitical scienceinternational relationsafrican studiesforeign policyafrican identitydecolonialityafrican political intelligencecold war intelligencegeopoliticscold warhistory

Duncan Sandys and the Informal Politics of Britain’s Late Decolonisation. by Peter Brooke. Twentieth Century British History (2019)

James R Brennan

colonialisminformal politicsduncan sandyscolonial secretary

Emma Hunter, Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania: Freedom, Democracy and Citizenship in the Era of Decolonization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Hb £64.99 – 978 1 107 08817 7; Pb £21.99 – 978 1 107 45862 8). 2015, 259 Pp.. Africa (2019)

James R. Brennan

african political economypoliticsdemocratizationemma hunterpolitical philosophypolitical sciencesouthern african studiesafrican developmentpublic sphereafrican studiesdemocracydecolonialityafrican american studiesdemocratic theorybiopoliticsvolume 89political sociology

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James Robert Brennan

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of History

James Robert Brennan is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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James Robert Brennan

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

5 Islam, Politics and the Limits of Authority in Mainland Tanzania, 1955–1968. Edinburgh University Press eBooks (2024)

James R. Brennan

african political economycolonialismislamic studiesnationalismpolitical sciencesequential arenas.thereligious studiesmainland tanzaniaafrican studiestanu partyafrican citypolitical sociology

Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan. Journal of Africana Religions (2023)

James R. Brennan

Print Culture, Islam and the Politics of Caution in Late Colonial Dar Es Salaam: A History of Ramadhan Machado Plantan’s Zuhra, 1947–1960. Islamic Africa (2022)

James R. Brennan

REVIEW: E. Callaci, Street Archives and City Life: Popular Intellectuals in Postcolonial Tanzania. Africa (2021)

James Robert Brennan

REVIEW: Shravan Vidyarthi and Erin Haney, Editors. Priya Ramrakha: The Recovered Archive. American Historical Review (2021)

James Robert Brennan

Jonathan Derrick. Africa, Empire and Fleet Street: Albert Cartwright and West Africa Magazine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. 371. $45.00 (Cloth).. Journal of British Studies (2020)

James R. Brennan

colonialismwest africa magazinehistoryjonathan derrickafrican diasporaafrican studiesafrican identityfleet streetafrican cityafrican american studiesempire

Sisters in Spirit: Christianity, Affect, and Community Building in East Africa, 1860–1970. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (2020)

James Robert Brennan

“the Secret Lives of Dennis Phombeah: Decolonization, the Cold War, and African Political Intelligence, 1953–1974”. The International History Review (2020)

James R. Brennan

Duncan Sandys and the Informal Politics of Britain’s Late Decolonisation. by Peter Brooke. Twentieth Century British History (2019)

James R Brennan

colonialisminformal politicsduncan sandyscolonial secretary

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