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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

Shantel’s published work appears in Atlantic Studies, The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History, and several edited book collections.

UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

The creation of the book has been supported by fellowships from The John Carter Brown Library (2022), Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (2023), and Princeton University's Crossroads Project (2025).

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

This second book emphasises its interlocking histories of healing and well-being across several sites from 1500 to the present.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

Shantel is the Principal Investigator for an AHRC-funded impact project that seeks to deepen and transform public understandings of African religions in Grenada. Her second book project explores the global history of the African kola nut.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

She earned her PhD from SOAS, University of London, in 2017. Her first book, The Yoruba are on A Rock: Recaptured Africans and the Orisas of Grenada, will be published by Cambridge University Press in September 2025.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

Shantel George is a Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow, specialising in trans-Atlantic slavery and emancipation, with a focus on the British Caribbean.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 16d

This coming Black History Month's edition of the JMS Network series will see Dr Shantel George in conversation with JMS PhD Scholar in History, Taylar Carty. Join us from 6-8pm on Thursday 30 October in Kelvin Hall.

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Image shows Shantel George in a serene and natural environment. She wears a white top and a sage green backpack.

Image shows Taylar Carty outside and underneath an awning with tenement buildings and a church in the background. She wears a black top and an autumnal-coloured garment over this, with sunglasses above her head, hoop earrings and a silver necklace.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Martin considers this research as an opportunity to contribute to the discourse on effective economic development in Africa, seeking African solutions to African challenges.

UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Exploring traditional governance institutions in post-colonial Sub-Saharan countries as potential anchor institutions, the project will seek to theoretically de-centre contemporary CWB from dominant Western narratives, and define it in an African context.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

The proposed PhD is a study in political economy seeking to explore the extent to which the Bafokeng Community Wealth Building (CWB) model can be leveraged as a strategy for economic democracy and development.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

He considers that the kingdom’s economic development approach through Community Wealth Building (CWB) could potentially influence development strategies and economic policy in other Sub-Saharan regions.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

His curiosity about this stock led to his learning of Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) which is an investment firm owned by the Royal Bafokeng Nation, a sub-national kingdom in South Africa.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

It was during the course of his career that he first encountered Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd., which was then a frequently traded security on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Over the last 10 years he has worked in investment operations and compliance at some of the world’s top financial institutions.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Martin is an experienced financial services professional with a first class Bachelor’s degree in International Marketing from the @uniwestscotland.bsky.social and a Masters in International Banking, Finance and Risk Management from @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Martin Kalemba is one of the many talented students to be joining us this year. Through the JMS Scholarship, he will be part of the Adam Smith Business School in the College of Social Sciences, researching African Kingdoms as Resourceful Corporations.

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Image shows JMS Scholar, Martin Kalemba, smiling toward the camera. He wears a clubmaster style of glasses and a black crewneck top with white intersecting lines.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Through a combination of film analysis, interviews, and industry case studies, she highlights the creative and social impact of Nollywood’s women filmmakers. This work contributes to broader discourses on African cinema, feminist film theory, and representation in global media.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

The research critically examines how women in the industry challenge traditional narratives, reshape cultural perceptions, and navigate a male-dominated filmmaking space.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nkechi’s PhD project in the School of Culture & Creative Arts investigates the role of female directors in Nollywood and their influence on gender representation in Nigerian cinema.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nkechi is also the founder of Power2Her, a women-focused initiative promoting confidence, skills development and representation across media platforms.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nkechi also has a background in linguistics and journalism, and her creative work spans both fiction and documentary forms. As an advocate for women’s voices in media, she uses film and digital storytelling to explore issues of identity, culture and empowerment.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

She holds a BA in Broadcast Production from the University of the West of Scotland and has recently completed her MA in Creative Media Practice.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nkechi First is a filmmaker, writer, and media practitioner with a passion for storytelling, gender representation, and African cinema. We're delighted that she will join the JMS PhD Scholarship Programme in the School of Culture & Creative Arts.

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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Jul 30

His PhD will aim to explore the diagnostic and disclosure experiences of autistic people of colour as well as how autism diagnosticians understand “race” in their practice.